MDing for rings. My observations after 26 months, and 406 rings later (37 of which were gold, and over 70 silver).

[Skippy SH13]

Great post! You give me hopes of finding gold. Are you digging every signal over iron?

No, of course not. I do dig every signal that is repeatable and not easily identified as trash. There's a lot of tiny bits of foil, for example, that I can easily skip over. After a while, even pop-tabs get skipped in a park, if they're all consistently ringing up EXACTLY the same.. if there's any variation, I'll dig it.

When I was running the ACE350, I had to dig them all. I still managed 13 golds, but with the AT Pro, its much easier to skip obvious trash.

I do set my AT Pro at 35, though, hoping to find that elusive gold chain.

 

[Skippy SH13]

thums up Skippy! a tip usually not most people spill. now i know where to start

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Go get um!

 

[Skippy SH13]

How do you dig so fast to get through enough targets to find them?

I'll have to post a video of it... Basically, I'm always holding my pinpointer and Lesche in my left hand. Commonly, the pinpointer is also on. I simply hold the butt of the pinpointer and butt of the Lesche together. To alleviate strain on my left hand, I typically will rest the point of my digger against my hip.

I use the wiggle method to back the detector's coil off the target, which tells me the target is at the tip of the coil.

Then, when the target is found, I put the AT Pro on my right hip, and slide out my hand, grabbing the pin pointer on the way down. I quickly isolate the target with the pinpointer, drop it on the grass, and then with the Lesche in my left hand (and using my right as leverage on the pad), I cut a quick V or U shape flap, and lift the plug, pull the target, and move on. It's rare to have the target take longer than a few seconds to locate.

The slick part is that my detect armrest is against my right hip, and as I stand, the detector comes up with me. I slide my arm into the strapped armrest and keep detecting. I'll get a video of the process when my kid comes home today.

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[Skippy SH13]

Man! Beautiful! Thank you so much for this excellent write up! This is a great effort here and I know the Forum Members appreciate it! Certainly a Huge help learning from your in field experience! There should be some nice Ring finds coming directly as a result of your work here Skip!! Outstanding!

I especially like how you have infused the importance of THINKING about the 'How and Why' items get lost, in conjunction with the 'Where'...for a successful pattern of finding/hunting rings...Nice...

Thanks MudPuppy. i only got where I am because of Forum members taking the time to explain basic principles like that. The application of them took a while, but I sure do love to detect.

 

[Skippy SH13]

Awesome post. I am tempted to print this post out and laminate this thing and put it in my SUV for quick reminders or when I get discouraged and can't seem to find any rings. Crib notes for rings. This made my day. Thanks.

let me know if you find anything as a result. I'll be tickled pink.

 

[Skippy SH13]

great tips... any photos to share?

Sure thing...Took a bit to upload all 255 photos to Photobucket, but if you'd like to see them, they can be found here:
http://s547.photobucket.com/user/SkippyS13/library/Ring Finds

 

[Vermonster]

Very nice advice!

 

[NCtoad]

Those are some great observations based on experience. Thanks for taking the time to post this.

 

[Steve]

Sure thing...Took a bit to upload all 255 photos to Photobucket, but if you'd like to see them, they can be found here:
http://s547.photobucket.com/user/SkippyS13/library/Ring Finds

Saw the 1 diamond. Old and beautiful

 

[goldpaninut]

Great information here!!! I'm certainly going to give these locations a better search. I hate digging pull tabs, foil, and bottle caps though, but I guess its something that you have to put up with to find rings?

 

[fortaleza]

Thanks for the tips Skippy. We all will use them.

 

[Skippy SH13]

Great information here!!! I'm certainly going to give these locations a better search. I hate digging pull tabs, foil, and bottle caps though, but I guess its something that you have to put up with to find rings?

Well, yeah. You can tell some trash is trash, but you cannot distinguish all of it from good stuff. You're gonna pull a lot of non-good items betweeen the good ones! Occasionally, I'll find a site where it is nearly all coins and rings (high school practice fields are one) but the gold has always been on the sides. Plenty of silver rings in the fields, but the sides are where I find more valuable stuff. That being said, trash and treasure hunting go together.

Take for example, today's hunts. I probably dug 20-ish pop tabs, a dozen aluminum shards, $3 in change, an earring, and two rings. One was a mood ring and another a silver plated kid ring. Thought it was good for a sec... that was about an hour and a half. Coin count was high(lots of pennies) but a dollar coin helped the value jump. That's pretty typical here, too. Dollar coins are spit out in all the vending machines at the schools.

The garbage count added up to about the same number of good stuff pulled. Pennies count as good. That's pretty typical. I passed on a bunch of sprinkler heads, foil, and an occasional pop tab signal that didn't sound like a ring might.

 

[Skippy SH13]

Saw the 1 diamond. Old and beautiful

There's at least 6 diamond rings in those photos. . The ice-caked one has about 3 carats total in it. My Mom wears that one and traded me for it with a Cruise for my wife and I.

