So ya gotta understand that me and my TK4 are in many ways just playing at what most of you guys are doing with actual skill. From the the home-made hand scoop, to all my gear which is cobbled together from 100yen store (think dollar store) junk, I'm operating at a pretty low level and trying to make up the difference with sheer determination and good hunting grounds with almost no competition.
Never is this more clear than when I find a cute little Pt900 ring-- by accident!
I was digging a pull-tab signal (and it was a pull-tab-- you'd better believe I got that sucker) right at the water line. Just because it's habit, I ran the coil over the pile of sand I dug up to find the pull tab. Was really surprised to find a high-tone beeping over there. Sift through the sand and there's a too-shiny ring that's slightly too heavy for it's size. No way!
I've heard that "signal masking" can be a problem, but I've never seen evidence of it first-hand. Of course I'll never know if the TK4 would have 'seen' the plat at all if the pull-tab hadn't called out to it (it sure does love those pull-tabs). In any case-- thank you mister pull-tab!
The ring is small (haven't weighed yet, but it can't be more that 3 or 4 grams at the most) and it's the first plat I've found that actually fits me! It does have a nice feel to it... Ha! Who am I kidding-- I'll totally sell it as soon as I get good at that!
So for a 3-hour hunt on a new-to-me beach I made out pretty well. And I'm happy to report that the TK4 did find the tiny silver ear-cuff without any pull-tab assistance. Sang it out so loud I was convinced it was a 10yen coin (which is my machine's favorite thing).
Never is this more clear than when I find a cute little Pt900 ring-- by accident!
I was digging a pull-tab signal (and it was a pull-tab-- you'd better believe I got that sucker) right at the water line. Just because it's habit, I ran the coil over the pile of sand I dug up to find the pull tab. Was really surprised to find a high-tone beeping over there. Sift through the sand and there's a too-shiny ring that's slightly too heavy for it's size. No way!
I've heard that "signal masking" can be a problem, but I've never seen evidence of it first-hand. Of course I'll never know if the TK4 would have 'seen' the plat at all if the pull-tab hadn't called out to it (it sure does love those pull-tabs). In any case-- thank you mister pull-tab!
The ring is small (haven't weighed yet, but it can't be more that 3 or 4 grams at the most) and it's the first plat I've found that actually fits me! It does have a nice feel to it... Ha! Who am I kidding-- I'll totally sell it as soon as I get good at that!
So for a 3-hour hunt on a new-to-me beach I made out pretty well. And I'm happy to report that the TK4 did find the tiny silver ear-cuff without any pull-tab assistance. Sang it out so loud I was convinced it was a 10yen coin (which is my machine's favorite thing).