iffy signal strategy - how to get the deepest coins?

[texastreasures]

I have a question about iffy signals. If I get a good smooth tone (faint and high-pitched), but can only repeat the tone when I swing in one direction, should I dig? I've only been digging if I can repeat the signal when scanning from all different directions. Maybe this is why I'm not getting any deeper than six inches with my Whites M6? Do the coins that are 7 or 8" deep produce consistent tones when scanned in all directions?

 

[Nauti]

Dig,Dig,Dig.If the signal is sharp it's definately worth digging.....some will be trash but some will be good targets.I own a matrix M6 and it will definately find targets at over 6 inches.It's not the deepest machine going but it has a fast recovery speed and is very sensitive to small items....overall it's a great detector.

 

[ohio fred]

When i can get a one way signal its deep but reads good i usually dig because it might be a coin or object on edge,a lot of factors play into the decision to dig.The area you are hunting in, the ground minerals the size coil a lot of factors that come together in your head as you are hunting and catch a signal .I believe buried in your subconscious that from hunting so long and recovering and disappointment's sum of the results are buried there and are called on when making that decision.This is why sometime you will pass over a signal and it will register a solid junk but yet you have something that tells you that something isn't quit correct and you dig found many good objects this way,that the machine said pass on by.Like a high school ring on way back to car in hurry machine running go over signal and hear it and look at the machine and says penny keep moving didn't want to dig a penny went a few feet and something inside me says that didn't sound correct go back and dig big high school ring about 20 years old only down 3 or 4 inches.I believe a lot of dig or don't dig is from past experience and with help of the machine we make a decision.Maybe this sounds a little far reaching.Hope this helps.But on the other hand their is the dig everything theory,but in some areas i hunt i would be crawling on the ground hunting and digging because of all the signal and trash.Good luck and good hunting.Wow now my head hurts .But what you learn over the years digging and not digging all come together some call experience some call luck.

 

[Rob (IL)]

I agree with Fred. I'm sure on my lazy days I have left some great rings in the ground, but as Fred said in some areas it just isn't much fun to dig all targets. Rob

 

[ky hunter]

Hey Texas

I have the M6 and wonder the same thing about iffy signals. I like the 7 tones mode but when I get a one way I switch to monotone ( trigger in center position ) as I find this mode to ID better and be a little deeper for me. It seems to ID iron better for me and I notice that if one way the numbers are high and the other way they are iron than most of the time it's rusty iron. This happened to me about two weeks ago after a rain, as it seams that makes rusty iron more of a problem but the signal was good one way but not locking on and very bounce the other way on mostly low iron numbers. I had just dug a 1950 Rosie so I always do a ten to twenty foot perimeter search and dig most signals in that circle. this signal pinpointed at 7 inch's so I dug a deep plug and found a 1920 merc on edge at four inch's. I dig alot of iffy signals because I want to learn what it is trying to tell me. Good Luck and H.H. BoB

 

[littletwig]

With my M6 I run in tones. When I get that faint little whisper high tone or nickle tone and can get it to repeat, I don't care if it is only repeating in one direction, I will dig it. I have found a lot of deep dimes that are standing on end as well as nickles and quite a few small gold ear studs and small silver jewelery. I have also dug a lot of tabs and trash but that part of the game.

 

[Nancy-IL]

Oh yes......DIG! What's a few seconds of digging if you come across a rare find? Plus you will never have to double guess yourself if you don't dig it.........and wishing you had. HH, Nancy

 

[khouse]

To find the deep targets you have to run the sens as high as possible to the point of falsing. Lock the tracking. Disc at 9 o'clock or less. Then when you get a faint signal. Crank your sens way up just on that target. Then make short quick sweeps directly over the target. This can make an iffy signal to a good one. But even if it doesn't you have to dig those.