correct technique. question.

[Mirco]

Hi all!

I cannot figure out how to do it at the same time with only two hands - to have water MD in right hand and big heavy water scoop in left one. How to dig if I got a signal while wading knee deep or waist deep? With one left hand? Or to let the MD floating and to dig with two hands? Or else? How to learn the correct techniques? Any ideas or hints to share? Any instructional videos on water/wading detecting and recovering objects? I am hesitant to go to the beach with my new PI PRO because of it. I have no idea how to dig and recover with one left hand only.

Thank you men and women!

 

[Mat in MA]

[size=medium]It's a little difficult at first, but the more you practice the better you'll get. To keep the detector from getting away from me I have a rope around my waist with clips on the end. One end clips on to the rope around me and the other end I wrap a couple of times around the handle of my detector and clip it back to the rope.

Now when I get a target and pinpoint it, I can let go of my detector without it getting away from me. This gives me two hands to work the scoop. The more times you use the scoop to retreive something you'll be able to dig and lift the scoop with one hand. Goold luck!
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[Diane]

If you are right handed carry the scoop in your left hand. When you walk into the water let your scoop be by your side and detect slowly. When you get a signal move your foot forward till you feel your coil then back off a little. Then move your scoop away with your foot still in the same spot. Then put the scoop in and dig. When it has the sand in it, move it to your left and then put your detector back to where you took the sand out. You will feel the hole. If the signal is gone, the target is in your scoop shake the sand and and see what you have inside. Sometimes there may be something that is small that can get through the holes. If that happens your target will fall out back into the water just go back and dig it up again but this time take the scoop with all the sand in it back up onto the beach and dump it out where the water won't take it away. Then dump and check and see where the target is with your coil. It takes some practice but with trial and error you will figure it all out. Good luck!

 

[Dig]

I dig left handed. You grow some guns after a while and it gets much easier...Now I can dig anything with my right hand..lol

 

[Beachcomber]

It takes practice but eventually you learn to dig with your left hand and left foot and to do it one handed. Even if you are right handed you will learn to do your digging with the left hand and foot. One thing to watch out for especially on the beach is that when you are digging do not balance yourself against your detector while you are digging. The only way to learn this is by doing but eventually it will seem quite natural!

HH

Beachcomber

 

[Magicman]

You got to do what is comfortable for you. I swing with the left and when I find a target I place the scoop just behind the coil and move my detector. When in the surf I use the scoop to keep me stable also. You will find what works for you. Just keep doing it and you will figure it out.

 

[GaBeachsweeper]

When I get a signal I generally put the toe of my left foot at back of the coil then place the blade of the scoop just in front of my toe and go to town. The targets lost are nearly always due to being too small for the holes in the scoop OR it's a worthless pulltab washing around in the currents.

 

[Maui Mike]

My new D-mond scoop should be here tuesday!!! Do you put a lanyard on your scoop too , anyone.. Mahalo Mikey

 

[scubadetector]

Buy scuba gear, forget the scoop and wave your hand over the target. A small indention starts to form and soon you will see your target. Pick it up and put it in your bag. A lot easier!!

OK back to your scheduled discussion!!

 

[Mat in MA]

[size=medium]I don't think scuba gear would work that well in only 2 feet of water. [/size]

 

[scubadetector]

n/t

 

[bdahunter]

I don't think I'd want to dig a 2 foot deep hole by fanning with my hand or even a ping pong paddle. For deep holes in dense sand a scoop is the only way to go. A little practice and it will come naturally.

Cheers,

 

[kered]

Wow you got a tector that will ping something worthwile a 2 foot? what make is it i want one

 

[bdahunter]

I hit the watch I found this Saturday past at 2 feet and had to dig a crater to stop the sand from caving back in on it even though the sand was mostly hard packed. I hit targets at 18" quite regularly and have found gold rings at close to the 24" mark.
Zero mineralization and a very hot setting helps get the max out of the Excal 1000. No B.S., in optimum conditions you can hit that deep with an Excal 1000.

Cheers,

BDA

 

[PaPa-Joe-Fla.]

The handling of the scoop will come as second nature with practice. I never give it much though any more it just happens. As far a fanning with your hand, that is not much good in dirty water or rough waves, but if conditions allow it works OK. Different conditions take different approaches just depends on what you like most. Good luck and like riding a bike practice makes perfect. HH

 

[Tony]

I find anyone making claims of (up to 24") on coin sized targets are really stretching things a bit.

I have used high powered PI's (Minelab SD2100) on white sand beaches and have dug old targets to about 20"....not an inch deeper.

I have been detecting for 20 years so I am experienced.

I have used and owned 2 Excaliburs and on these same mineral free beaches (sand like icing sugar)....and with the detector as max sensitivity...I am getting depths of about 15" MAXIMUM.

I'm worried that newcomers will have a totally unrealistic expectation of detector depths such as you have posted.

I post this message with good intention.

Tony.

 

[Ron Lord]

Go out and get you 1/4 INCH rope about 3 to 4 ft. long . Put a loop in each end one end on your detector ,one on your wrist. This way you can get rid of your detector when you find a target.This will give you two hands to dig with .When you are done you can retreive your detector without harmming the detectors cables.Everyone that reads this should do this ,this will be less were and tear on your detector.
HH everyone , Ron Lord Naples, FL 30years of uses

 

[grumpyolman]

When you get that rope, consider getting 'woven' rope rather than braided. It;s a little more expensive but is flexible and will stay flexible. I have some old braided rope that will stand up against a wall by itself. Not comfortable to grasp or to have hanging from your body. Another consideration is do you want to have the rope made out of synthetic or more approximate plastic? The softer nyon will sink a bit while the plastic, the yellow stuff, will float. Depends on whether you want it to sink down to you side somewhat out of the way, or you want it floating ride beside you so you can grab it anywhere along it's length. Another personal hunting preference. Regards...Jim

 

[Ron Lord]

n/t

 

[bdahunter]

Tony:
I can appreciate your skepticism on finding gold rings 24" deep, you're not the first to suggest this but it doesn't mean that it's not true. I get exceptional depth in Bermuda, especially when there is no wave action and the sand is flat. I've measured off some of my really deep finds with a tape measure and they come in from 20" to 24" deep on occassion. I'm not saying that I find targets that deep every time I go out, if conditions aren't optimum then depth is cut back significantly; but I have found targets that deep and verified the depth. There is no source for mineralization in Bermuda, no rivers to bring mineralized sand down to the beach and no mineralized rock that isn't buried by a minimum of 50 feet of coral limestone, 200 feet is the average coverage. The only source of mineralization is iron brought here by man and that is minimal considering that there is no industry in Bermuda outside of tourism and international finance. It's a very unique location, geologically speaking.
The truth is an absolute defence so no offence taken.

Cheers,

BDA