Confused, need help with vanishing signals?

[rarysgaard]

I have been experiencing a very confusing & frustrating situation lately. I have been hunting with my Excal11 & my HHPI and get what sounds like good signals only to dig & dig and find nothing in the scoop & the signals getting weaker or disappear altogether. Then suddenly I will dig a ring or a nail etc. I can't tell a difference or explain what is going on? The signals sound the same, but the results are different. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[scubadetector]

One, The item your digging goes deeper beyond your coils reach.

Two The itrem is actually a piece of junk and once you break the halo effect the item no longer registers as good.

Three You are chasing a pulltab or light piece of alunimum that loves to dance with the surf and pull the dissapearing act.

Four In trying to dig the object you place it closer to a piece of iron and that kills your signal

Five, I fish saw what you were after and decided it wanted it more than you did




Well maybe not number 5 but this is just some of the reasons good signals vanish.

 

[bob.oz]

Ive chased sinkers...small split shots,that fall back into the hole or end up as shake!!

 

[bootyhoundpa]

foil and tiny objects that slip thru the scoop holes drive me crazy too...... i might suggest taking only 1 or 2 inches of sand off of target at a time thay way if its something like a stud earing or tiny target you are less likely to totally loose the signal.... i hunt a lake that has its fair share of foil bits...when ever i get a signal i rub my coil over the target several times while appling light pressure...if the target seem to move about with every swing then i know its a piece of foil....if the target sound gets more pronounced while massaging the sand with the coil and stays in one place then i know this is a denser target worth investigating further.... this lake i hunt has a section that tends to give me some chatter and i dont know why either.... get tiny chirp,swing coil back over-nothing.... but from working that lake so many times i now know the difference between chatter and a target.....also if your sensetivity is too high you are more prone to fantom signals....

 

[tvr]

Therover's #5 could be true too. Couple years back there was an article in the news about a bass that was caught; and when cleaned for dinner, it had a nice big old class ring in it's belly.
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[jkoaltrades]

Therover's #5 could be true too. Couple years back there was an article in the news about a bass that was caught; and when cleaned for dinner, it had a nice big old class ring in it's belly.
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