OK, sliding egg sinker and bead above the barrel swivel, Gamakatsu bait holder hook. If using night crawlers, use a worm threader. For big fish use small bluegill as bait. View my newest video on what fish are below the dam. Good luck 🤠👍🍀
@DanPeters-Realtor23 күн бұрын
I tend to put in at Bryants Camp and fish back up towards Murphys and Rankin bottoms. Typically go for perch and cats back through there.
@johnnyhiett23 күн бұрын
I also catch the White Bass and Hybrid Bass up there. Some crappie. Good luck. 🍀
@DanPeters-Realtor22 күн бұрын
@@johnnyhiett Yeah, hope we get some rain and a few cooler days. This heat is harder on me than the fish these days! HA!
@johnnyhiett22 күн бұрын
Welp good luck fishing it! 🍀 This time of year I'd fish the shallows of Camp Kennedy for slab bluegill, the springs of Sunset for redeyes and hybrids and in the shade of Chimneyrock for slab bluegill and cats. I like the big BG under the 34 bridge if I'm on that end of the lake. But the gulf of Florida now is 78 degrees this morning. Big Snook are biting. Ky is too hot.
@DanPeters-Realtor20 күн бұрын
@@johnnyhiett Cats are down on spawn for another week or two, it's soo hot and clear here the lake is almost turning over at this point. You know how herrington is when it gets like that, bites not good for much of nothing. Good time for boat maintenance until after the 4th. HA! Fish on buddy! Enjoy the nice weather down there.
@DanPeters-Realtor15 күн бұрын
@@johnnyhiett Just rub in the Florida retreat! It's been blistering the past week or two. I'll make it down to Florida or the gulf to try my hand at saltwater someday.
@usta90928 күн бұрын
에퀴녹스900 얼마주고 구매하셨나요?
@johnnyhiett28 күн бұрын
$1089 US . The first one sold in Florida USA. All equipment in the video was purchased from www.myersdepot.com/ Good Luck 🍀💍
@usmc6157Ай бұрын
One of the best vids I’ve seen on the 900…your responses to viewers questions, etc are some of the best, and seems to be a lost art with a lot of vid creators out there. 10 out of 10 in my book…liked and subbed!
@johnnyhiettАй бұрын
Thanks a bunch! 🤠👍 I appreciate the support. It's hard to shoot and edit videos plus keep the algorithm happy. I need 1000 subs and it seems like that isn't gonna happen. I have lots of good content in the can, but it makes no sense to release it if it hurts my stats.😅 Fire away if you have questions or content you'd like to see.
@eliesaikaly1911Ай бұрын
Nox 900 is a very good detector.
@ridwanghani62072 ай бұрын
Apa tidak rusak bila masuk air tuan
@johnnyhiett2 ай бұрын
No sir. 🌞 No water damage. 🏝 The Equinox 900 is doing very well. It holds up to sea water, mud and being washed off with a garden hose. I even wash it off in the shower as needed. Best of luck to you! 🍀 please subscribe 💍
@greedygringoprospecting69412 ай бұрын
i just got my 900 off craigslist. for $750. with both. 11" and 6" coils. sell my nox 700. and vanquish 340. buy the 15" coil. i still have to learn a bunch of stuff.
@johnnyhiett2 ай бұрын
Thats great! 👍☠️ Please subscribe. 💍🍀 Maybe I can show you stuff that isnt in any manual or elsewhere. The 15" coil will go 1 to 2" deeper on rings. Its best used on areas where the ground is nuetral. Best of luck.
@ActinOut3 ай бұрын
Another thing that helps seal connections... vaseline on the threads before you screw them together. I use it on my ham radio cable connections to ensure threaded connections dont get water in them even though the connectors are rated as waterproof.
@johnnyhiett3 ай бұрын
Although that could work in a pinch, it is not reccomended in general. These waterproof type electrical connections often have rubber or silicone O-rings or other parts that would be potentially damaged by petroleum jelly. One should refer to the manufacturers reccomendations . The best product to use is a very thin coating of pure Silicone dielectric grease. (Grease of any kind at the beach traps sand.) Like automotive spark plug boots use. Available at auto parts stores. Electronics often use connectors pre coated or packed with this grease. Outdoor 75 ohm coax connectors are an example. Also the submersible boat trailer lighting connectors on vehicles. Best of luck ! 🍀🏝
@ULM3 ай бұрын
@johnnyhiett3 ай бұрын
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@brettellis18373 ай бұрын
Wild as nice.😊 .
@johnnyhiett3 ай бұрын
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@HeavyMetalDetectingPassion3 ай бұрын
Equinox rulez, bro! Congratulation,and we wish u hapy hunting! Big hello from new friens and subs!
@johnnyhiett3 ай бұрын
Thanx man! 🤠👍 Best of luck to you ☠️💍🍀👍 I'm heading out now to find some more rare relics. 🌞
@brettellis18373 ай бұрын
Nice top stuff cheers 🥂 for settings handy to have.thanks HAPPY EASTER HAVE A SAFE ONE.
@johnnyhiett3 ай бұрын
Best of luck to you!💍🍀 Go do some deep digging in Prospecting 2 mode. ☠️👍
@brettellis18373 ай бұрын
@@johnnyhiett x3 silver 1911. Cheers again. Yabbie flats great Sandy straight TIN CAN BAY QLD AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺.
@CapnDanTreasures3 ай бұрын
Nice finds... Happy Hunting!!
