by Clive | Dec 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
Thought I would do a promo on this book my personal favorite. This isa book for anyone who wants to really get out there and operate at the highest level. It covers machine choices and applications, equipment handling, understanding grades, access, rough and deep...
by Clive | Dec 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
I chose this book to feature this week because the part at the back on shoreline grades, contours, classification, trenches etc. were what I had needed to learn for many years. The first season I began concentrating entirely on hunting the “marl”–my...
by Clive | Nov 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
45/ Downloading and Using Programs with the CTX ExChange Software When I opened the graphics of the ExChange2 software I was a bit intimidated. Once I saw how simple and intuitive it was–it became second nature. First install the software from the disc and...
by Clive | Nov 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
I’ve certainly had worse years and still going yet. Couple of standouts in the front include a .50 rock, a 22 k band 7.9 gr. a Cartier band, a 14.7 gr. PT band and a lunker 18k band 11.7 gr. The chain is 20 gr. 14k cross 18k. I’ve heard people say that...
by Clive | Nov 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
50 Grams total–Russian chain is 14k pendant 18k 20 grams, the other pendant is 18k and the rest is 14k–largest band at center is 7.9 gr. Did a lot of work with the CTX 3030 and tested a few pulses. The CTX is a strong salt water performer–it was...
by Clive | Nov 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
When I noticed that the isolator on my CTX was staring to rotate a bit and shorten when I leaned on it the first suspect was that the soft carbon fibre was wearing. Turns out it’s the cam-lock. This can easily be solved by rotating it completely and looking...
by Clive | Nov 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Finding silver coins at inland sites is a great challenge. I also enjoy taking an old coin from the ground and wondering what the world was like when it was lost. Here’s some of the methods tthat have worked well for me. 1/ I always look for something that...
by Clive | Nov 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
Behold the exquisite beauty of this rare “Oceanmaster Taiwan” snorkel.. These are not easy to find–there are even knock-offs around as they are no longer made. If you get in the habit of breaching more or less vertically the valve is bone...
by Clive | Oct 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
“Do What Others Won’t, or Can’t” This is an idea I’ve heard expressed by several top hunters. The trick is figuring out what that is. As the example below will illustrate, rather than just being discouraged by the presence of other hunters, it’s...
by Clive | Oct 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
2 of 3 Dual Fields one modded by Bill Lahr to 12 uSc–PI Pro threshold / “front end”. Fisher CZ 5 “Mr Goldmaster” phones Minelab Excalibur “Blue Tubes” interchangeable coils and phones. Eric Foster CS6PI 10″ coil Eric...
by Clive | Oct 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
by Clive | Oct 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
Sand Textures This is equally as important as the grade. As we move into examining the site conditions in deeper water, the texture of the material becomes more important. Sand texture determines whether or not there will be heavy targets present. A big part of...
by Clive | Oct 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
Identifying Bottle Caps I thought it would be a good idea to write a separate section on identifying the ever-present bottle cap. One reason is because firstly many caps have a nice spongy sound that can initially be mistaken for gold. Secondly, with its multiple...
by Clive | Sep 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Courtesy of the “Wayback Machine…” “Strikes fast–Bites deep!” http://web.archive.org/web/19990208011333/http://www.anchorelectronics.com:80/
by Clive | Sep 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
Was very lucky to acquire this pristine Anchor Electronics Barracuda from a buddy who “knew I would take good care of it” just as he’s done. The super rare large coil is mint and has had preventive mods done to the hardware. This 9V detector is...
by Clive | Sep 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
Understanding All-Metal Carry-Over Responses When I began hunting with the Sovereign and Excalibur, I noticed that a lot of signals had this segmented quality that usually meant that something was very close to the coil. A signal would come in with a wide, drawn-out...
by Clive | Sep 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
6/ A “Function of the Numbers“ Large numbers of people always increase your odds of finding something of value. These numbers can be in the form of day-to-day crowds or cumulative–the result of usage over time. At my local beach there is rarely much jewelry to...
by Clive | Sep 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
A buddy sent me these two beauties fresh from the Aussie gold fields. I’m so hooked–I’ve changed my scale from grams to DWT”S–“…get me Mr. Keene on the phone…!”
by Clive | Sep 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
W/P TDI Pro: Great deep pulse but it could be more stable–especially in fast salt water. Really, its me that has a lot to learn with this one. Great to have a waterproof machine that’s gold field capable.t’s Goldquest Aquasearch: An old standby...
by Clive | Sep 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
Last couple of hunts, all 14k total 13.1 gr. All with the CTX.
