Hello,
A few questions I have regarding my first hunt and first beach hunt. I have an XLT and I finally dusted it off to start my new hobby. I am moving to California in a couple of months so I shipped it ahead for my recent trip to take to the beach. Being the XLT, I stayed in the dry sand mostly and a little in damp sand.
Realizing I have much to learn on pin pointing, sound and graph verification I did find a bounty of .32 total and actually was glad to find it knowing each target could eaisly have been something more valuable. I bought a metal sand scoop for the trip and know I now need a sand shovel and a pin pointer. It was crazy looking in the sand for items and not being a good pin pointer with the coil. I ran into what seemend like the target kept moving as I dug and while searching, hitting a signal only to stop and research slower and find nothing. Or having a very light barely noticeable tone. I think had i been able to dig deeper, and rescan, It was due to depth that it was weak? I was in the preset coin/jewlery mode. In this mode, does it still show the depth of the item? I never figured how to determine depth. I do not have the operators manual but will try to find a downloadable version. Should I be using another preset program rather than coin/jewlery? Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated. As I progress in the hobby, since the Cali beaches will be my primary target for a while, should I consider selling it and getting a different machine like the Garrett AT pro or another that you suggest so I can search the water and one more suitable for a beach environment? I have to say I loved beach combing as much as I thought I would and can't wait for my first "real good find" until then, I know I will learn more each time I go out. Thank you for any tips and advice in advance.
A few questions I have regarding my first hunt and first beach hunt. I have an XLT and I finally dusted it off to start my new hobby. I am moving to California in a couple of months so I shipped it ahead for my recent trip to take to the beach. Being the XLT, I stayed in the dry sand mostly and a little in damp sand.
Realizing I have much to learn on pin pointing, sound and graph verification I did find a bounty of .32 total and actually was glad to find it knowing each target could eaisly have been something more valuable. I bought a metal sand scoop for the trip and know I now need a sand shovel and a pin pointer. It was crazy looking in the sand for items and not being a good pin pointer with the coil. I ran into what seemend like the target kept moving as I dug and while searching, hitting a signal only to stop and research slower and find nothing. Or having a very light barely noticeable tone. I think had i been able to dig deeper, and rescan, It was due to depth that it was weak? I was in the preset coin/jewlery mode. In this mode, does it still show the depth of the item? I never figured how to determine depth. I do not have the operators manual but will try to find a downloadable version. Should I be using another preset program rather than coin/jewlery? Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated. As I progress in the hobby, since the Cali beaches will be my primary target for a while, should I consider selling it and getting a different machine like the Garrett AT pro or another that you suggest so I can search the water and one more suitable for a beach environment? I have to say I loved beach combing as much as I thought I would and can't wait for my first "real good find" until then, I know I will learn more each time I go out. Thank you for any tips and advice in advance.