@johnnyhiett3 ай бұрын
Best of luck to you ! 💍🍀😎👍
@FreedomWon204 ай бұрын
when you are using the 900 in the ocean, what do YOU set your Iron Bias and swing speed at?
@johnnyhiett4 ай бұрын
Great info to ask about! 😎 That is about the first thing in the video at the one minute mark. I list the important settings onscreen. Recovery Speed = 6 (on land I sometimes run 5) , Iron (FE) Bias = 9 , which is the highest reject setting. This completely eliminates Corona crown bottlecaps and tent stakes which are eveywhere! Modelo caps may show an ID since they are wrapped in Aluminum foil. My testing is conclusive that this does not hurt high tone signal ID or depth. Best of luck !🍀☠️💍🏖
@jomon7234 ай бұрын
Any new news on leaks ???
@johnnyhiett4 ай бұрын
Hello to Japan 🤠. No leaks or other issues on the Equinox 900. My local Florida shop has no reports of leaks. It was in the ocean or surf every day and hosed down every day for the last 4 months. Even when used on land in dirt I hose wash it thoroughly. No problems. I think it is the best detector all around. DP tones is a big part of it's capability. Good luck ! 🍀🏝☠️⛱️💍
@bbcascabel774 ай бұрын
That rinse off at the end made me nervous - way too much pressure!! At the very least you are forcing the salt into the join points. Use the shower or rain setting on the head and a very light water pressure.
@johnnyhiett4 ай бұрын
I hear ya 👍 but the 900 and the 800 (as well as the Simplex) have all been washed this way for years with zero problems. It is low pressure water even though it may appear to be strong. Nowhere on the islands has good water pressure. Best to go easy spraying into the speaker. Ive washed the 900 off about 400+ times. The salt and crud that stays on is very sticky. It doesn't come off easily. Sometimes I use mild soap. Good luck🍀👍💍🏖
@thecitytroll4 ай бұрын
7 months later.... any leaks yet?
@johnnyhiett4 ай бұрын
Hey, its on the sunny, salty, sandy sea every day without a problem or leak. 🏝😎👍 Even when it isn't submerged it gets washed off with the garden hose every day. I always cover the charging port and connectors with Blue 3M tape for protection. No reason to abuse it unneccisarily. The local beach detector shop has not had any reported leaks.
@thecitytroll4 ай бұрын
@@johnnyhiett good to hear, thank you
@haroldstrunk60004 ай бұрын
Taking exception large steps losing area not being covered
@johnnyhiett4 ай бұрын
Much of the swinging has been edited out. ☠️👍 It was just a brief hunt. If you want to show us all how to do it, send a link to your video and I'll post it. Good luck 🍀
@jameslakes50194 ай бұрын
You are not catching anything Herrington water turns over live 3 miles chimney rock marina Herrington lake 19 years big farm go laurel lake Cumberland lake
@johnnyhiett4 ай бұрын
Thanks . I've lived near Herrington 50 years. Laurel Lake has similar turnover issues because it is so deep. 90% of the water in the 2 lakes is toxic with Hydrogen Sulfide and no oxygen.
@william18634 ай бұрын
WHERE DID YOU BUY YOUR DIGGER BROTHER?
@johnnyhiett4 ай бұрын
All equipment in the video was purchased from www.myersdepot.com/
@jaimechapa78285 ай бұрын
Thanks for all that very important tips, it means alot to a bunch of fellow detectorous!, were not here to steal your gold just want to enjoy the hobby, there's plenty of targets for all!
@johnnyhiett5 ай бұрын
Happy Days! If you tell me more about your soil and what you want to look for I can tell settings for that.
@jaimechapa78285 ай бұрын
New subscriber to your videos, just bought the 900 and i need to learn it, could you please make a video on how to program it!?, me and 3 of my buddies all got the same detector but the dealers who sold them to us ,none of them don't know how to set them up! Alot of people say this and that ,do this n that ,but theres no instructions in the box, what we need is a video that shows how to start and go through the steps like ground balance to how many tones, how to get more sensitivity, and so on, thank you
@johnnyhiett5 ай бұрын
OK, let's get yall started. First all of you need the Getting Started Guide pdf file. You can download it to your phone or computer, even print it out. www.minelab.com/__files/f/504702/GSG,%20EQX%20700%20900%20EN.pdf Also the 60 page detailed manual. There is a one page quick settings at the begining. www.minelab.com/__files/f/504688/Inst%20Manual,%20EQUINOX%20700%20900%20EN.pdf and headphone manual. www.minelab.com/__files/f/504700/ML85%20HEADPHONES%20Inst%20Manual%20EN%20ES.pdf
@johnnyhiett5 ай бұрын
Tell me where and what you want to detect. Like Parks, fields, beach or Gold nuggets. What ground or soil? Dry or underwater? Settings wiill be based on that.
@johnnyhiett5 ай бұрын
Ok, Pul Cee has the best simplest instructional videos on the 900. I can make a video that shows my own special settings for depth that others dont cover. kzread.info/head/PLOcWea3AAxcNpUERIlpMcH20SJJ2lsP9r&feature=shared In most average soils Ground Balance can be set on 0 or Auto all the time. The computer chip in the 900 is so fast it usually compensates except for black magnetite sand.
