I first got my hands on a MINELAB SOVEREIGN in 1995 after seeing a friend using one — it was a game changer. From there, I worked my way through every MINELAB flagship: EXCALIBUR, EXPLORER, E-TRAC, CTX 3030, and now the MANTICORE. I’ve also owned all the top gold DETECTORS, including every GP and GPX model, the GPZ, and the GOLD MONSTER 1000. Over the years, I’ve recovered pounds of gold nuggets and specimens with MINELAB DETECTORS and made some incredible coin and relic finds in California’s early Gold Rush camps. With decades in the field and hands-on experience across the full MINELAB range, I know these machines inside out, and I keep going back because they keep delivering.