Seeded Hunt Settings

[fastensmooth]

My club is going to have it's annual hunt shortly and I would like some suggestions on settings. The items include silver dimes, wheat pennies and brass tokens for prizes.
Nothing is buried deeper than 2" maybe 3 ". Thanks for any suggestions.

 

[Deusdigger]

Andy's coin program would work good, set your ground balance +2.

 

[Sleepyjim]

Mostly surface items, I would think Deus Fast would be good......Maybe up sens and run!


Jim

 

[Andy Sabisch]

The other thing you want to do is drop your sensitivity since the coins are not deep . . . . on hunts, try "80" and set the tones to one that you can quickly pick out as being a keeper.

For pinpointing, simply wiggle the coil side-to-side an inch or so and move it away from you - when it disappears, the target is at the rear edge . . . a real time saver in a hunt. Practice before you go to get the hang of it.

Hope this helps and good luck!

Andy

 

[fastensmooth]

Hello Andy,

In your book under the chapter on seeded hunts, you suggest sens 70. Any reason why you suggested 80 here?

I should point out that the club uses the same field/picnic area in a national forest that we reserve each year. The fields are pretty clean of trash
as we have removed what we found over the years.

 

[Andy Sabisch]

"70" or "80" is a good starting point . . . . . if you get interference, drop it and if you are finding some of the coins are on edge and giving other detectors fits, leave it at "80"