need help with my garrett at pro

[tt2tall75]

Im new to detecting not sure if im using it right i dig a hole with a good bell tone and sometimes there is something there and sometimes theres not why? I would appreciate any help or advice thank you.

 

[RobRieman]

Make sure you are ground balancing properly and lower the sensitivity a couple notches if it's a trashy area and your getting a lot of falsing. Use pro mode also to hear the iron signals as there may be a piece of old rusted iron in the hole with a nice big halo that your picking up. It will break up and disappear when you dig.

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

1. Dont use STD Mode
2. Dont use STD Mode...lol

Really thou...If thats what you are using, it will drive you nuts...the PRO mode will be the best way to go. It took me awhile to understand the machine. So dont get discouraged

 

[tt2tall75]

Thank you for the help it's much appreciated off I go gassape point ri

 

[Opie]

tt2, sorry to hear your having trouble. Diggin is right standard mode will drive you crazy with how delayed it is on targets. Also, if you haven't already got one, get a pinpointer. An inexpensive one is 12 bucks at Harbor Freight, a cheap one is better than none at all. The Garrett Pro Pointer is a real good one but considerably more money. I have a Video out soon of the new Xpointer, and I have really loved it. Learn the Garrett heal to toe pinpoint method this how too video is on their web site and will help a lot. Stay Gold!!

 

[ringking76]

You might want to try the wiggle back method to pinpoint,it's my choice of PP and everyone's right Pro is the only way to go.

 

[Fourman110]

Pro mode will help. If the item is really loud, I usually pick up the coil a foot off the ground and see if it's still there and loud. If it is, keep walking. If it's not, I'll pinpoint it from one direction, visually mark where it is, then turn 90° and pinpoint it with the metal detector from that direction. At first I had a hard time keeping a visual mark on the spot, so I'd walk with a wood chip, rock or something and put that in the spot I first pin-pointed, then go 90° and check it again. After some experience, you'll readily be able to move away from that. With even more experience, you'll be able to get the bulk of the items without doing the two step pinpointing.

I like to cut a plug about the same diameter as the depth. So if it's 4" deep, I cut about a 4" diameter plug, though I don't go much bigger than 8" diameter. Also, I got into a habit of making sure the tip of the digger isn't going to slice through the depth I think the target is at. I've scratched some coins and it's not fun. If it's 4" deep for instance, I'll dig only a couple of inches, use the Garrett pinpointer to ID the exact spot, then dig around and deeper than the treasure, trying to get it in a clump of dirt.

Whatever you do, good luck.

 

[tt2tall75]

Thank you for all your help it is much appreciated I'm going out tomorrow morning we'll see what happens

 

[Goose MKII]

Im new to detecting not sure if im using it right i dig a hole with a good bell tone and sometimes there is something there and sometimes theres not why? I would appreciate any help or advice thank you.

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