I received a Fisher F5 as a gift from my wife, I am new to metal detecting. I researched reviews on this particular detector. It seems to be well recommended, unless someone in this site considers otherwise. It seems complicated to operate and learn. We are heading to Tampa, FL in a week or so to visit family and I want to take along to comb beaches and parks. I want to learn how to operate this detector accurately. Can anyone recommend tips, sites to bridge the learning curve. Is this detector a good accurate machine for prospecting ? What are the pros & cons. Will it work in shallow fresh and/or salt water? I would appreciate any feedback from experienced metal detector operators out there. Thank you for your time
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Fisher F5
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Low-Boy/LCPM
Active member
All you have to do is read this forum and you will find your answers....if you don't want to do the research then maybe you won't really enjoy detecting as far a prospecting no way on the F5.
Do a search for posts by Mike Hillis on this forum and you will find a whole lot of useful F5 info.
I call Mike our F5 guru because he has shared so much F5 knowledge with us on this forum.
Another good way to learn is to search backwards on this F series forum for posts with F5 in the header.
I call Mike our F5 guru because he has shared so much F5 knowledge with us on this forum.
Another good way to learn is to search backwards on this F series forum for posts with F5 in the header.
Mike Hillis
Well-known member
Just search a few months back and you will see a post with "in the ground" results in hot ground with gold nugguts. Search for posts with my name in them and you'll find it. I didn't do the test but I replied to the string. I haven't found any nuggets yet with my F5 but I haven't found any nuggets yet with my GoldStrike either 
but I have found a few flakes in a pan 
You can also micro jewelry hunt with the F5. Adding the 5" DD coil makes it even better for both.
The F5 will work great around fresh water. I believe there are also some posts down there somewhere where salt water beach results are mentioned. You'll just have to dig them out and I don't remember what the results where.
I think you got a great gift and you'll have a lot of fun with it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For inland turf hunting, set your tones to 4, set your threshold to +5, and set your gain to around 60 to start, set your discrimination around 8 and go hunting. Listen for repeatable signals. The repeatable high tones will be good coins or silver, the middle tone will be zinc cents or alum trash for the most part, and that unique nickel tone will be tabs, nickels or gold. Low tone is iron. Sweep speed is about oneonethousandtwoonethousand per a 4-5 foot sweep.
If you are in the sand, raise your gain higher, see if you can get into the 80s.
Good luck and let us know how you are doing.
Mike
but I have found a few flakes in a pan You can also micro jewelry hunt with the F5. Adding the 5" DD coil makes it even better for both.
The F5 will work great around fresh water. I believe there are also some posts down there somewhere where salt water beach results are mentioned. You'll just have to dig them out and I don't remember what the results where.
I think you got a great gift and you'll have a lot of fun with it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For inland turf hunting, set your tones to 4, set your threshold to +5, and set your gain to around 60 to start, set your discrimination around 8 and go hunting. Listen for repeatable signals. The repeatable high tones will be good coins or silver, the middle tone will be zinc cents or alum trash for the most part, and that unique nickel tone will be tabs, nickels or gold. Low tone is iron. Sweep speed is about oneonethousandtwoonethousand per a 4-5 foot sweep.
If you are in the sand, raise your gain higher, see if you can get into the 80s.
Good luck and let us know how you are doing.
Mike
woodwizard
New member
read every post and listen to every word Mike tells ya -his post got me and my F5 tuned in and doing well.ya may want to book mark them as I did in a separate folder marked F5 for easy finding to study,also record his settings in a note pad to keep with ya on hunts for reference-ya got one of the best wives and detectors-good luck and take care with both