@jaimechapa78285 ай бұрын
@@johnnyhiett I strictly beach hunt, the sand and shoreline, but I mostly hunt in the water here in Texas, Excalibur 2 has been great on gold rings and coins but no gold chains?, and a fellow detectorous keeps finding gold chains with his 900 but won't share how to program his detector
@johnnyhiett5 ай бұрын
OK. Since the 800 and 900 both have 40khz mode, that's what finds the gold chains. The Multi setting Beach Mode 2 uses will favor high frequencies like 40khz. A single link in the chain is what a machine reacts to. The size of the link determines if the chain can be detected. So select Beach 2 mode. The first thing you have to do is be sure to go into (Notch) Accept-Reject and make sure you are Accepting ID 1 and 2. Gold Chains will often be these low numbers. You can toggle "all metal" with the horse shoe if you want. I'd start with this: Beach 2 mode Noise Cancel - run it Auto by selecting it and tapping the Check Mark button. Then manually adjust Noise Cancel number on a test chain to see what setting really works best. Ground Balance 0 is OK on your sand or Auto if in the water or dry Threshold 0, it's simulated anyway Target Tone must be DP for best results!! Never bother with the other tones unless you are just doing something like shallow coin shooting. Accept all IDs above 0. Recovery speed 5 or 6. Do not vary this. The 900 corrects for it as you slow down anyway. Sensitivity from 22 to 28. I always run 28 in dry sand for depth. Usually run 22 underwater since I can't scoop deeper. Then use 28 to pinpoint. watch these Equinox 800 vs Excalibur videos Equinox 800 reads a 14K Chain in salt water and Escalibur does not kzread.info/dash/bejne/nWys3KqIhNvdhMo.htmlfeature=shared Equinox 800 reads a 14K Chain in salt water kzread.info/dash/bejne/oG1qsNaQqKvSmM4.htmlfeature=shared
@thecitytroll5 ай бұрын
very nice relaxing hunt, it's great to see the way you work with the kids.
@johnnyhiett5 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍 . And kids are all about fun. 😀
@johnnyhiett5 ай бұрын
2024 the new boat ramp is open.
@ShowMeMO-Digs5 ай бұрын
Do you have a lot of emi coming through in this video?
@johnnyhiett5 ай бұрын
Yes, when I want maximum depth (which I need because 100 other detectors have hit that park beach) I run Sensitivity 28 and ignore the chatter. I run sensitivity 22 when in the water since I can't dig deeper than 15" (zero chatter). That beach has nearby Coast Guard and FD radio towers. When after shallow fresh drops on paths, showers etc I run 15. Alternately you can switch to a single frequency mode and run 40khz with no chatter. Best of luck 🍀!
@marioattard24195 ай бұрын
I have the 900 what do you do to prepare unit for underwater please as I m in Australia
@johnnyhiett5 ай бұрын
Hello! 🤠 Be certain the cables for the coil and underwater headphones are securely connected. Check that no sand or debris is in the connectors that would damage the O-ring. Secure the headphone cord with the supplied velcro strain relief. Failure to do this can cause plastic to crack on the control box. Wrap the connections with 3M blue painters tape. Cover the magnetic charging connection with the blue tape. (The tape leaves no adhesive when removed.) You do not need to cover the speaker but you can seal it with tape if you want to. I wrap the cam locks with tape to keep sand out. Good luck 🍀 Please subscribe...I need 1000 subs.
@ShowMeMO-Digs5 ай бұрын
What part of Florida is this? I detected a little at Cocoa.
@johnnyhiett5 ай бұрын
This is the Gulf of Mexico barrier islands near Sarasota. 🏖🍀
@ActinOut3 ай бұрын
@showMeMo-digs I'll be headed there next month. Any tips?
@Dobriy1932805 ай бұрын
Добрый день, подскажите пожалуйста где вы купили такую рукоятку для скуба, мне очень она понравилась, где можно купить рукоятку?
@johnnyhiett5 ай бұрын
All equipment in the video was purchased from www.myersdepot.com/
@brettellis18375 ай бұрын
I love hulk shovel drill ya own pattern in it all super grade plastic ya get a massive bite of sand super fast. When ya lift from bottom the target is there flat pan one action to grab target. Cost 50 bucks.
@johnnyhiett5 ай бұрын
Yep, those are cool, 🤠 made from a Tractor Supply feed shovel. Wont work in my dredge sand which is compacted by dozers.
@user-dp6mo3tf2y5 ай бұрын
Where can I find this
@johnnyhiett5 ай бұрын
Page 36 of the Equinox 900 manual. ACCEPT/REJECT good luck 🍀
@brettellis18376 ай бұрын
All metal if in notch hit the horse shoe go 50 50. 35 meter notch back over same ground in all metal never hunted out.
@johnnyhiett6 ай бұрын
True in many dry land places. But these beaches of dredged sand do get hunted out. Hundreds of detectorists a month hitting the same sand. Many talented old pros using the newest machines. We wait for tourists and weather to replenish. 😂 Best of Luck 🍀!
@brettellis18376 ай бұрын
@@johnnyhiett had one beach not a thing storm next day shit never stopped digging unreal last year 22 targets all gold bank was 2meters high targets just leaked out off the chart low areas the same due to massive sand shift . Parks 50 to99 brilliant on one 2 dollar coins on your silver split tones on 2 or 3 types of silver can help then go to all metal on same grounds ya could get a big surprise.
@johnnyhiett5 ай бұрын
true Good Luck.🍀
@mammydammy6 ай бұрын
Do u always use auto ground balance? Do u ever GB manually? Do u ever just go with default 0 GB? I'm still learning my 900 and have had some decent success with default 0 GB.
@johnnyhiett6 ай бұрын
Great questions! I only use Auto GB on Florida white sand beaches and underwater. The change in that sand is primarily salt water content and density. Where I hunt there is little trash to confuse the Auto. I only manual GB when relic hunting in mineralized sedimentary derived soils. High in Aluminum and Iron. Like the Nokta Simplex 0 GB is a very functional setting because the fast CPU in these new machines compensates for GB whether you turn on Auto GB or not. Best of Luck 🍀!
