It's been areal eye opener to see gold items after only 2 days. When I hit the spot on Friday I left it clean.....2 days later....5 earrings and a ring. This is where careful observation allows me to calculate how many days to let my spots soak !! Most casual hunters will hit the spots once a month....more serious guys will go once a week. Im trying to go every 3 days in the summer. This method is my way of sabotage for the other hunters. The theory is to keep my spots cleaned up, so when these less dedicated hunters go out, they find very little because I keep it clean. This discourages them from going more often, or they move on to other spots. If I get in a war with another hunter.....I will leave all pop tops in situ !! What I've learned.....and its now 100% confirmed for me, is that more jewelry is lost on a weekly basis than anyone ever dreamed. I know this to be true, after a 4 year experiment on frequency of hunting the spots, and documenting just how much is found at each spot, and how much time has elapsed between hunts. It is not uncommon to find 2-5 pieces of jewelry at each spot after only 3 days of letting the spot soak.....when I say soak, I mean leaving the spot unhunted for 3 days at a time before trying it again. This frequency increases to its peak which is right now.....this time before school opens after summer break !! I've broken the will of several hunters with this method, and as is always the case, I'm now solo at several great spots.....the others have left it to me because I'm first one there, and last one to leave !! I love charging up to other hunters when I see them and saying....what have you found....look I got 5 gold rings !! 💍 I watch them deflate, and pack there machines and leave !!🤣😂😅🤣