 

[cellrdwellr]

That was an excellent read thanks for sharing!

 

[oaktree]

I'll have to post a video of it... Basically, I'm always holding my pinpointer and Lesche in my left hand. Commonly, the pinpointer is also on. I simply hold the butt of the pinpointer and butt of the Lesche together. To alleviate strain on my left hand, I typically will rest the point of my digger against my hip.

I use the wiggle method to back the detector's coil off the target, which tells me the target is at the tip of the coil.

Then, when the target is found, I put the AT Pro on my right hip, and slide out my hand, grabbing the pin pointer on the way down. I quickly isolate the target with the pinpointer, drop it on the grass, and then with the Lesche in my left hand (and using my right as leverage on the pad), I cut a quick V or U shape flap, and lift the plug, pull the target, and move on. It's rare to have the target take longer than a few seconds to locate.

The slick part is that my detect armrest is against my right hip, and as I stand, the detector comes up with me. I slide my arm into the strapped armrest and keep detecting. I'll get a video of the process when my kid comes home today.

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Thanks for the detailed explanation, I'd love to see a video if you have time!

 

[critik]

Thanks for the great info

 

[Mud-puppy]

I'll have to post a video of it... Basically, I'm always holding my pinpointer and Lesche in my left hand. Commonly, the pinpointer is also on. I simply hold the butt of the pinpointer and butt of the Lesche together. To alleviate strain on my left hand, I typically will rest the point of my digger against my hip.

I use the wiggle method to back the detector's coil off the target, which tells me the target is at the tip of the coil.

Then, when the target is found, I put the AT Pro on my right hip, and slide out my hand, grabbing the pin pointer on the way down. I quickly isolate the target with the pinpointer, drop it on the grass, and then with the Lesche in my left hand (and using my right as leverage on the pad), I cut a quick V or U shape flap, and lift the plug, pull the target, and move on. It's rare to have the target take longer than a few seconds to locate.

The slick part is that my detect armrest is against my right hip, and as I stand, the detector comes up with me. I slide my arm into the strapped armrest and keep detecting. I'll get a video of the process when my kid comes home today.

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Now THIS speedy target pulling is a whole Nother Skillset! Bravo!

It seldom gets discussed, but is Super Important!...You can condense your learning curve and maximize pulled profits if a guy can get quick on the target retrieval! The quicker and easier a hunter can pull targets, the more you find in a given outing! Thereby allowing a guy to pull more finds in one year than what somebody else is pulling in 10!

Basically, condensing the learning curve/profit by pulling more targets faster...15 seconds 'ping to pouch' is the idea....If it takes any longer than that, you gotta figure it out and come up with a new pulling style...

This subject could get some wheels here Skip!...and its about time...frustrating to watch the youtube vids of a guy diddling around 5 minutes to pull a 3" quarter...I will attach this picture as evidence and debate/feedback...but really...This is a whole Nother skillset..pulling fast...obviously, you would agree and have it mastered!
Detecting and pulling is All one fluid motion Boys...like a robin pecking a worm...

 

[Chefjuan]

Great info thanks!'


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[Skippy SH13]

Now THIS speedy target pulling is a whole Nother Skillset! Bravo!

It seldom gets discussed, but is Super Important!...You can condense your learning curve and maximize pulled profits if a guy can get quick on the target retrieval! The quicker and easier a hunter can pull targets, the more you find in a given outing! Thereby allowing a guy to pull more finds in one year than what somebody else is pulling in 10!

Basically, condensing the learning curve/profit by pulling more targets faster...15 seconds 'ping to pouch' is the idea....If it takes any longer than that, you gotta figure it out and come up with a new pulling style...

This subject could get some wheels here Skip!...and its about time...frustrating to watch the youtube vids of a guy diddling around 5 minutes to pull a 3" quarter...I will attach this picture as evidence and debate/feedback...but really...This is a whole Nother skillset..pulling fast...obviously, you would agree and have it mastered!
Detecting and pulling is All one fluid motion Boys...like a robin pecking a worm...

Good feedback MudPuppy. I think it's probably worth doing a decent vid on it on Youtube, and then posting here. I work something out with my son in the back yard today. I'll pull the headset, so people can hear what I'm talking about with a wiggle method, too.

I watched a "new person" in a field yesterday drop to his knees, dig up a hole, and spend no less than 5-7 minutes trying to find the object. He never once ran dirt over a coil, but would occasionally pull the coil over the hole. No Pinpointer, and a HUGE mess. It was probably a pop top. LOL. In the 30 minutes I was there, at that park, I pulled a couple dozen targets out (it was actually quite thin, which is why I left), but he pulled TWO. Was still working on the second when I left. Even had his girlfriend laying on the ground pawing through dirt, too. LOL

I'll try to show a few different targets in the ground, and push coins in or something.

Cheers!

Skippy

 

[Mikey48]

Thanks Skippy,
Very well organized & great information.