Fisher units actually have a very robust, rich and informational language in the behavior of the tones and what is happening on the screen.
Some use one over the other, I use both and have experienced some remarkable jaw dropping things and have found plenty even in some of the most difficult sites you can imagine.
It started with the simple F2 and I learned that language and behavior well, then as the hours went on I came to know and understand it at an even deeper level and accomplished things many believed could not be done with an entry level tool.
I continued my learning and journey when I moved up to a much more powerful F70 with way more features and abilities.
I had that language base but there was so much more, as time went on I got deep into my understanding of this one and went on to do things I never dreamed possible in heavily infested sites with trash, ridiculous amounts of iron and depths that surprised me in both great soil and insanely mineralized dirt I hunt in now.
Turns out I had an affinity for Fishers, how they behave and that language...something I had no clue about when I bought that first one just to take on vacations only.
It took some time to understand both of these, I had plenty of experience with others before I picked up that F2 but still there was a learning curve.
Same with the F70, so much more power, all those possible settings I was confused for awhile even though I had that basic Fisher knowledge but soon enough I got a handle on it all and then I was off to the races.
Found tons of great things all along the way while learning both, as my skill set grew my volume of quality finds soared...with both.
It could be that you are just not suited to using Fishers...it happens and some just never click with certain brands no matter how much they try, but there is a phenomenon that has been happening with this brand for a long time that you should know about, especially for years before they added the DST shielding to calm them down.
Many have bought an F75, an F70 and even an F5 and spent more time than you have with yours, got disgusted and sold them cheap...and knocked this brand and their experience with it forever more.
Many more have taken the time to get to know them, enough to understand what they are actually capable of and had complete opposite and positive experiences with those same units.
We Fisher guys can be a rabid bunch, one advantage we have is there have been enough users out there with a very low threshold for patience over the years that have filled the supply lines with used units that still have most of that new car smell left and are offered at fire sale prices.
We pick them up cheap and seem to have no problems with these same exact horrible performing tools...I mean none.
Funny how that works but one man's ceiling is another man's floor after all, perceptions and expectations can be totally different for everyone.
This learning curve to get comfortable can be different for everyone.
Many take to these extremely well right away, some take a bit of time and as I mentioned many never really gave them a chance at and gave up way too soon and I am sure there are a couple that really did try their darndest, put in a huge amount of time and effort but still never learned to deal with them at all.
Such is life.
I had a friend that went from a beloved F2 to an F5 and he had a rough start.
Could not get a handle on it at all for two weeks, he was getting more and more frustrated and kept talking to me about it complaining.
I kept telling him to keep at it...it will come.
After that two weeks on one hunt at a park next to a lake he told me he was at the end of his rope, he almost took the thing and threw it into the water...literally.
The very next day on the next hunt he took it out just one more time and on that one something clicked...finally, what I call an "AHA" moment happened and it all came together for him.
He has been using it for over three years now and has gone on to accomplish great things since then.
He is awful glad he didn't heave the thing into that lake or sell it like he was planning to do...now.
5 hours with this thing is not enough, if it was actually possible to do a Vulcan mind meld with you and pass on what I know and understand about these you would be shocked, and ultimately pleased you own such a remarkable tool.
Hopefully you have the patience to put in a bit more time before you give up.
It usually doesn't take long to get a good working knowledge, the more time you spend with it the more your mind will be blown.
This is not just an opinion but fact, it has happened to many over the years and not just me.
Ask questions about anything you want, plenty are happy to help and get you along that learning curve a bit faster.