@mammydammy6 ай бұрын
@@johnnyhiett Thanks👍
@jaimechapa78286 ай бұрын
Awesome!, planing to buy a 900 soon to up grade from my 2 Excalibur 2., does the 900 pick up gold chains,?,got lots of gold rings and bracelets, medals but won't pickup gold chains with my Excalibur 2,?, don't understand why it won't
@johnnyhiett6 ай бұрын
Yes, the Equinox 900 or 800 will detect fine gold chains in salt water. 900 has a better, faster processor and 100 target IDs to aid in this. A fine gold chain will ID as a VERY low number. So you should test some chains and be sure they arent filtered out. The deal is you are detecting the clasp or individual links in the chain. The links are RF reflectors and are not electrically connected as one thing. The best test I've seen in this was 5 yrs ago for the 800. Done by DetectorComparisons channel. Minelab Equinox 800 - Gold Chain in Salt Water also Depth and Gold Chain Buried kzread.info/dash/bejne/nWys3KqIhNvdhMo.htmlfeature=shared
@AndrewPattullo6 ай бұрын
Ow dear notching out pulltabs 😮 didnt find much gold then 🤔 ive a nox 800 .. i only notch out to +10 iron and nothing else
@johnnyhiett6 ай бұрын
Welcome and good luck 🍀👍. I still have my 800 as a spare. I hear ya about the notch. 🙂 I've owned a metal detector since 1967 ☠️ I explained that I only had a hour to hunt, so no time to waste on pulltabs. At this particular beach a 29-30 ring is a small mans 10k band. Real ratio about 1 ring to 200 pulltabs.
@AndrewPattullo6 ай бұрын
@@johnnyhiett 1979 first machine when i was 12... c scope 1200D ... made mistake for years notching out bottle tops ring pulls... and wonder why no gold rings 🤔 ...
@johnnyhiett5 ай бұрын
:-) Do you mean you wonder why you did or did not find any rings?
@Photo-Voyager6 ай бұрын
I flooded two 800s and switched to the 900. So far, it hasn't leaked.
@johnnyhiett6 ай бұрын
Glad your 900 is staying watertight! I quit using the 800 submerged at about the 15 hr mark. I didn't want the hassle of sending it back. Best of luck to you in the coming year 🎉 🍀💍☠️
@Photo-Voyager6 ай бұрын
Your beach? 😂
@johnnyhiett6 ай бұрын
Yep. Beach life in Florida. 🏖☠️💍
@jaimechapa78286 ай бұрын
Wow that's awesome.
@johnnyhiett6 ай бұрын
Not many detectors could have found that. The dog fence wires were a foot away and we couldn't shut it off. Best of luck to you 🍀💍
@michaelguajardo69736 ай бұрын
Thank you for showing your equinox 900 settings. I’ve been using the 900 for several months and I’m getting pretty good at it but I need to try new settings so I’m gonna try yours once again thank you and I’ll be following you. Mike G
@johnnyhiett6 ай бұрын
There are more tweaks to come! I've been detecting all day today. 🏖 Best of luck to you ! 🍀💍
@ShowMeMO-Digs6 ай бұрын
I enjoy my 900 as well. Had it out at the beaches last Sept on east coast Florida
@johnnyhiett6 ай бұрын
Equinox 900 is Fantastic on the beach. ⛱️💍 Hope you can get out soon. Here's Luck to you🍀
@jaimechapa78286 ай бұрын
Great scoop!, love that carbon fiber shaft, got to get me one
@johnnyhiett6 ай бұрын
Carbon fiber shafts also come in 2 piece travel versions 😎☠️
@jaimechapa78286 ай бұрын
Wow that's awesome.
@johnnyhiett6 ай бұрын
It was! 🍀
@jaimechapa78286 ай бұрын
Love your videos!, very informative on how to use the 900, but me and my buddies all want to purchase the 900, me being in my sixtys don't really comprehend instructions to well ,but if you could make a video on how to program and use it step by step it would really help alot of us who would love to get one!, to many others go to fast and skip alot of the process as if thier scared we,ll take away theire finds, thank you.
@johnnyhiett6 ай бұрын
Hey, thanks for the comment . 🤠 OK, you tell me how much experience you have with detectors and where you are going to detect. Settings are based on categories of Park, Field, Beach and Gold (each with 2 options). Download the manual from Minelab and read it. You need to be familiar with the terminology first so you can quickly grasp the training or tips. Best collection of slow online 900 info videos is Paul Cee 900 playlist kzread.info/dash/bejne/qaGr1c2ghZbeedY.html&pp=iAQB
@mikestrong2746 ай бұрын
Catch any shipjack at the spillway during the winter
@johnnyhiett6 ай бұрын
No Skipjack typically these days. I lowered a GoPro underwater last time I was there. Poor video but I might post it. 90% Asian Carp 😐
@jimmycrossbones54546 ай бұрын
Thumbs up 👍
@johnnyhiett6 ай бұрын
☠️ Hang in there and good luck ! 🍀 💍
@photobuf16 ай бұрын
Where ya get those gloves John?
@johnnyhiett6 ай бұрын
The yellow ones from Ross Dress for Less. I get similar yellow ones from Harbor Frieght. ☠️
@photobuf16 ай бұрын
@@johnnyhiett Thanks Johnny. Enjoyed the video. Heading for Harbor Freight!
