Well the key was time, I'm laid off so I hunted all the time. Plus Mr. Senior schooled me on using the Etrac. This was my second year of detecting, and I still don't know how to dig nickels lol! I only hunted parks and a few private properties that friends owned don't have that salesman pitch to ask strangers yet. I'm sure I won't come even close to those numbers in 2013 as pounded parks are extra pounded now. Anyways hope you have a killer year in 2013!