by Clive | Sep 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
I’ve had a lot of problems with my Dual Field units not tuning at preset Delay. There will be a strange, smooth overtone “hum” instead of the usual sharp crackle and no targets will respond to the coil. With this fault the machine needs to be turned...
by Clive | Sep 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
I have read all of Clive’s Excal/Sovereign/CTX/Pulse machine/general beach detecting books, they have paid for themselves over and over. I enjoy his writing style, as you can read quickly for an overview, then later read slowly to digest the fine points. He...
by Clive | Aug 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
Our local beach has become a lot tougher in the past few years. It’s kind of funny to me because there are a lot of guys who consider themselves to be “pulse hunters” but they don’t really bring too much skill to the task. They dig...
by Clive | Aug 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
Where there is not so much trash, open screen “audio methods” are more common. The idea is to examine a “composite” of a response’s features: consistency, tone, whether or not the cursor position is stable, target trace, and cross-sweep information. As a long...
by Clive | Aug 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
Now where’s the gold?
by Clive | Jul 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
In previous books I’ve tried to teach hunters to understand the shoreline features that determine where gold will come to rest and be held. Learning about how these features operate is the difference between a focused, well thought-out hunt and relying on pure...
by Clive | Jul 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
“Where there’s one, there’s more.” A top pro buddy of mine says this often. While there are certainly such things as “anomaly” finds, where you have ground that produces gold and silver consistently, there is always more to be found. These finds may be...
by Clive | Jun 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
37/ A Bit More about Target Classification I’ve mentioned target classification briefly in previous books—the process whereby objects are grouped within the strata based upon their weight and density. While I’ve always known this to be true–I didn’t know...
by Clive | Jun 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
8/ Discriminate Problems I find most of my stuff going in behind hunters who want to speed things up by relying on discriminate mode. The reason for this is because I’ve learned that any discriminate feature is basically at the mercy of conditions. For example, there...
by Clive | Jun 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
21/ Understanding the Gold Signal Compared to the challenge of finding gold jewelry at inland sites–coins are easy. For one thing, as you go further up the conductivity scale, there are fewer targets–not so with the middle range. Also, as the price of...
by Clive | Jun 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Sovereign and Excalibur were my first introduction to a kind of detector that has a heavily processed signal. What I mean by that is that a lot of things happen in-between ground and headphone. With this kind of machine, if your settings are...
by Clive | Jun 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
A lot of bands. Best in the middle: rock 50 pts in 18k, a ban d 18k 7 gr., PLAT 14.3 gr., 18k 11.3 gr. & A Cartier band 18K 7.2 gr. Total 3.9 ozs. I’ve g0tten good results with the CTX 3030 using Andy’s Beach and Jay’s Gold programs and my...
by Clive | Jun 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
Thought I would post this just to say what worked. Obviously a ’66 quarter is nothing to run screaming with but here’s how I got it from a new park site. First I looked for the old-growth trees. Then I started hunting around them paying attention to the...
by Clive | Jun 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
10/ Grades: “The Big Picture” The overall grade of a shoreline site is the most important thing to understand. This is critical “make or break” site knowledge. I’ve even seen top pro hunters get into a site and waste time up on ground that was just too high to...
by Clive | May 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
Exchange Exchange is something that happens on shorelines that have some level of wave action. Where you have a faster wave interval, more material is pushed in than is drawn out. When the waves subside, this same material falls back out into deeper water. Sometimes...
by Clive | May 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
This has been a very long and detailed project. At first it looked like the TDI Pro board would go into a UK case but it was a tiny bit too small and would have needed Vishay pots. These are much more durable. The new Pelican 1170 case is for handguns–quite...
by Clive | May 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
A very hard week in the water against some very tough competition. I used some of the methods described in my new book: “Water Hunting Secrets of the Pros: Volume 11”-assessing the sites fully and determining when it was necessary to cover ground, get...
by Clive | Apr 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
My new book is an advanced guide aimed at helping the serious shoreline treasure hunter to fully understand the sites you hunt and become more versatile, accurate and effective in your methods. “Water Hunting: Secrets of the Pros: Volume 11” Clive James...
by Clive | Apr 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
A very hard week–ran the CTX3030, the Whites Dual Field, and the CS6PI. Fought the seas hard for every one of these–my “coach” Roland was impressed. Extreme sanded in conditions–had to really look around for any decent ground to work. 6...
by Clive | Apr 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
750, 7.2 gr. Seeing them going for $795 USD on Ebay. CTX 3030 using a gold program.
