School me on the 6" 3khz Digger coil (ordered one)

[Terrible Tom]

Well folks after all of the advice and reading what I could about the Digger coil I ordered one. From what I have read it seems there are some who have stated the operation is different than other coils and may take some additional skills to master its use . I would like to pick the brains of this forum for any and all tips that will ease my transition to this new low frequency coil. I want to make sure I can skunk my hunting pardner and his AT Pro the next time we go out.

 

[surfchunker]

just go slow, low and overlap ...

 

[Old Longhair]

Stability is key. Go slow, and if it's talking too much back off the sensitivity. If you experience a lot of wrap-around high tones, then you're not going slow enough.
That coil is hot and sees deep, which takes time, and it's easy to find yourself going too fast with little coils because they cover so little ground.

 

[mapper65]

Turn your detector on press the ground balance tracking button and go. Everything else will come to you.

Like OLH said, take your time and go slow. If you were comfortable with your existing coil, within a few weeks you will master the this coil. Your TID's can be slightly skewed at times but not that much different than what you were used to seeing.