Noktrnl
Junior Member
So I've been doing some research and have found that my Dad's friend owns property in an area known to be a popular stop for those along the Spanish Trail, near towns founded in the mid-to-late 1800's. The property is quite large and has a river (which is more of a creek) running through portions of it and from old photographs I can see there were several buildings, some of which still stand (barely).
I have an X-Terra 705 with the standard 9" coil and have become fairly comfortable in setting the ground balance and noise cancel but am wondering if I'll have to adjust ground balance as I swing closer to the river? And as I am searching in the river? I plan to search everything underwater first before I hit any land and once I've covered everything underwater, I have a rough grid planned that will bounce me between river and fence for a good portion of the property. Would I be better swinging along each side of the river before moving onto the drier areas further away from the river?
I am prepared to take plenty of time and will attempt to run All Metal with multiple tones, digging every solid sound. The majority of the property is unmaintained desert so even though I am going to be clean and respectful in my searches, I will have a bit of leeway I'm still waiting for a few proper tools, my tile trowel seemed very crude and I feel a pinpointer would cut my dig time tremendously.
I'm also very sporadic with my sensitivity setting as I always feel like it's too high? Would that change from dry land to in the river? Sorry for all the questions but I would love any feedback and advice while I wait for everything to arrive, thank you for any help in advance!
I have an X-Terra 705 with the standard 9" coil and have become fairly comfortable in setting the ground balance and noise cancel but am wondering if I'll have to adjust ground balance as I swing closer to the river? And as I am searching in the river? I plan to search everything underwater first before I hit any land and once I've covered everything underwater, I have a rough grid planned that will bounce me between river and fence for a good portion of the property. Would I be better swinging along each side of the river before moving onto the drier areas further away from the river?
I am prepared to take plenty of time and will attempt to run All Metal with multiple tones, digging every solid sound. The majority of the property is unmaintained desert so even though I am going to be clean and respectful in my searches, I will have a bit of leeway I'm still waiting for a few proper tools, my tile trowel seemed very crude and I feel a pinpointer would cut my dig time tremendously.
I'm also very sporadic with my sensitivity setting as I always feel like it's too high? Would that change from dry land to in the river? Sorry for all the questions but I would love any feedback and advice while I wait for everything to arrive, thank you for any help in advance!