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Posts: 1,126 Thanks Given: 167 Thanks Received: 212 in 175 posts Joined: Oct 2009 Reputation: 9 Warning Level: 0% Post: #20 | RE: Tips and tricks Good post - sometimes just moving your coil away and counting to ten before going back over the target will give you a better read. Even on the beach I still + the target to save some digging. Just moving around the target may give a different read. Detectors most used - , Sov.GT, Fisher CZ6a, Omega 8000, . Minelab Pro Se dahut
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Posts: 6 Thanks Given: 0 Thanks Received: 0 in 0 posts Joined: Oct 2009 Reputation: 1 Warning Level: 0% Post: #17 | RE: Tips and tricks (10-31-2009 06:16 AM)Eu_citzen Wrote: Dahut, Welcome to Detectorstuff. I've never read any of Clive James Clynick's books. So I wasn't aware of that. Regarding the stomping method. I don't know why it isn't heard about so much, maybe it isn't quite accepted yet as a working method.
I think maybe most people just feel kind of goofy doing it! If youve never heard of Clive, you should. He is a real workhorse in the hobby. David, SC "Curses, foiled again!" DETECTO, ERGO SUM
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DetectorStuff New Member Posts: 6 Thanks Given: 0 Thanks Received: 0 in 0 posts Joined: Oct 2009 Reputation: 1 Warning Level: 0% Post: #10 | RE: Tips and tricks They "forget" some harder to reach areas and ignore areas that are harder to dig in. Clive James Clynick calls this "site reading," and in more advanced levels, "terrain reading." It boils down to being able to see a site and recognizing what is outside the obvious. It behooves you to do it everywhere, too, since a detector is hardly a new thing in the world. Many exist and most likely if you can see a spot - then someone else has already spotted it. You gotta be able to "see" what others cannot. 1. Find a target look at target ID, make sure no other target is close by to fool you though. 2. If it's in the pull tabs/nickel range pinpoint it. 3*. Now do a "+" over it, coins/rings are (mostly) round, pull tabs are not. 4. If you think it's a coin/ring DIG. Note for 3* think the shape of a pull tab, it is not round and so the signal will stay slightly longer in one direction this is why I say that you should do a + over it. (It gives you an idea of shape and size) Obviously this should be done SLOWLY with the pinpoint function on, if you do it to quick it will be hard to tell the difference! This does require some practice and is not always easy to tell the difference, listen carefully! It isn't flawless but it works. This will turn you into a "trash hunter" - which is a very good thing. Once you begin to recognize the reposnse from trash, then everything else that responds differently is, by default, good. Some of this depends on the detector, however. Ive noted that processor type detectors generally have a more difficult time with this method. Iffy signals: If you've got a iffy signal here are a few I've heard can help you: 1. Dig - Logical dig and see yourself 2. Stomp on the targets location - Pinpoint first then stomp above it, sometimes it clears up a reading. 4. Slow down - Sometimes there's something close by to fool the detector Id have to say these are the best methods. The stomp trick is not often heard but has much the same effect as digging to disturb the "halo." _______________________________________ Dave
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Posts: 3,074 Thanks Given: 165 Thanks Received: 340 in 295 posts Joined: Sep 2009 Reputation: 6 Warning Level: 0% Post: #8 | RE: Tips and tricks Another thing you can try on an iffy target and your running some discrimination is to turn it off and run all metal. The detector will have an easier time IDing and pinpointing. If ya can't find me, your looking in the wrong place.[img alt=[Image: pirate.gif]]http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-merv/pirate.gif Eu_citzen
Rock nerd [img height=125 width=150]https://detectorstuff.com/forum1/uploads/avatars/avatar_30.jpg?dateline=1330117119[/img] Posts: 210 Thanks Given: 9 Thanks Received: 60 in 44 posts Joined: Oct 2009 Reputation: 2 Warning Level: 0% Post: #7 | RE: Tips and tricks Well Mark, I usually hit the target on one angle only, if it isn't iffy. Then I might try a few different angles. Troy, Dave, Garbra, DigUpCoins: Thanks. Here's a few more tips: When you have a iffy signal pinpoint it and hover directly over it with the coil. It can stabilize a few signals, especially if they are caused by multiple items next to each other. Don't crank up sensitivity to max in trashy areas, lower it slightly. By lowering it the detector has easier to "see" individual targets. Or use a small coil, then you can increase it. Common guys you've got to have something to share to!! If all economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion. mark jonesin for some tectorin Posts: 2,603 Thanks Given: 520 Thanks Received: 229 in 207 posts Joined: Sep 2009 Reputation: 6 Warning Level: 0% Post: #2 | RE: Tips and tricks Great thread idea EU! Lets build this one up and Ill copy it over to the main site. Im a “target circler” Ill hit a deeper target, then do almost 360 degree sweeps around the target, looking for fairly consistent IDs. Lots of times, IDs that swing wildly are junk…mostly “tight” ones are rings/coins. (If its at fringe depth though…all bets are off! You can only be sure by digging) My current metal detector arsenal… Fisher F75, Fisher CZ3D, Minelab Sovereign, Whites V3, Minelab Explorer 2, Teknetics Delta, Tek Omega, Fisher F5, Garrett “deepseeker”, Fisher F70, Tek G2, Garrett AT Pro
That's good haul, tink! Fresh drops are too abundant this time of year, so you're getting stuff other hunters missed.
Nice haul, Ian! ^-^
Without a doubt it's a great idea.It's always handy as a kinda reference thread for everyone.
Alrighty...I put it on the "to do" list!
…I'm thinking about copying over all the tips and tricks from the old site into one thread here. What do y'all think? Would it be handy to have all the compiled info. in one spot, and then start a new list here?
