beach settings

[jimmy]

I am looking for some help with better beach patterns than the stock minelab patterns, I have been to the beach here in N.C. 3 times and found silver plus plenty of coins but no gold, does open screen no discimination work or is there a couple of patterns that the experienced hunters use. Thanks Jimmy

 

[utahshovelhead]

Hey Jimmy,
You will find info of patterns for gold in many previous posts here if you use the search feature. If you don't I;m sure that there will be some great advice and help by the super great folks here on the E trac site. Personally I only use the tight discrimination patterns when time is the constraint and I'm in a good area for finding gold. The key for me being that if I'm in a good area for finding gold then I want to open my discrimination up more or in many cases as large as I can stand and have TIME to dig all the targets. You most likely know...the more discrimination the less gold as it can range so much. The biggest factor: put yourself where you can find gold, then develop a pattern on that site that will work for you. Obviously this will take some time on that site.

I have collected patterns for gold from the many previous posts that provide some in site yet I still end up modifying it for my hunts.

Best of Luck,
Shov

 

[Sailorman]

I pretty much hunt a wide open screen on the beach and dig anything above the 27 FE line. If conditions allow I also hunt in pinpoint mode. It can be a little deeper on many beaches. You really don't want much disc on the beach. Also run ground neutral, fast off, sens as high as you can stand or auto +3 if it's more then you can stand.