Dig everything 40 and up?

[MonsterTab]

Got a at pro on the way, I'm guessing stick it in pro zero, discriminate nothing and dig everything that gives me a 40 or better repeatable signal? That the jist of it?

 

[Southwind]

I have dug a few pieces of gold that had a VDI of 40 such as chains and a small pendent, but most read more in the 43 and up range. You'll recover a lot of foil that reads in the 40 range.

 

[Leslie(nova scotia)]

n/t

 

[WildOutdoorAddict]

Yes,It's really best to dig everything 40 and up anyway until you really learn the tones vs the vdi because you'll learn that the tones trump the numbers you see most times.. and not always repeatable.. but most times it holds true.. Your ear will learn the sweet sounds of even the faint deep targets, but that comes with use..There is a lot of different variables that can affect the tone and vdi,IE.. soil moisture, mineral content deepness of the target even the way it is laying etc...sometimes you may not get a vdi reading only a tone if it's deep enough.. be alert and curious to dig..you'll learn it well.. It's a good machine..Good luck!

 

[fongu]

Works for me.

 

[Swingbeepdig]

Dig all 40+ take trash with you and you will find the goodies

 

[firstring]

The more range of signals you dig, the more variety of targets dug, a great way to learn your machine. Sometimes a person has to get some those low 40s (uglies) out of the way to "see" what's underneath, especially at parks. Happy hunting.

 

[Grunter]

Its been my experience that 42-45 is foil anything less or more is probably a better target.

 

[firstring]

Its been my experience that 42-45 is foil anything less or more is probably a better target.

I thought like that. 42 -45, foil and aliminum and aluminum and foil, kind of getting tired of it. Made a game of it. Call it before I dig it - it wasn't foil at all but had the markings 14k. Lesson learned. Odds are it is foil. Sometimes I take those odds, sometimes I don't. It just depends on how I feel, and that could be an expensive mistake. It's a choice.

 

[CladDog]

I thought like that. 42 -45, foil and aliminum and aluminum and foil, kind of getting tired of it. Made a game of it. Call it before I dig it - it wasn't foil at all but had the markings 14k. Lesson learned. Odds are it is foil. Sometimes I take those odds, sometimes I don't. It just depends on how I feel, and that could be an expensive mistake. It's a choice.

Very very true.

Anything above iron you don't dig might be a gold target. Period. End of story.

The path to gold is littered with a lot of junk. You cannot avoid it.

 

[ralph]

I've dug (on the beach) a couple small gold chains (and only a couple)that had a 38 & 40 vdi. usually don't dig below 40, only on the beach. Many machines won't see small gold chains but the atpro does.

 

[CladDog]

Just curious, how big were those chains?