Howdy all. Just pulled the trigger on a Fisher F5. After making my eyes bleed researching, I got tired of it all and went for it. Was considering the F2 and the Garrett 250, then I noticed what seemed like quite a bit better unit for not a lot more money. I was wondering if someone could maybe give me some beginner tips. Maybe some initial settings on the unit? I'm going to be hunting coins and jewelry here in the burbs where I live, and then expanding out from there when I get a little more experience.
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- Thread starter Brewsir
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Mike Hillis
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Welcome to the addiction, I mean, er, hobby. 
You picked a good machine in my opinion. The F5 is my all time favorite. Read the manual, spend some time bench testing it. Use the search function and locate some the past F5 posts. There are a quite of few of us with F5's and there is good info in many of the posts.
Ask if you have questions, relax and have fun.
I've got a post floating around here somewhere about setting up for EMI, then setting up for the ground conditions. See if you can find that one to start out on.
Good luck,
HH
Mike
You picked a good machine in my opinion. The F5 is my all time favorite. Read the manual, spend some time bench testing it. Use the search function and locate some the past F5 posts. There are a quite of few of us with F5's and there is good info in many of the posts.
Ask if you have questions, relax and have fun.
I've got a post floating around here somewhere about setting up for EMI, then setting up for the ground conditions. See if you can find that one to start out on.
Good luck,
HH
Mike
Mike Hillis
Well-known member
Yeah, the manual on the new ones are much better.
Best to start out where you can learn to dig neat holes. Maybe sand or ships for a couple of hunts while you learn how to pinpoint and retrieve.
Use what, sensitivty around 65/70 or so and maybe a -3 or -4 threshold. Use the tone modes you like best. Retrive the solid, repeatable signals for awhile, even the iron, so that you know what it's telling you.
You'll figure it out.
HH
Mike
Best to start out where you can learn to dig neat holes. Maybe sand or ships for a couple of hunts while you learn how to pinpoint and retrieve.
Use what, sensitivty around 65/70 or so and maybe a -3 or -4 threshold. Use the tone modes you like best. Retrive the solid, repeatable signals for awhile, even the iron, so that you know what it's telling you.
You'll figure it out.
HH
Mike
Big Boys Hobbies
Well-known member
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Get some clear packing tap about 6 foot long lay a penny down on sticky side than a foot away a pull tab than a dime than a nail than nickel than any junk you get the picture. Than lay 6 foot peace on top. Know you have something 2 practice on. Well last 4 years
good luck
Get some clear packing tap about 6 foot long lay a penny down on sticky side than a foot away a pull tab than a dime than a nail than nickel than any junk you get the picture. Than lay 6 foot peace on top. Know you have something 2 practice on. Well last 4 years
good luck
Do I understand correctly that if I want to include gold in my hunt that the unit needs to be set for all metals? And therefore, in order to include gold, I'd have to pick through more junk? Which would lead me to believe I should go to an area and hunt coins, then go back over the same area, with all metal settings to hunt gold? Is this logical, or am I making it more complex than it needs to be? I won't get the unit until Monday or Tues, so I'm trying to figure as much out as much as I can in advance. TIA
Mike Hillis
Well-known member
If you are turf hunting for coins and want to include gold, just put it in the 4 tone mode and recover all the nickel tones as well as the high tone for coins.. The nickel tone includes higher end foil and lower end tabs. Most of your gold rings will fit inside that 10 number segment. If you do that, you'll find many gold rings if they are there to find, without having to dig too much trash.
If you are hunting tot lots (sand or gravel or woodchip playground areas) you recover everything.
HH
Mike
If you are hunting tot lots (sand or gravel or woodchip playground areas) you recover everything.
HH
Mike