@markarnill34376 ай бұрын
Very helpful in a lot of ways keep information coming on settings you use and what numbers mean very helpful good luck hunting and hope to see more I live in uk but travel to Thailand to stay with my wife to be and just bought the 900 taking it out with me in April can’t wait 👍👍
@johnnyhiett6 ай бұрын
Good luck detecting! 😎 First advice is get some 3M painters tape to wrap your connections and cover the charging port. Ask any 900 questions and I'll try to answer.
@markarnill34376 ай бұрын
Do you have video on how you rap yous
@johnnyhiett6 ай бұрын
It's mentioned in several videos, but not detailed. Use the standard adhesive blue tape. Not sharp edge. Cover the serial number tags, the charging port, wrap the screw on coil wire connection and headphone connection. Press it on tightly. I also cover the cam locks to keep sand out.
@somebeachdetecting7 ай бұрын
Hey mate.. I totally can't agree with you more about washing your equipment off.. but I got to tell you you missed one of the most important parts to clean. the coil and cover. all that sand that's is sitting between your coil and your coil cover is mineralized material and if you take that mineralized material with you to the next hunt it's going to throw off your machine because you're searching in a different location with a different mineralized sand . Good luck good hunting 🏴☠️
@johnnyhiett7 ай бұрын
So true 🙂👍 a best practice where this is an issue. Minelab manual says to do it every time. but on the pure white powder sands of the Gulf of Mexico found from Pensacola to Fort Myers there is no mineralization. Its pure Quartz SiO2 from the erosion of the Appalachian mountains. ( yes, I am a professional geologist 😁 ) I generally clean under the coil cover about once a month. Note, the neutral white sand yields incredible depth on any Equinox. Best of luck to you! 🍀
@Vivendoavidaa27 ай бұрын
Boa noite ! A velocidade de recuperacao no 9 nao perde profundidade nao ?
@johnnyhiett7 ай бұрын
Thank you for asking. 🙂 That last setting on the menu has two settings. Recovery Speed (= 5) and FE iron bias (= 9) . Setting FE = 9 means the Equinox prevents targets of steel from sending a false "good" audio signal. So I won't hear beer bottle caps or nails. I always leave Recovery Speed = 5 for best depth based on my swing speed.
@FloridaRobTreasureHunting8 ай бұрын
Great story.
@johnnyhiett8 ай бұрын
Seems like everyone at the beach has a story of treasure! 😃
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Great fishing! You gotta teach me your ways
OK, sliding egg sinker and bead above the barrel swivel, Gamakatsu bait holder hook. If using night crawlers, use a worm threader. For big fish use small bluegill as bait. View my newest video on what fish are below the dam. Good luck 🤠👍🍀
I tend to put in at Bryants Camp and fish back up towards Murphys and Rankin bottoms. Typically go for perch and cats back through there.
I also catch the White Bass and Hybrid Bass up there. Some crappie. Good luck. 🍀
@@johnnyhiett Yeah, hope we get some rain and a few cooler days. This heat is harder on me than the fish these days! HA!
Welp good luck fishing it! 🍀 This time of year I'd fish the shallows of Camp Kennedy for slab bluegill, the springs of Sunset for redeyes and hybrids and in the shade of Chimneyrock for slab bluegill and cats. I like the big BG under the 34 bridge if I'm on that end of the lake. But the gulf of Florida now is 78 degrees this morning. Big Snook are biting. Ky is too hot.
@@johnnyhiett Cats are down on spawn for another week or two, it's soo hot and clear here the lake is almost turning over at this point. You know how herrington is when it gets like that, bites not good for much of nothing. Good time for boat maintenance until after the 4th. HA! Fish on buddy! Enjoy the nice weather down there.
@@johnnyhiett Just rub in the Florida retreat! It's been blistering the past week or two. I'll make it down to Florida or the gulf to try my hand at saltwater someday.
에퀴녹스900 얼마주고 구매하셨나요?
$1089 US . The first one sold in Florida USA. All equipment in the video was purchased from www.myersdepot.com/ Good Luck 🍀💍
One of the best vids I’ve seen on the 900…your responses to viewers questions, etc are some of the best, and seems to be a lost art with a lot of vid creators out there. 10 out of 10 in my book…liked and subbed!
Thanks a bunch! 🤠👍 I appreciate the support. It's hard to shoot and edit videos plus keep the algorithm happy. I need 1000 subs and it seems like that isn't gonna happen. I have lots of good content in the can, but it makes no sense to release it if it hurts my stats.😅 Fire away if you have questions or content you'd like to see.
Nox 900 is a very good detector.
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No sir. 🌞 No water damage. 🏝 The Equinox 900 is doing very well. It holds up to sea water, mud and being washed off with a garden hose. I even wash it off in the shower as needed. Best of luck to you! 🍀 please subscribe 💍
i just got my 900 off craigslist. for $750. with both. 11" and 6" coils. sell my nox 700. and vanquish 340. buy the 15" coil. i still have to learn a bunch of stuff.
Thats great! 👍☠️ Please subscribe. 💍🍀 Maybe I can show you stuff that isnt in any manual or elsewhere. The 15" coil will go 1 to 2" deeper on rings. Its best used on areas where the ground is nuetral. Best of luck.
Another thing that helps seal connections... vaseline on the threads before you screw them together. I use it on my ham radio cable connections to ensure threaded connections dont get water in them even though the connectors are rated as waterproof.
