First Silver with my AT Pro!!

PaDirtDigger

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So, i have been out with my new AT Pro a few times, maybe 8-10 hours all together. I havent been to a decent site yet though, basically hitting spots that have targets of junk, tweeners and some coins here and there... This is just so i can learn everything i can before exploring new areas. I used to swing a little faster using the my White's XLT, as i was taught to swing a little quicker/stronger, but not like you see some people doing on the beaches!! Like swatting flies!! In my many hours of reading feedback on my new detector, i grasped onto a very recent tip given here on TreasureNet... And that is go SLOW and LOW... I have always scrubbed the ground, so LOW i could do. But getting the speed backed down (especially in the junky metal strewn fields) is what i was out to practice...
Well, 45 minutes into the search yesterday, i finally got a big screamer BING in between 'hundreds' of low and mid level grunts and beeps. Using the pinpoint was tough since there were so many other targets in the area, i just used my hand and eye coordination to locate my dig site... Glad to say that my hands and eyes are calibrated pretty well and i was able to pop out my first silver of the year and also my first silver with my NEW, Awesome, Garrett AT PRO!!!:thumbsup:
 

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PaDirtDigger

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Here's the coin!!
 

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shoague

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Dec 29, 2014
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you borke your cherry with your at pro. keep up the mding
 

rodarian

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Just started hunting with atpro, myself. LOW works well for me but, SLOW, not so much. It seems I have to swing at a slowto medium speed to get the good targets. Nice find! Keeper all day long!
 

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PaDirtDigger

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Swing speed is the key. slow and steady. Slower you go the better the machine works. Re scan those whispers. The AT Pro is a silver hog. <----- this was posted by PKB in another thread and this is what got me that silver. When i hit the area with 'hundreds' of beeps and grunts, i slowed down a lot, and that beautiful '48 quarter screamed at me!!! Thanks PKB!!!:thumbsup:
 

46Wheat

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May 23, 2014
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Love those silver quarters
 

digging440yrs

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CONGRATS !!:thumbsup:
 

Goldenplug

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cjon455

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nice way to break into the atpro silver category!!, that's a great machine, I found 58 silver coins and 9 pieces of silver jewelery with mine last year, also about 350 wheats, and a bunch of large cents!, keep it up, youll love it!
 

Gridwalker306

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Good job! I used the Pro exclusively for 4 years and found a ton of great stuff. I highly recommend "pro mode" right from the start.
 

Oct 5, 2014
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Congratulations on the silver find! The AT Pro does it again...
 

Nepa-Will

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Nov 15, 2014
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Congrats on your first silver! Take your time and learn the machine, and You'll find lots more.
 

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PaDirtDigger

PaDirtDigger

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All Treasure Hunting
Thanks everyone... I think I am going to take it to a better old site this weekend. I've come up with a large handful of permissions... :-) I'll be going to Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky in less than a month... I'd love to find a decent site out that way, maybe dig a 3-ringer bullet
 

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