FoiledAgain
Elite Member
Well, I succumbed to all the hype and pulled the trigger on a Sov GT – ‘the last one’ Finally had an opportunity to get out last weekend and give it a try. It certainly takes some learning, especially with regard to tones (pitch, variability, breakup, etc.), but I read Des Dunne’s article and have followed the discussions on the forum so didn’t go into it totally blind. I mostly used Craig’s settings and spent a couple of hours going over a small section of beach that hasn’t changed much since I scoured it with the BH300. Thought it would be interesting to see what the GT would pick up in this ‘clean’ section. I was intrigued to see that the machine is very sensitive to tiny bits of aluminum (whispers). Most targets were at 2-6” with a couple at 8” or a bit deeper. I’m looking forward to learning this machine and trying it out in some more target-rich areas! I’d appreciate some feedback from the GT gurus about the following:
I’ve seen it said that one has to sweep slowly with this machine. What is slow? I was taking about 2 seconds per sweep.
In disc in some areas, I was getting prolonged nulls, presumably because of the ground conditions because there’s little iron there. Would I have missed good targets during these nulls? Is there a way to shorten these nulls, for example by lowering the sensitivity?
Any other advice for a GT newbie would be appreciated!
Thanks and happy hunting.
Foiled
I’ve seen it said that one has to sweep slowly with this machine. What is slow? I was taking about 2 seconds per sweep.
In disc in some areas, I was getting prolonged nulls, presumably because of the ground conditions because there’s little iron there. Would I have missed good targets during these nulls? Is there a way to shorten these nulls, for example by lowering the sensitivity?
Any other advice for a GT newbie would be appreciated!
Thanks and happy hunting.
Foiled