Although that could work in a pinch, it is not reccomended in general. These waterproof type electrical connections often have rubber or silicone O-rings or other parts that would be potentially damaged by petroleum jelly. One should refer to the manufacturers reccomendations . The best product to use is a very thin coating of pure Silicone dielectric grease. (Grease of any kind at the beach traps sand.) Like automotive spark plug boots use. Available at auto parts stores. Electronics often use connectors pre coated or packed with this grease. Outdoor 75 ohm coax connectors are an example. Also the submersible boat trailer lighting connectors on vehicles. Best of luck ! 🍀🏝
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Wild as nice.😊 .
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Equinox rulez, bro! Congratulation,and we wish u hapy hunting! Big hello from new friens and subs!
Thanx man! 🤠👍 Best of luck to you ☠️💍🍀👍 I'm heading out now to find some more rare relics. 🌞
Nice top stuff cheers 🥂 for settings handy to have.thanks HAPPY EASTER HAVE A SAFE ONE.
Best of luck to you!💍🍀 Go do some deep digging in Prospecting 2 mode. ☠️👍
@@johnnyhiett x3 silver 1911. Cheers again. Yabbie flats great Sandy straight TIN CAN BAY QLD AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺.
Nice finds... Happy Hunting!!
Best of luck to you ! 💍🍀😎👍
when you are using the 900 in the ocean, what do YOU set your Iron Bias and swing speed at?
Great info to ask about! 😎 That is about the first thing in the video at the one minute mark. I list the important settings onscreen. Recovery Speed = 6 (on land I sometimes run 5) , Iron (FE) Bias = 9 , which is the highest reject setting. This completely eliminates Corona crown bottlecaps and tent stakes which are eveywhere! Modelo caps may show an ID since they are wrapped in Aluminum foil. My testing is conclusive that this does not hurt high tone signal ID or depth. Best of luck !🍀☠️💍🏖
Any new news on leaks ???
Hello to Japan 🤠. No leaks or other issues on the Equinox 900. My local Florida shop has no reports of leaks. It was in the ocean or surf every day and hosed down every day for the last 4 months. Even when used on land in dirt I hose wash it thoroughly. No problems. I think it is the best detector all around. DP tones is a big part of it's capability. Good luck ! 🍀🏝☠️⛱️💍
That rinse off at the end made me nervous - way too much pressure!! At the very least you are forcing the salt into the join points. Use the shower or rain setting on the head and a very light water pressure.
I hear ya 👍 but the 900 and the 800 (as well as the Simplex) have all been washed this way for years with zero problems. It is low pressure water even though it may appear to be strong. Nowhere on the islands has good water pressure. Best to go easy spraying into the speaker. Ive washed the 900 off about 400+ times. The salt and crud that stays on is very sticky. It doesn't come off easily. Sometimes I use mild soap. Good luck🍀👍💍🏖
7 months later.... any leaks yet?
Hey, its on the sunny, salty, sandy sea every day without a problem or leak. 🏝😎👍 Even when it isn't submerged it gets washed off with the garden hose every day. I always cover the charging port and connectors with Blue 3M tape for protection. No reason to abuse it unneccisarily. The local beach detector shop has not had any reported leaks.
@@johnnyhiett good to hear, thank you
Taking exception large steps losing area not being covered
Much of the swinging has been edited out. ☠️👍 It was just a brief hunt. If you want to show us all how to do it, send a link to your video and I'll post it. Good luck 🍀
You are not catching anything Herrington water turns over live 3 miles chimney rock marina Herrington lake 19 years big farm go laurel lake Cumberland lake
Thanks . I've lived near Herrington 50 years. Laurel Lake has similar turnover issues because it is so deep. 90% of the water in the 2 lakes is toxic with Hydrogen Sulfide and no oxygen.
WHERE DID YOU BUY YOUR DIGGER BROTHER?
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Thanks for all that very important tips, it means alot to a bunch of fellow detectorous!, were not here to steal your gold just want to enjoy the hobby, there's plenty of targets for all!
Happy Days! If you tell me more about your soil and what you want to look for I can tell settings for that.
New subscriber to your videos, just bought the 900 and i need to learn it, could you please make a video on how to program it!?, me and 3 of my buddies all got the same detector but the dealers who sold them to us ,none of them don't know how to set them up! Alot of people say this and that ,do this n that ,but theres no instructions in the box, what we need is a video that shows how to start and go through the steps like ground balance to how many tones, how to get more sensitivity, and so on, thank you
OK, let's get yall started. First all of you need the Getting Started Guide pdf file. You can download it to your phone or computer, even print it out. www.minelab.com/__files/f/504702/GSG,%20EQX%20700%20900%20EN.pdf Also the 60 page detailed manual. There is a one page quick settings at the begining. www.minelab.com/__files/f/504688/Inst%20Manual,%20EQUINOX%20700%20900%20EN.pdf and headphone manual. www.minelab.com/__files/f/504700/ML85%20HEADPHONES%20Inst%20Manual%20EN%20ES.pdf
Tell me where and what you want to detect. Like Parks, fields, beach or Gold nuggets. What ground or soil? Dry or underwater? Settings wiill be based on that.
Ok, Pul Cee has the best simplest instructional videos on the 900. I can make a video that shows my own special settings for depth that others dont cover. kzread.info/head/PLOcWea3AAxcNpUERIlpMcH20SJJ2lsP9r&feature=shared In most average soils Ground Balance can be set on 0 or Auto all the time. The computer chip in the 900 is so fast it usually compensates except for black magnetite sand.
