Noob here

[RECON488]

Hi everyone,

I am new to this wonderful world of metal detecting. It's still a little cold here in N.J. but i went out yesterday to a park/baseball field/soccer field and ran around there for about an hour. I did not find any great treasures...My first find was a 1981 quarter. I have a bounty hunter quick silver and a pin pointer that sure was handy. I can now say i am a pro at finding aluminum cans. I got a lot of hits and dug very deep and just found cans. I do enjoy this and cant wait until we get some warmer weather. I am going to the Pocono mountains tomorrow and will take my detector with me. If anyone has any tips for me PLEASE shoot em my way. I am reading everything i can find about detecting. I have a back pack with a small shovel a small rake type hand tool, popsicle sticks to mark targets. A camera and my pinpointer. I look forward to any help anyone can offer me.

 

[squarenail_cache]

practice practice practice . Before you know it you will be making good finds. Another tip is to do the research and find old picnic groves cellar holes and such and that is where many good finds lie. good luck and good happy hunting

 

[jazzman58]

Nothing beats "stick time" and research as squarenail said. Swing your coil with overlapping swings and try not to lift the coil at the end of each swing. You can work the areas you are detecting in a grid pattern. Depending on the size of the area you can divide them up into smaller sections, for example 10ft by 10ft. Work them "north to south" then go over the same area "east to west". Some even will run the same area diagonally. Dig all signals when first starting out and learn what your detector is telling you. Eventually you will be able to tell the good targets from the less desirable ones. I myself started out with the Quick Silver about 7 or 8 years ago. Good machine, in my opinion. Found my first wheat penny and silver necklace pendant with it right here in my own yard. Don't get discouraged as you WILL dig trash, everybody does. Above all have fun, isn't that what a hobby is all about?

Jeff

 

[Karl]

Congrats on Joining the Hobby, and like whats already been said, research and lots of practise will find the treasures you seek.

 

[PowerDetecting]

take your time and listen to the target try and dig good repeatables when first starting out. Gage cans if it sounds big lift you coil off the ground if you still hit it with the coil a foot off the ground you know its a big target then its up to you weather you want to dig a big target or not.