Calif hunt

[Low-Boy/LCPM]

I got permission to hunt an old sight that dates back to the 1890s..It is a castle the only other one in Calif. We had about six hours of hunting and even know that is a lot of time it is not enough time with the size of the area.

So I thought how am I going to hunt with the F75 and the DD coil...I like two tone and a sens as high as I can run it but I thought I might as well try NASA Tom's way mono tone disc on 5-6.

Anyway I found the detector to have a lot of bad dirty hits. And I am use to a multy tone CZ3 that locks in on targets and you get a high tone and dig it. But I said I may not get a chance to hunt this area again so lets to it Tom's way.

Well when I got a good mono tone I would look at the VDI and dig and 9 out of 10 times it was a good target. Thank God the good mono tones were not a lot of trash readings because I would have gone crazy.

I pulled out some really great old buttons and some old wheat's and a lot of history...We started to think the F75 would do better with the other coil on coins and I have noticed that at parks in four tone the 11" DD has a hard time working even if I use 0 disc and a sens as high as I can go. So I started to think the other 10" coil may be the ticket for turf hunting.

We started to talk about the new vision and how it would take me 10 minutes to look at the graphs and freq and size of the target before I dug it and that would take our 6 hours and cut it half.

Crosby and I said hell, with the F75 and one tone if it is a good mono tone and has a VDI that is in the range you want you just dig it and see what you got. It is a lot faster that way and today it payed off and made me realize that I will stick with Fisher and get the new coil and maybe the 5" DD also.

I will post some photos...hey Tom what do you think about the coinstrike for turf hunting and iron masking???

 

[jim tn]

Excellent hunt and report. Sounds, and from the looks of your finds, like a nice spot. It is taking me some to get used to monotone having used 3 & 4h tones so much and long, but I am using it more and more myself with disc. 6. Our ground right around here is usually pretty good, so I am able to run 90's sen, 4h tones and 0 disc. , as well. At least, as long as I can handle it. Nice hunt, L. HH jim.

 

[markg]

n/t

 

[zaxfire69]

Yeah Low Boy. I too am learning Nasa Tom's Monotone Technique. It sort of reminds me of the old school detectors. There weren't any VDI readings just audio to go by. I think the setting will come in really well at my old civil war site i detect from time to time. I have figured out that Monotone is the way to go on clean sites. A little chattery on the tot lot scene , but sites where most iron has been removed it works well.

 

[geologyjohn]

Low-Boy, I enjoyed watching your Castle video. I also hunt N.Cal. with an F-75. Did you figure out your "WSS" button found at the castle? If not, I can tell you that it is an old "Whittier State School" button from S. Cal. Hope this helps. Keep on diggin, Geologyjohn

 

[Low-Boy/LCPM]

Thanks so much!

 

[Derrelld]

Sweet finds