by Clive | Apr 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
16/ Accuracy This is another machine value that can be effective–but not in any situation. As with any of these tools there is a trade-off to be mediated. An accurate machine is not necessarily the one that will go the deepest. It may also mislead you due to...
by Clive | Mar 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
59.5 Gr. PT found by my buddy over the last couple of months. Biggest in the middle 14.7 gr.
by Clive | Mar 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
Still haven’t found anything deeper or as conclusive as this Fisher CZ5 10″ coil. It’s modded with (legendary) “Mr Goldmaster” phones.
by Clive | Mar 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
Thanks for liking / viewing my page! My name is Clive James Clynick and I’ve been detecting since 1980. In that time I’ve had the opportunity to hunt treasure and trade notes with some top pros–both in Canada and the Caribbean. The result has been...
by Clive | Feb 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
Quite a beautifully crafted Russian chain, 14K tri-tone 77 grams. Found by Roland with the Minelab CTX 3030. We’ve had good results with this detector using such settings as “Andy’s Beach” and “Jay’s Gold” programs.
by Clive | Feb 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
My buddy found this set up on the edge yesterday with his Minelab CTX 3030. The main stone is about .80 princess cut.
by Clive | Jan 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
These are from a week-long hunt with the CTX 3030. Total is 1.55 ounces–26 grams of 18k. I also used the CTX 3030 with the 17″ coil. This coil got me down to gold that had been in the ground so long that it came out green.
by Clive | Jan 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
Thought I would put up a picture of this great custom scoop that Chuck from Sunspot Tooling made for me. It’s a 720i, extreme angle with an aluminum / wood travel handle and a Stout’s Backsaver grip. This scoop has gotten me a lot of gold –even in...
by Clive | Jun 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
Some of the results of a tough week in the water in Punta Cana. Cross is 14k 18.9 gr. the band is 14k 18.5 gr.
by Clive | Feb 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
These are two of my best chains found with the Minelab Exalibur and Whites Dual Field pulse induction. The one with the cross is 14k, 89.9 grams, the other one is 14k, 159 grams with 120 diamonds appraised at $30,000 CDN.
by Clive | Jan 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
These guys are top notch pros and once they had the Minelab Excalibur basics down proceeded to recover gun parts from the nearby lake that allowed a murder case to proceed. FYI, in police dive team slang a body in the water is called a “package.” I like...
by Clive | Oct 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
Roland moved South from Montreal 12 years ago and is now one of the top pros in the world. His detectors of choice are the Minelab CTX 3030 and Excalibur. His finds include (as shown) an $18,500 solitare (2nd from right) a $15000 Chanel piece (at left) a 90 gram...
by Clive | Oct 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
Macro Racer Tips Wouldn’t have given much for what I though was left in this section of park but the Makro Racer came though. Won’t name names but I have worked it very hard many times. Makro Racer Tips: Really getting some accuracy now by: -looking for...
by Clive | Sep 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
It’s 18k, 22.3 grams. The Makro Racer’s 14 kHz operating frequency is great on the small stuff and low conductors. Bet quite a few coin hunters missed this one.
by Clive | Feb 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
Interchangable coils for the Minelab Sovereign / Minelab Excalibur. I’ve heard a lot of good things from top hunters about how stable the “blue tubes” Excaliburs are–especially for use with big coils. John at Minelab did a great job...
by Clive | Jan 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’ve gotten good results with Coiltek WOT coil in different applications and wanted to have one available for the Minelab Excalibur but not have to use it all the time as they can be hard to swing in fast water. I also really like Mr. Goldmaster’s...
by Clive | Dec 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
Found down deep (20″+) with the Dual Field. Got this the same way as my big chain–by looking for the most solid material at the bottom of the slope.
by Clive | Dec 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
Top Caribbean pro Roland (“The King”) Dalcourt has taught me a lot about hunting saltwater water sites. This picture shows him with a custom Minelab Excalibur modified for chest mount configuration. The cables are coiled to be out of the way and...
by Clive | Oct 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
These are some local gold finds made with the Minelab Excalibur, Minelab Sovereign and a Whites Dual Field modded by my friend Bill Lahr that runs at 12 uSc. It’s one of the best optimised detectors I’ve ever used also has a great faint range. The...
by Clive | Jun 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
This page is about finding gold jewelry with a metal detector at park, shoreline and water sites. Here’s some of my finds from about fifteen years of hard hunting. My main machines are: Minelab Excalibur II 1000 (MGM Phones) Minelab Excalibur “Blue...
