All great info here & they r telling the right things to start with the more u learn ur machine the more finds ull get,the better the finds will b. Try the detector brands section read threw it its a dedicated section for the people using bh machines. Since u said also that ur new to the hobby if u don't already have look into a decent digger something that'll cut nice plugs ( ur gonna want to practice digging plugs so u don't kill areas of grass that u been to),also gonna want a treasure pouch to one that has at least 2 pockets 1 for the good finds 1 for trash ( be sure to take trash u dig with u not only will it help u in the future returning to the place for future scans of the area, the grounds people will know ur not a hack) fill in ur holes, last that's pretty important a hand held pinpointer obviously u can detect without,but it will cut ur time down in each plug find by more then half,& it'll help with not damaging that rare coin,or rare peice of jewlery, the last & probly the most important thing have fun