saltwater hunting question

[tincansam]

im still learning about my machine(AT PRO) and havent had much time with it yet. so if a question i ask may sound dumb to you please

just bear with me. im getting land hunting with it down some more learning on it but ive been doing pretty good pin pointing a

target and only having to dig a small hole to get it. BUT, salwater im having some diffaculty.

1) does having a coil cover on during saltwater hunting mess with the machine ? .

when i got home and took it off to wash the coil and cover off their was sand in it, i had it on tight but still sand got in and i

was wondering if that was messin with me.

2) im havin reel hard time pin pointing in the saltwater any tips ? .

when i press pinpoint when i move to find something, on the screen it shows it all the way to the right sometimes and stays

that way no matter where i move it too.

3) it seems to bounce from 39 to 42 alot when nothing their i turn the sensitivity down but sometimes does it any tips ? .

i havent found anything in the water yet except bottle caps but i havent gone very long in the water also ive been mainly on

the beach learning it and in a local park. thanks for the help

[Sandman]

We don't know which detector you are using. First, there are no stupid questions, all of us started out as newbies and we should never think we know it all.

The coil cover will gather sand but it is the black magnetic sand that can throw off your detector because it responds to it. Some have sealed the crack between the cover and the coil with a sealant or if detector is out of warranty you can remove the cover and coat the coil with an epoxy coating. This protects the coil from abrasions and won't collect sand.

In the water the waves can move your coil around a bit while pinpointing. You can raise the coil a bit to make the field smaller, like using a sniper coil. Practice is the best.

[stevemc]

Yep, I agree, I have never used a pinpoint program or whatever, you just wiggle it back and forth for a second as you lift up, and you pinpoint like that. Try it with a coin on the surface. It only takes a second, is very accurate, and you dont have to change anything. If you are using a PI, you will have to lift a lot higher, but you will figure it out. The detection area of a concentric coil is a cone shape, you want to get the coin in the point of that cone. If using a double D or SEF coil, the detection area is all of the middle, like a thin box going down with less of a point. With that type of coil you just sort of wiggle it slightly side to side and push it forward and backward. That also only takes a second to learn. Since it doesnt have a point, like a concentric will have, you figure where the thing is at the top(front), then at the bottom (rear), then you dig it. Just put a coin on the top of the sand, and try pinpointing like that. As you probably find out, only a MD that is made for salt water will really work in salt water. The others will false, and basicly be very hard to use in the wetsand and saltwater unless you turn the sensitivity down, and the first thing you will loose is gold jewelry. If it will work at all. that is why there are specific detectors to be used in saltwater.

[tincansam]

sorry im using my AT PRO I'LL RE-DO MY QUESTION, sorry about that & thanks

[Adrian SS]

Sounds to me like the detector is responding to the salt when in pinpoint mode. Try raising the coil a bit or maybe pinpoint with the search mode that you were using. Make sure you have the detector ground balanced to the salt correctly.

[goodmore]

Put it in Pro mode

Turn down the sensitivity

Ground balance and then manually take it down a few more.

Every time you move from wet to dry or dry to wet you need to ground balance.

Go further into the water. The rushing waves can be worse.

You will hear falsing. Get a feel for it. The real targets should chime through.