Garrett Ace Apex Metal Detector Live Digs and VDI Numbers 

Hey Dave, I have been metal detecting for 30 plus years. I have a couple of tips for you and who ever maybe new to the hobby. When you are using a double d coil, pinpoint in one direction, then when you get it, turn 90 degrees and pinpoint again. This is the best method and most accurate. Also when cutting your plug cut it on three sides and fold the sod back. This keeps the roots intact and give the grass a better recovery. I like to use a towel to put the dirt on to recover the target. Then you can pick it up and wave it over the coil to make sure you have the target. Then shake the dirt back in the hole. It keep everything neat that way. I like to leave the lawn like I was never there. Before you fill in the hole ALWAYS CHECK IT AGAIN! I have had many time where I found a pull tab then an old coin a few inches deeper . IF YOU ARE ON AN OLD SITE DIG EVERY TARGET!!! It doesn't matter what the machine says ID wise. Gold can fall in any range. I have found many rings that way. STAY SAFE AND KEEP DIGGING!

Love the technical approach to teaching, Dave. This is why stay with you.

Great info as always Dave. You always give 100% and I would watch you watch paint dry because the intellect you bring out in your videos. I love this new adventure that you’re mastering.

John from Kent England.. I was passed a ace apex by another detectorist I was surprised how light the entire rig weighs.. all my machines are heavy say 3LBS hunting with this weight coupled with rucksack cameras phone spade is hard work up down dig a hole over 5-6 hours [beach hunting] at low tides on the Kent coastline.. no sand just pebbles [hardpack] and then having to walk back up the cliffs 😭😊 to be honest I have also looked at the Deus lite similar price range and weight the deepest that I have ever dug on a ring is 5 inches most rings that I find are on the surface! I just need a rig that hunts well and I will retire my heavy detectors ! my oldest find on the beach 1732 half penny on farmland bronze age! my flint tools Paleolithic Neolithic member NCMD I thank you for this video and wish you happy hunting👍

AWESOME video Dave ...... and they say money doesn't grow on trees .... nope ,, it comes from the roots.... ...I have used metal detectors for about 25 years and appreciate the respect given to dig only what's needed and replace the plug.... ...The new technology is AMAZING and helps keep the hobby exciting and growing... Hope all is well with yourself and family...... Stay Safe and God Bless....

You are really inspiring me to get mine back out and do some hunting. I will get a Garrett soon though. I like the features on those better than what I currently have. Great video Dave.

Thanks Dave , I think I know where you are going with the detective videos . Stay Strong

Thanks Dave 👍 hope all is well.

Very well done....thank you

Thanks Dave

Great video, waiting on my Apex in the UK.

Very nice live digs

That Apex looks like an awesome machine. It doesn't look like there is much top soil before you hit clay. You can raise the coil off the ground above the target and it will give you a rough idea of how deep the target actually is. The VOLUME of the target sound on those coins also tells you that they are not very deep. Very deep targets will have less volume and confirm that they are deeper. You can air test this by positioning the detector on the ground with the coil perpendicular to the ground and then swing the target at increasing distance. As you do, the volume of the target will fade the further you get from the coil. Looking forward to the next detecting video!

I live in Cincinnati, I watch your survival videos all the time. I had no idea you detected. That's cool as hell.

Good times !!

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Great video!

Dave, you should consider doing a "wrap up" shot at the end of the video with all your finds for the day laid out on a table. Hope your family is doing well brother.

Dave, unrelated but could you possibly make a video on how to "Build an underground Refrigerator in the Eastern Woodlands?" Preferably with no equipment, just focus on the hole depth, how Nessmuck might have done it, etc. Thanks. Might be helpful to a lot of people coming up soon.

I wish you were my dad you're the man Dave

Hey David, What is the best metal detector you’ve ever used/heard of?

You are finding many coins using that model metal detector and that is good that you are recovering many coins lost by boys scouts down through the years at that location.

You have always said to take advantage of the area for future needs. This apparently is one of those.

Ground balancing is very important.

Hey Dave I’ll watch you where would I get a metal detector like your!

I got permission to do a field at a church that had scout meets. I found 11 of those scout neckerchief slides.

Ty

Dave, what model Timex are you wearing?

im running a pitiful little quickdraw II right now and am having some luck (found 1st silver already!!!) but its just not as nice as i want plus my pinpointer sucks. ive saved 1000 dollars to buy a new setup. ive been looking at the at pro and max. i like the wireless feature of the max but looks like the pro is a better detector. if you had 1k to spend on an entire kit which detector would you choose? or another all together? any input youd be willing to share would be much appreciated

I want to see it on Deep Coins how Deep it will Go.

I'm ready to turn your beeper off.

Will detectors pick up lead? Like civil war bullets? A guy at work was saying once that if he ever buried his gun he’d put a lead plate over it so it couldn’t be found but that doesn’t seem right, thanks

How do people lose coins in the middle of nowhere in the grass? Doing cartwheels with bad pockets?

This seems like a very interesting and fun hobby. I wonder how detecting on a beach by the ocean would differ from the woods as far as some of the things you’d find. Have you thought about taking a trip to the coast?

What pin pointer do you use and like best?

Thanks for another great video. 👍👍

What kind of shovel do you use?

How's the charging port holding up after 2 years ?

😎👍

will that detect say 4 ft depth of a burried cache in pvc

Nice video my friend

I go out to civil War battlefield or Civil War camps where they camped at I’ve found some great stuff in the past few yrs

Hope all is well bro!!

Get those specs on blind man! It sucks to get old dont it? Somebody lied to me about the golden years! 😱🇺🇲

You like this machine ?

Keep it up Dave and you may live long enough to help us out with the coin shortage Lmao

Real tresaure hunters use only a shovel! :)

Money in the ground

It is amazing how much money is in the ground.... everywhere. Places you think no one has ever been are filled with coins. However, future archeologist will scratch their heads wondering why they can't find any coinage from 1965 on.

I can't get anybody to do a Quick AIr And Ground Test on the Apex. I Don't get it.🤔🤔🤔🤔

What's the most interesting thing you have ever found.

Your holes skills need looking at mate....3 sided they should be

Your making a dent in the so called coin shortage our government is saying that is evolving, LMAO !