Tiger Shark Swing Speed

[Indian Steve]

Howdy All, I have had my Tiger Shark for a couple of years and love it. I hunt mostly fresh water lake swimming holes that vary from 12 to 15 inch deep sand to gravel and rock bottoms. I swing fast & low and cover a lot of ground. I set disc at about 4 and dig any repeatable signal. I do get a lot of finds compared to my normal water hunting partner with his Excal including lots of jewelry and clad and several bobbie pins per trip. It seems to me that I am doing it right but am wondering, especially in the deep sand, if I should be running all metal fast{ which I do occasionally} but swinging much slower to possibly get some of the deeper hits. Please let me know your opinions. Is my fast swing costing me deep targets? Thanks Steve

 

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[Terry Soloman]

Sure! Swing speed can work for, and against you with a lot of Tesoro machines. My rule of thumb with the Tiger is a "second hand" speed sweep to acquire deeper targets in thick mud or sandy cobble. In other words, I think of the second hand moving around the watch face, scanning slowly in an arc, then overlapping. If I get a repeatable whisper, THEN I'll wave the coil over the hit back and forth quickly to try and pick it up.

 

[Indian Steve]

Thanks Terry, I'm definitely swinging faster than that. I listen for little blips and then concentrate on that spot. I'll try your method tonight. Thanks again. steve

 

[randyalbin]

Slow is the way to go, for a 24" to 30" sweep...count one thousand one,,,one thousand two,,,,repeat