My first hunt...........

[kovacs01]

So, I got my DFX at the beginning of the week, but didnt have any time to hunt until today. So armed with the DFX and an Excelerator 8" DD coil, I headed to the tot lot a couple of streets over. It consists of a grassy area with a few benches and a tire bordered sand box in the middle. I spent about 90 minutes searching the sand box only.


Some clad, a matchbox car, some type of valve, and im not sure what the other thing is.



A closer up look at the clad. There are 4 100 yen coins and one 10 yen coin. The 100 yens are from 1975, 1992, 2006 and 2006. Not sure about the 10 yen. These are 95% copper so they dont look too good coming out of the ground. But since it has a smooth edge, i know it is post 1959. At today's exchange rates 410 yen comes to about $3.70.


Most importantly, I got to learn about the machine. I was running it with the factory coin/jewelry program mainly with a focus on learning all the beeps and squeaks and the general operation. I definitely know what a soda can sounds like now. And I dug about 10 pull tabs, a couple at about 8 inches. I think the dry (slightly moist below the surface) sand was helping me out with the depth. And I learned that a 30 pound hot rock takes a long time to dig up!!

[Tinfoilhat]

Congrats ! I'd say you had a very successful first hunt. Dug a few treasures and a whole lot of trash.

In the right hands, you have one of the best detectors on the market. I have heard that the learning curve can be a touch longer than others. Learn, study and practice everything you can and you're bound to dig some fantastic things.

[G-man422]

Very true. You have a great machine. Do not let trash get you unmotivated to go out again. I say you did great for your first hunt.

[TimC]

Yeah. the DFX is one terrific machine and will get the treasure.

[FelixtheCat]

The more you hunt the quicker you will learn your machine. Nice going on the yen!

[Brian in TN]

Very nice start!

[grinsebring]

To bad it wasn't a couple us dollars. I would say you had a pretty good first outing. The dfx is one of the best, and is my choice after 20 years of hunting. I am still learning after 2 years with it. I spend more time with my water machine. Both my white's have given me much satisfaction over the years. Each time you get out, you learn a little more about the dfx and it's potential. Good luck with it and keep us posted.....Gil

[kovacs01]

its just as good as a couple US dollars when you live in Japan

We are headed to the beach at dawn tomorrow morning.......looking to find some jewelry and maybe some of those 500Y ($4.50) coins.

[seanrot]

Nice start!!! I made it to the beach night before last, all I did was clean up trash. my most valuable find was a lead sinker. Need more time working with the beach hunter it was a little hard to work with, need more practice.

[geodawn]

Nice outing! It's a great machine!

[RickO]

Nice finds... get the book 'Digging Deeper with the DFX' by Jeff Foster.... it will help speed your learning curve... RickO

[talosiv]

Great finds. Not bad for first hunt.

[sectshun8]

Nice first hunt... hell of a valve, haha.

[jcham]

Better then my first hunt thats for sure, I wasnt finding anything of course I didnt read the manual, great job for sure!!!!!!!!!

jamie

[billiard rich]

Yeah - compared to my first hunt you had a spectacular day. Good luck at the beach!

[kovacs01]

Originally Posted by RickO

Nice finds... get the book 'Digging Deeper with the DFX' by Jeff Foster.... it will help speed your learning curve... RickO

I am most of the way through it (the first time), and really it should be mandatory reading for DFX users. I cant imagine how long it would take to master this machine without it.