wvdave107
Elite Member
Have some general thoughts about the dig "everything" mentality. Being relatively new to the hobby I like to dig as much as I can to learn the tones and VDIs of my machine, but is that really the best course of action when hunting in an extremely trashy park?
Unfortunately, I don't really have any solid permissions at this point, but that is mostly my fault do to time constraints and work issues. I typically hunt a park close to the house that is Littered with pull tabs, bottle caps and cans due to decades of use. I'm sure there is more there than junk. I find quite a bit of clad, mostly 2"-4" deep.
Again, there has to be more there than clad and pull tabs. When I first started hunting there I dug everything, I mean everything. I came out with dozen and dozens of pull tabs, etc..., but no rings or anything of interest. I have learned the sound of different clad compared to trash, so that is a plus. I don't mind finding clad, actually I enjoy finding something of value, even it's only a penny...LOL
Seems the dig everything thought doesn't always work. I know there have been other detectorist there, ran into one last week. Only one I've ever seen there. Anymore, I find myself digging the solid clad tones and do OK. Occasionally I'll dig a solid 45-48, but it's always foil. Same goes for the 50's and 60's I dig, bottle caps and pull tabs. Literally, you can't swing your coil without getting a tone...Does anyone else have this dilemma and if so how do you overcome it? Dig everything and spend a couple of valuable hours digging trash or be selective and dig the "low hanging fruit", so to speak?
Sorry for the long post. Just curious on how to handle the issue. Thanks for taking the time to read and/ or reply....HH
Unfortunately, I don't really have any solid permissions at this point, but that is mostly my fault do to time constraints and work issues. I typically hunt a park close to the house that is Littered with pull tabs, bottle caps and cans due to decades of use. I'm sure there is more there than junk. I find quite a bit of clad, mostly 2"-4" deep.
Again, there has to be more there than clad and pull tabs. When I first started hunting there I dug everything, I mean everything. I came out with dozen and dozens of pull tabs, etc..., but no rings or anything of interest. I have learned the sound of different clad compared to trash, so that is a plus. I don't mind finding clad, actually I enjoy finding something of value, even it's only a penny...LOL
Seems the dig everything thought doesn't always work. I know there have been other detectorist there, ran into one last week. Only one I've ever seen there. Anymore, I find myself digging the solid clad tones and do OK. Occasionally I'll dig a solid 45-48, but it's always foil. Same goes for the 50's and 60's I dig, bottle caps and pull tabs. Literally, you can't swing your coil without getting a tone...Does anyone else have this dilemma and if so how do you overcome it? Dig everything and spend a couple of valuable hours digging trash or be selective and dig the "low hanging fruit", so to speak?
Sorry for the long post. Just curious on how to handle the issue. Thanks for taking the time to read and/ or reply....HH