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Question for WOT owners...

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I have an XS and I've been thinking of getting the WOT coil, but I'm not so sure it would work well in the city. I live in St. Louis and most of the time I'm hunting parks which, if you've been to St. Louis before, you know are full of trash. (I can say this with ease since I've only lived here 4 years lol)
So should I stick with the stock coil or get the WOT? Or is there a better coil than both of them for trashy park areas? Thanks.
Jeremy
 
Experienced WOT hunters seem to have no problems negotiating the trash. Once you learn how to use it and tip it up so you are only using the edge, you can pick the wheat from the chaf.
But that takes a while to learn the technique. I know the WOT inside and out and I will use it anywhere anytime.
It just depends on your level or expertise, and whether you are willing to invest some time to learn the WOT to the maximum.
Some people prefer some of the smaller coils for trash. Like some of the smaller SUNRAY coils or the JOEY coil.
Good Luck!
DOC
 
The common concensus is that small coils work better in trashy situations. I've played around with different coils using a nail and a coin and my living room results suggest that any trash target that crosses the HOT ZONE will mask out a good target. You can put a nail and a good target and if you hit it from the right angle diggable hit, miss it by five degrees and an iron null. Smaller coils should reduced this phenomena.
But... in the real life I've found this is not always so... Sometimes even in heavy trash the WOT will give a good signal. And I have no idea why.
So, definitely try one. But if you only have a stock I would suggest going smaller first. I like the 8" and also have a kellyco 5". I don't have enough experience with the 5" to have a strong opinion; seems to behave much differently than the bigger coils. One of these days will post my gut feelings, seems to false more on iron.
Doc posted a thread earlier that said that the WOT kicks hindy because it processes more ground. I disagree strongly. When I use mine I inch along. Most times can only get a hit if I move it ahead by an inch or two. There seems to be a hot zone right under the pinpoint area that can see a good target under trash. Very frustrating but it works. And other people seem to have the same experience.
 
From my experience with trashy parks, theres about 5 types of areas. (1) clean (2) annoyingly trashed, (3) bad trashed and (4) almost hopelessly trashed, and (5) forget it trashed.
The thing I've found about about small coils in parks is that for deep, old coins bigger coils are a better choice for 1 and 2 and sometimes 3. The small coils are the choice for 3, 4 and 5 but for "3" and "4" I'm lucky to get later date silver and wheat cents, and for "5" I'm just getting clad. On top of that, most trashed areas are hopeless and forget it, leaving only a small fringe "3" area for a small coil to perform. Maybe if I put more time in with the smaller coils I could do better, but it just hasn't clicked for me.
Bottom line, when I'm hunting with a small coil in a trashy park with deep coins, I feel like I'm trying to down an elk through brush with a .22 short. I won't go any smaller than a Minelab 8".
The small coils have been best in non-park areas near foundations, swimming holes, etc. where I can really focus in on high-probability small areas to hunt. Maybe there's ways to do the same in parks but I haven't figured it out yet.
For me, the fact of the matter is that many parks are just too trashy for the small coil to get 6-7" deep where the oldies hang out. Maybe that's why pros like Golddigger sticks with the 10" stock coil and don't fool around with other coils much. I used a WOT since last summer, and if you REALLY like to try a new coil in parks, a WOT makes a better first choice than a small coil. It really does outdo the stock in many situations.
 
Where older coins are 6-7 inches deep in moderate to heavy trash the Minelab 8 can be deadly. As you said though you need a high probability area, along a sidewalk or old park path I have found is best where you can creep along slow picking through the mess.
 
Ya Doc: Would it be possible to post a visual as to what you mean by tipping and using the edge? My mind brings up all sorts of ways to use the edge.
Thanks: Wayne
 
The WOT Coil Would Not Be The Coil To Use In Trashy Areas.Try 5" OR IF Have The 8" Try That.I'VE Seen Post On The Joey Coil For Trashy Areas.
 
Hi Jeremy,
How about an honest opinion from an average user? I live in the St. Louis, Missouri metro area also. I own "two" Minelab Explorer II, in case one fails. I have 4 different coils I use. Always remember, the coils are "TOOLS" for a specific job. As an average user, the W.O.T. is terrible in heavy trash, as I can not deal with all the noise. However, when you get to the outskirts of heavy trash it excells in depth and coverage. You don't take a knife to a gun fight! The W.O.T. is excellent for areas that are not one solid trash signal. Although, people hear have mastered that? Just my experience. A W.O.T. is a must in many areas that I hunt. It all DEPENDS?
Happy Hunting...
 
Thanks for the reply. It helps a lot to hear that someone else in St. Louis is using a WOT with good results. Maybe I'll try one out...
Hey do you belong to any detecting groups here in STL? I don't know anyone who enjoys the hobby and it would be nice to meet someone who does. I'm in Manchester, near 141 & Big Bend.
Jeremy
 
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