I like tnsharpshooter's response on this one--the situation you describe is very tough and requires a lot of patience. You probably should use the 9 inch coil if you have it. It won't take you long and you'll have a pouch full of tabs and bottlecaps. I've hunted a similar environment and each hole will have 4-6 bottlecaps...it's unbelievable how many there are...and a huge time investment if you plan to make multiple trips just to clear the trash. Like tnsharpshooter said, you'll need to sweep slowly and in multiple directions. The caps and tabs will mask a lot, but a higher reactivity and slower sweep speed will allow your coil to hit the good targets. If the desirable targets are 6-7 inches you might be able to get away with a reactivity of 4 with the 9 inch coil which will reveal more good targets than reactivity 3 in that environment, but you'll need to have a bit higher sens setting; careful not to overdo the sense or you won't be able to unmask the good targets--you'll need to do some experimenting at your site and find a happy-medium. I'd also experiment with higher silencer settings there. Most, but not all bottlecaps will disappear with silencer set to 4. As you back off on silencer you'll start hearing more of the caps and other debris--try to find a good compromise because you'll lose more and more depth with each increase of silencer. Your site sounds like it could hold a lot of treasure below the trash and it's likely not many have the stomach for it or the right equipment to pull out the keepers....the Deus will get you there, but it won't be easy. I haven't seen any videos of the Deus in that particular environment, but that doesn't mean they're not out there in the youtube world. Good luck and let us know how you do.
