Hunting in trash

[Rob (IL)]

I hunted a 15ft triangle at a school today. The area was very trashy. I used a modified Trash program and the 6x10 coil. The recovery delay was 35 and the ground filter was 5 High. This let me move slower and the detector would even hit at the front and back edge of some coins. I ran the RX at 7 but it could be reduced to help with masking. I was also running salt compensate but I didn

 

[lazy boy]

nice find 14" of snow here hunting on hold a day or two

 

[nw1886]

Looks like a lot of diggin' with worthwhile results!! (That delay sure is a tight one!) Big congrats to you!

 

[Larry (IL)]

Congratulations on the gold and silver Rob........... That is a lot of digging but you needed the exercise anyway......

 

[BHNugget]

Very impressive for a 15ft triangle Rob!

 

[ohio fred]

Nice finds that is what i like to see thanks for the pics.

 

[Rob (IL)]

Actually it was 2 triangles and I think the 35 delay is like an MXT. Rob
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[tab-nabit]

Nice finds - you'd think some day they would come up with a icon for pencil erasure tips.
I hunt trashy spots the most - finds are in the mix and seems many find cleaner ground to detect. That's okay with me. Use small coils, work slow, and lots of digging. Sometimes you can hunt and dig allot and not go far. My buddies seem to go on for less trash and that's good. It's a challenge at times but can be worth it,

 

[Nancy-IL]

Great finds in such a small space. You sure got in a lot of digging there. Congrats on the rings and all, I'm very impressed! HH, Nancy

 

[ohio fred]

Nice finds the area doesn't look real big machine must be working and so must the operator.

 

[Ray-Mo.]

If you have sites with that much buried clad you must still have a lot of older coins at some sites as well,Ray.

 

[Rob (IL)]

Nope, I'm down in Texas for the winter and there are no older sites I have found. The schools are fenced off also. The few parks are trashy and haven't produced much. The site was built in 1928 and hasn't even produced a Wheatie. This spot and one tot lot that are all that has produced much. The idea of the post was to show how I hunt in trash and give me settings. Rob

 

[DrJoeprime]

Rob,

Were you digging in turf (as the Google Earth photo seems to indicate)?

HH Joe

 

[Rob (IL)]

Yes I was digging in turf, it's sandy. With the DX1 is could pinpoint the majority of the targets and didn't have to dig holes for them. I popped them out. In this Texas grass ( more like vines) the targets were shallow for the most part.