Better than nothing

natepen · Oct 31, 2011

Went down to the lake that used to be a swimming area when I was a kid and now abandoned but got skunked and headed home disappointed but passed a park on the way and made my first coin find since starting a week ago. Nothing old but hey, seeing those coins got my heart thumping.

bottles10 · Oct 31, 2011

you want good practise. cheek all the tot lots you can.

crankyolman22 · Oct 31, 2011

Its a start :icon_thumleft:

You gotta start somewhere. Good things will come.

TommNJ · Nov 1, 2011

bottles10 said:
you want good practise. cheek all the tot lots you can.

Definitely better than nothing, Congrats! (Another day of experience!)

Good Advice, a little bit of everything in them - it's a small area - you'll score some good finds and gain some great experience. Keep at it and Good Luck! :icon_thumright:

TommNJ

Roland58 · Nov 1, 2011

You will quickly learn to recognize things like that smashed aluminum can. Depending on depth, they will often "overload" your machine. Also, always swing the "x" and "y" axis of a given target....if the signal remains constant, you can pretty much rely on a good target. If the signal jumps around or you get different readings from the "x" and "y" swings, you can usually rely on it being trash.

Just keep at it, you will soon learn that your machine can talk.....you just need to learn its' language and keep in mind that it will sometimes lie to you! ::)

What machine do you have?

natepen · Nov 1, 2011

Yeah, I'm gonna have to keep practicing and figuring out the differences. I went out again today and came up with tinfoil in about 4 different spots.
I'm using a Garrett Ace 350 that I got last week. I'm trying to hit a lot of places up here in Minnesota before the snow falls. Good thing it's holding off and hitting out East.
Nate