@@johnnyhiett I strictly beach hunt, the sand and shoreline, but I mostly hunt in the water here in Texas, Excalibur 2 has been great on gold rings and coins but no gold chains?, and a fellow detectorous keeps finding gold chains with his 900 but won't share how to program his detector
OK. Since the 800 and 900 both have 40khz mode, that's what finds the gold chains. The Multi setting Beach Mode 2 uses will favor high frequencies like 40khz. A single link in the chain is what a machine reacts to. The size of the link determines if the chain can be detected. So select Beach 2 mode. The first thing you have to do is be sure to go into (Notch) Accept-Reject and make sure you are Accepting ID 1 and 2. Gold Chains will often be these low numbers. You can toggle "all metal" with the horse shoe if you want. I'd start with this: Beach 2 mode Noise Cancel - run it Auto by selecting it and tapping the Check Mark button. Then manually adjust Noise Cancel number on a test chain to see what setting really works best. Ground Balance 0 is OK on your sand or Auto if in the water or dry Threshold 0, it's simulated anyway Target Tone must be DP for best results!! Never bother with the other tones unless you are just doing something like shallow coin shooting. Accept all IDs above 0. Recovery speed 5 or 6. Do not vary this. The 900 corrects for it as you slow down anyway. Sensitivity from 22 to 28. I always run 28 in dry sand for depth. Usually run 22 underwater since I can't scoop deeper. Then use 28 to pinpoint. watch these Equinox 800 vs Excalibur videos Equinox 800 reads a 14K Chain in salt water and Escalibur does not kzread.info/dash/bejne/nWys3KqIhNvdhMo.htmlfeature=shared Equinox 800 reads a 14K Chain in salt water kzread.info/dash/bejne/oG1qsNaQqKvSmM4.htmlfeature=shared
very nice relaxing hunt, it's great to see the way you work with the kids.
Thanks 👍 . And kids are all about fun. 😀
2024 the new boat ramp is open.
Do you have a lot of emi coming through in this video?
Yes, when I want maximum depth (which I need because 100 other detectors have hit that park beach) I run Sensitivity 28 and ignore the chatter. I run sensitivity 22 when in the water since I can't dig deeper than 15" (zero chatter). That beach has nearby Coast Guard and FD radio towers. When after shallow fresh drops on paths, showers etc I run 15. Alternately you can switch to a single frequency mode and run 40khz with no chatter. Best of luck 🍀!
I have the 900 what do you do to prepare unit for underwater please as I m in Australia
Hello! 🤠 Be certain the cables for the coil and underwater headphones are securely connected. Check that no sand or debris is in the connectors that would damage the O-ring. Secure the headphone cord with the supplied velcro strain relief. Failure to do this can cause plastic to crack on the control box. Wrap the connections with 3M blue painters tape. Cover the magnetic charging connection with the blue tape. (The tape leaves no adhesive when removed.) You do not need to cover the speaker but you can seal it with tape if you want to. I wrap the cam locks with tape to keep sand out. Good luck 🍀 Please subscribe...I need 1000 subs.
What part of Florida is this? I detected a little at Cocoa.
This is the Gulf of Mexico barrier islands near Sarasota. 🏖🍀
@showMeMo-digs I'll be headed there next month. Any tips?
Добрый день, подскажите пожалуйста где вы купили такую рукоятку для скуба, мне очень она понравилась, где можно купить рукоятку?
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I love hulk shovel drill ya own pattern in it all super grade plastic ya get a massive bite of sand super fast. When ya lift from bottom the target is there flat pan one action to grab target. Cost 50 bucks.
Yep, those are cool, 🤠 made from a Tractor Supply feed shovel. Wont work in my dredge sand which is compacted by dozers.
Where can I find this
Page 36 of the Equinox 900 manual. ACCEPT/REJECT good luck 🍀
All metal if in notch hit the horse shoe go 50 50. 35 meter notch back over same ground in all metal never hunted out.
True in many dry land places. But these beaches of dredged sand do get hunted out. Hundreds of detectorists a month hitting the same sand. Many talented old pros using the newest machines. We wait for tourists and weather to replenish. 😂 Best of Luck 🍀!
@@johnnyhiett had one beach not a thing storm next day shit never stopped digging unreal last year 22 targets all gold bank was 2meters high targets just leaked out off the chart low areas the same due to massive sand shift . Parks 50 to99 brilliant on one 2 dollar coins on your silver split tones on 2 or 3 types of silver can help then go to all metal on same grounds ya could get a big surprise.
true Good Luck.🍀
Do u always use auto ground balance? Do u ever GB manually? Do u ever just go with default 0 GB? I'm still learning my 900 and have had some decent success with default 0 GB.
Great questions! I only use Auto GB on Florida white sand beaches and underwater. The change in that sand is primarily salt water content and density. Where I hunt there is little trash to confuse the Auto. I only manual GB when relic hunting in mineralized sedimentary derived soils. High in Aluminum and Iron. Like the Nokta Simplex 0 GB is a very functional setting because the fast CPU in these new machines compensates for GB whether you turn on Auto GB or not. Best of Luck 🍀!
