Ha Potsi,
It is hard to detect small gold very deep.
If you want to detect very small gold like prospectors do,
then you need a prospecting specific metal detector.
For small gold jewelry in tot lots, the Vaquero does very well.
You can get good depth using the all metal mode.
Disc mode ID's better, but a combination of the two modes
works well for me.
The 5.75" concentric coil is more sensitive to small gold jewelry.
It is probably the best choice. The 7" concentric works almost
as well. The 4" will be a little more sensitive, but much less depth.
Quality headphones are the most important accessory. I don't
mean cheep $50 Whites or $50 dollar Fisher headphones. Get
a set of Killer B's. Their the best. Only $76 and free shipping.
Gray Ghost and Rats work well also. Killer B's are Killer though.
With the $50 dollar ones you have to pay shipping and you get
junk to use. Believe me, it's worth every penny.
If you want to find small gold in a tot lot, it's not hard if it's there.
Remember, recoveries can be made quickly in a tot lot. Sand and
gravel usually only takes pushing with the foot to uncover targets.
I found 129 coins in 40 minutes one time and some jewelry in the
process. It was an extremely clean tot lot with pea gravel.
Here's pics from that 40 minute hunt showing all recoveries including trash.
That's real gold my friend. And there's more where that came from.
Here's how you do it.
Set your discrimination all the way down. Set your sensitivity at 9 or 10.
No need to super tune. When getting close to metal objects and reinforced
concrete, you will need to lower your sensitivity. If conditions are too bad
you will need to back off those settings until you can hunt OK without too
much falsing. Remember raising your coil while IDing can help ID the target.
Dig all good signals and some of those iffy ones. You'll learn those by digging.
Or in most cases by pushing sand or gravel with your foot. You may have to
chase said target a little. Using a pin pointer may help some.
If you do this with your headphones, after a while you will become so good,
you won't need much discrimination any more. You become the one who
decides when to dig. Your brain becomes the discriminator.
That will increase your skill, your confidence and your quality of finds. It will
also teach you much more than anyone like me can tell you.
You know what to do. No excuses now. You just have to do it. I think you'll
be glad you did.
HH,
