My Tarsacci salt review

NASA-Tom Wrote:
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> Dave......... looks like everyone is coming to you
> r rescue!!!!.......to see to it that you succeed!
> This is awesome.
>
> First........ your experiences with the Equinox "i
> n the splash" is correct. It is not uncommon to cl
> early/loudly detect a 5" deep Nickel. Then........
> with a bit of sloshing saltwater over this 5" deep
> Nickel.....and it becomes completely undetectable.
> Secondly..... Yes. You are running the Sov GT in A
> ll Metal Mode. This Mode will present the best sta
> bility and depth; yet, no ID. BUT....... with some
> skillset...... you can tell (with fairly good conf
> idence factor)........and non-ferrous target ....c
> ompared to a ferrous target.
> Yes. The Tarsacci is nearly completely unaffected
> by rushing/moving saltwater.
>
> Tarsacci Threshold. A setting of '0' is wide open.
> Dropping the numbers into the 'negative' numbers (
> ie: -2, -3, -5 etc......)....... quiets the unit d
> own. It then takes a stronger signal to 'break squ
> elch'..... and present a 'target audio' in your he
> adphones. In other words: Let's say you have a Th
> resh setting of negative-five... (-5). With this s
> etting........ small and/or weak signals ...will N
> OT be heard. I like to run Thresh on '0'......and
> hear every little nuance.
>
> Clear as mud?

Yes clear, I really had no issues with excess noise in sensitivity 9 running threshold of 0 with Black sand on.

Tom, do you think there is any problems with target identification and having black sand on?

So the question might be, is it better to run wide open with black sand on? OR Run 7 sensitivity with black sand off?

It is a test I did not do.

PS for the wet sand I wish there was a sensitivity 10 and 11.
That nickel you speak of with the Equinox....maybe 3" and deeper.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/15/2021 03:37AM by midalake.

Dave....... the variable is: Your specific mineralization. I would love to give you a clear-cut/dry/solid answer; yet, it is your specific mineralization level(s) that dictate if you are better running Black Sand "ON" and Sens 9. Or running Sens 7 and Black Sand "OFF".
I speculate Black Sand "OFF" and Sens 7............. but this would still require validating with a threshold-depth Nickel (or threshold-depth gold ring).

NASA-Tom Wrote:
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> Dave....... the variable is: Your specific mineral
> ization. I would love to give you a clear-cut/dry/
> solid answer; yet, it is your specific mineralizat
> ion level(s) that dictate if you are better runnin
> g Black Sand "ON" and Sens 9. Or running Sens 7 an
> d Black Sand "OFF".
> I speculate Black Sand "OFF" and Sens 7...........
> .. but this would still require validating with a
> threshold-depth Nickel (or threshold-depth gold ri
> ng).

With regards to frequency Tom, what do you try to run in the wet sand/water? how much better is 12khz compared to 9 on gold? Thanks

Whilst on the wet-slope....... I'm always running 18Khz. This gives an ever-so-slight advantage on small/tiny gold.
IN the water....... I run 9Khz. . . . . . . . which also allows for a bit higher Sens and Thresh setting(s).

Then there are times that I want to do the slope AND the water. , . , . , . , . , . , going in and out of the water multiple times. I then simply stay on 9Khz.

Also......... I (now) will NEVER hunt the beach with the stock coil. Always the 12" coil. It is just as stable as the 11" x 8" coil; yet, goes deeper.