@@johnnyhiett Thanks👍
Awesome!, planing to buy a 900 soon to up grade from my 2 Excalibur 2., does the 900 pick up gold chains,?,got lots of gold rings and bracelets, medals but won't pickup gold chains with my Excalibur 2,?, don't understand why it won't
Yes, the Equinox 900 or 800 will detect fine gold chains in salt water. 900 has a better, faster processor and 100 target IDs to aid in this. A fine gold chain will ID as a VERY low number. So you should test some chains and be sure they arent filtered out. The deal is you are detecting the clasp or individual links in the chain. The links are RF reflectors and are not electrically connected as one thing. The best test I've seen in this was 5 yrs ago for the 800. Done by DetectorComparisons channel. Minelab Equinox 800 - Gold Chain in Salt Water also Depth and Gold Chain Buried kzread.info/dash/bejne/nWys3KqIhNvdhMo.htmlfeature=shared
Ow dear notching out pulltabs 😮 didnt find much gold then 🤔 ive a nox 800 .. i only notch out to +10 iron and nothing else
Welcome and good luck 🍀👍. I still have my 800 as a spare. I hear ya about the notch. 🙂 I've owned a metal detector since 1967 ☠️ I explained that I only had a hour to hunt, so no time to waste on pulltabs. At this particular beach a 29-30 ring is a small mans 10k band. Real ratio about 1 ring to 200 pulltabs.
@@johnnyhiett 1979 first machine when i was 12... c scope 1200D ... made mistake for years notching out bottle tops ring pulls... and wonder why no gold rings 🤔 ...
:-) Do you mean you wonder why you did or did not find any rings?
I flooded two 800s and switched to the 900. So far, it hasn't leaked.
Glad your 900 is staying watertight! I quit using the 800 submerged at about the 15 hr mark. I didn't want the hassle of sending it back. Best of luck to you in the coming year 🎉 🍀💍☠️
Your beach? 😂
Yep. Beach life in Florida. 🏖☠️💍
Wow that's awesome.
Not many detectors could have found that. The dog fence wires were a foot away and we couldn't shut it off. Best of luck to you 🍀💍
Thank you for showing your equinox 900 settings. I’ve been using the 900 for several months and I’m getting pretty good at it but I need to try new settings so I’m gonna try yours once again thank you and I’ll be following you. Mike G
There are more tweaks to come! I've been detecting all day today. 🏖 Best of luck to you ! 🍀💍
I enjoy my 900 as well. Had it out at the beaches last Sept on east coast Florida
Equinox 900 is Fantastic on the beach. ⛱️💍 Hope you can get out soon. Here's Luck to you🍀
Great scoop!, love that carbon fiber shaft, got to get me one
Carbon fiber shafts also come in 2 piece travel versions 😎☠️
Wow that's awesome.
It was! 🍀
Love your videos!, very informative on how to use the 900, but me and my buddies all want to purchase the 900, me being in my sixtys don't really comprehend instructions to well ,but if you could make a video on how to program and use it step by step it would really help alot of us who would love to get one!, to many others go to fast and skip alot of the process as if thier scared we,ll take away theire finds, thank you.
Hey, thanks for the comment . 🤠 OK, you tell me how much experience you have with detectors and where you are going to detect. Settings are based on categories of Park, Field, Beach and Gold (each with 2 options). Download the manual from Minelab and read it. You need to be familiar with the terminology first so you can quickly grasp the training or tips. Best collection of slow online 900 info videos is Paul Cee 900 playlist kzread.info/dash/bejne/qaGr1c2ghZbeedY.html&pp=iAQB
Catch any shipjack at the spillway during the winter
No Skipjack typically these days. I lowered a GoPro underwater last time I was there. Poor video but I might post it. 90% Asian Carp 😐
Thumbs up 👍
☠️ Hang in there and good luck ! 🍀 💍
Where ya get those gloves John?
The yellow ones from Ross Dress for Less. I get similar yellow ones from Harbor Frieght. ☠️
@@johnnyhiett Thanks Johnny. Enjoyed the video. Heading for Harbor Freight!
Very helpful in a lot of ways keep information coming on settings you use and what numbers mean very helpful good luck hunting and hope to see more I live in uk but travel to Thailand to stay with my wife to be and just bought the 900 taking it out with me in April can’t wait 👍👍
Good luck detecting! 😎 First advice is get some 3M painters tape to wrap your connections and cover the charging port. Ask any 900 questions and I'll try to answer.
Do you have video on how you rap yous
It's mentioned in several videos, but not detailed. Use the standard adhesive blue tape. Not sharp edge. Cover the serial number tags, the charging port, wrap the screw on coil wire connection and headphone connection. Press it on tightly. I also cover the cam locks to keep sand out.
Hey mate.. I totally can't agree with you more about washing your equipment off.. but I got to tell you you missed one of the most important parts to clean. the coil and cover. all that sand that's is sitting between your coil and your coil cover is mineralized material and if you take that mineralized material with you to the next hunt it's going to throw off your machine because you're searching in a different location with a different mineralized sand . Good luck good hunting 🏴☠️
So true 🙂👍 a best practice where this is an issue. Minelab manual says to do it every time. but on the pure white powder sands of the Gulf of Mexico found from Pensacola to Fort Myers there is no mineralization. Its pure Quartz SiO2 from the erosion of the Appalachian mountains. ( yes, I am a professional geologist 😁 ) I generally clean under the coil cover about once a month. Note, the neutral white sand yields incredible depth on any Equinox. Best of luck to you! 🍀
Boa noite ! A velocidade de recuperacao no 9 nao perde profundidade nao ?
Thank you for asking. 🙂 That last setting on the menu has two settings. Recovery Speed (= 5) and FE iron bias (= 9) . Setting FE = 9 means the Equinox prevents targets of steel from sending a false "good" audio signal. So I won't hear beer bottle caps or nails. I always leave Recovery Speed = 5 for best depth based on my swing speed.
Great story.
Seems like everyone at the beach has a story of treasure! 😃
Hi Gary, nice to meet you.