Picked it up yesterday and the beach is getting pounded today. Tomorrow and Monday should be good days. Time to head to my local NJ beaches. I hope I find some good stuff.
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Got my Surf Dual Field
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Deepdiger60
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Good luck hit those low spots in the wet sand . Nice machinesandfleas said:
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good luck you have a great machine,you can tell good targets from bad targets.good targets are really clear,bad targets are gargled,if you hear the double blip leave it those are bobby pins
therover
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You have a very good machine, but if you plan on hunting the wet sand in NJ, there will be some beaches where you will be digging iron nails and junk continuously. Especially after a storm. You will actually see the iron and nails on the surface. That doesn't say you won't find good targets too, it's just a VLF discriminating detector is preferred in those situations since you will dig a lot less junk and save time.
The double beep works on shallow iron...deeper iron no. And even then, some double beeps can be good targets.
When the weather gets better and you can hunt in the water ( don't do that tomorrow !), there will be less trash and dig all is the approach.
Since this is your first go round with it, I say dig all and have fun. Don't get discouraged though, when there is a lot more trash then treasure in your pouch. That is the way of the PI ( actually that is the way of the beach hunter)...especially hunting wet/dry sand. BUT...you may dig up a nice gold ring among all that iron because a VLF hunter walked over it due to iron masking and that puts you way ahead, fun and value wise.
The double beep works on shallow iron...deeper iron no. And even then, some double beeps can be good targets.
When the weather gets better and you can hunt in the water ( don't do that tomorrow !), there will be less trash and dig all is the approach.
Since this is your first go round with it, I say dig all and have fun. Don't get discouraged though, when there is a lot more trash then treasure in your pouch. That is the way of the PI ( actually that is the way of the beach hunter)...especially hunting wet/dry sand. BUT...you may dig up a nice gold ring among all that iron because a VLF hunter walked over it due to iron masking and that puts you way ahead, fun and value wise.
Sandman
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Welcome to TNet forum. You have a good detector there and hope you have a strong scoop. Check out the Sunspot Stealth. http://www.gold-scoop.com/thescoop.html
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therover
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Sandman hit it on the head with the Sunspot. I have one, and always use it when I hunt with my PI. The bucket is long and just as important...WIDE. Makes getting the target in one scoop a lot easier.
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Spent my first hours on the beach. Surf was pounding, wind blowing and spray and fog in the air. The seagulls were walking.
My detector arm is dead, my back hurts and my digging hand is sore. I dug some holes so deep I was afraid the cops would come by and say I need an excavation permit. I found lots of wire, nails, sunglass ear pieces and long bolts.
I also found 37 cents in clad. My earnings were about 12 cents an hour.
What did I learn? Well the Surf PI finds iron at over 12" with ease. Big long signals are wire or a long bolt at 14". Some wire gave a double beep. I think I am starting to learn the detector. Small short loud beeps were the clad.
I am hooked. I just have to get in shape; but that is why I bought the detector.
My detector arm is dead, my back hurts and my digging hand is sore. I dug some holes so deep I was afraid the cops would come by and say I need an excavation permit. I found lots of wire, nails, sunglass ear pieces and long bolts.
I also found 37 cents in clad. My earnings were about 12 cents an hour.
What did I learn? Well the Surf PI finds iron at over 12" with ease. Big long signals are wire or a long bolt at 14". Some wire gave a double beep. I think I am starting to learn the detector. Small short loud beeps were the clad.
I am hooked. I just have to get in shape; but that is why I bought the detector.
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digum smacks
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wtg,if you hunt in the water,it is easier to tell what the targets are,all the targrts on dry land sound almost the same 
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digum smacks
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you think you are hooked now wait till that big chunk of gold winks at you
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