• Front cover of Advanced Methods for Finding Gold in Water with the Minelab Excalibur by Clive James Clynick, showing a metal detector next to a pile of gold jewelry.
  • Back cover of Advanced Methods for Finding Gold in Water, showing the author's collection of gold finds and a synopsis of the book.
  • Author Clive James Clynick pictured in his detecting gear at the beach, alongside a photo of his gold finds.
    • Front cover of Advanced Methods for Finding Gold in Water with the Minelab Excalibur by Clive James Clynick, showing a metal detector next to a pile of gold jewelry.
    • Back cover of Advanced Methods for Finding Gold in Water, showing the author's collection of gold finds and a synopsis of the book.
    • Author Clive James Clynick pictured in his detecting gear at the beach, alongside a photo of his gold finds.
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    Advanced Methods for Finding Gold in Water with the Minelab Excalibur by Clive James Clynick

    Vendor:Clive James Clynick Type:Books & Reference Material
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    • Front cover of Advanced Methods for Finding Gold in Water with the Minelab Excalibur by Clive James Clynick, showing a metal detector next to a pile of gold jewelry.
    • Back cover of Advanced Methods for Finding Gold in Water, showing the author's collection of gold finds and a synopsis of the book.
    • Author Clive James Clynick pictured in his detecting gear at the beach, alongside a photo of his gold finds.
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    Advanced Methods for Finding Gold in Water with the Minelab Excalibur is a 90-page softbound book by Clive James Clynick for Excalibur owners who hunt gold jewelry in shallow water. Clynick, drawing on twenty-five years of detecting experience at the time of writing, covers using the Excalibur's tones to identify gold, tuning for fresh and salt water, getting more depth, and working dense trash.

    Who this book is for

    This book is for detectorists who already own a Minelab Excalibur and hunt beaches, lakes or surf for gold. It assumes you know the basic controls and focuses on methods to make you more effective, accurate and versatile in the water. The current model is the Minelab Excalibur II 1000.

    Topics include

    • Using the Excalibur's tones to identify gold and recognize junk
    • Super depth secrets, both modes
    • Fresh and salt water tuning for peak performance
    • Coil control skills and methods
    • Getting results in dense trash and other difficult conditions
    • Using pulse induction methods with the Excalibur
    • Large coil skills, methods and tuning
    • Understanding sites for consistent results
    • Fine-tuning your skills with the Excalibur
    • Getting top dollar for your gold
    • And much more

    How it fits with Clynick's other Excalibur books

    Clynick has written several books on the Excalibur, and each takes a different angle. This one focuses on finding gold in the water: tone ID for gold, water tuning, depth and trashy sites. Minelab Excalibur II Advanced Field Methods goes deeper into BBS technology, audio and "reverse hunting." Shoreline Treasure Hunting with the Minelab Excalibur concentrates on reading shorelines and sand conditions. All of his titles are in our Clive James Clynick metal detecting books collection.

    Format

    • Softbound, 8.5 x 5.5 in
    • 90 pages
    • Author: Clive James Clynick
    Product Specifications
    Books reference author Clive James Clynick
    Books reference type Book
    Compatible minelab Minelab Excalibur
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    Does this book explain how to use the Excalibur's tones to identify gold?

    Yes, Advanced Methods for Finding Gold in Water with the Minelab Excalibur covers using the Excalibur's tones to identify gold and recognize junk. Clive James Clynick explains how to read the detector's audio responses so you dig more gold targets and fewer pull tabs and foil in the water, along with coil control methods that make those tones more reliable. See the detector in our Minelab Excalibur II 1000 collection.

    Answered by Richard T. · October 2026

    Does the book cover tuning the Excalibur for both fresh and salt water?

    Yes, Advanced Methods for Finding Gold in Water with the Minelab Excalibur includes fresh and salt water tuning for peak performance. Saltwater and freshwater behave differently on a detector, so the book covers how to set up the Excalibur for each, along with depth methods in both modes and how to keep results in dense trash. Compare other machines built for wet sand and surf in our beach metal detectors collection.

    Answered by Dan P. · October 2026

    How is this book different from Clynick's other Minelab Excalibur books?

    Advanced Methods for Finding Gold in Water with the Minelab Excalibur focuses on recovering gold in the water: using tones to identify gold, fresh and salt water tuning, depth, large coils and trashy sites. Clynick's Excalibur II Advanced Field Methods goes deeper into BBS technology and audio, and Shoreline Treasure Hunting with the Minelab Excalibur concentrates on reading shorelines and sand conditions. Many Excalibur owners read all three. Find every title in our Clive James Clynick metal detecting books collection.

    Answered by John W. · October 2026

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