Tesoro Vaquero :tesoro::usaflag: Dirt Fishing :detecting:

[tabman]

I decided to give the site that I was at yesterday another going over, but this time with the Vaquero and 9 x 8 inch coil combination to get a little more depth. As hard as I hunted the site yesterday, there are still some good targets coming out of the ground. Every time that I dug a wheat penny I got fired up to search harder for a silver coin. It's just a matter of time before I pop a big silver coin, because as you can see I'm at a good location for old coins. I kept finding wheat pennies (1941, 1944, 1939, 1942, 1922) but couldn't get my coil over any silver. I found a 1986 Canadian Penny, 1907 Liberty Nickel, 1948 Turkish Kurus, 1890 Indian Head Penny, but still no silver. I decided to work a section of sidewalk that I've gone over numerous times with all kinds of different detectors. Low and behold, I got a sweet sounding audio right next to the sidewalk and popped a 1954 Rosie. That was it for silver, my last dig was a fish.

I really like this Vaquero. You can find all kinds of neat stuff with it.

tabman

 

[Fletch88]

Nice finds Tabman! You had a killer day!

 

[machineman]

Nice, you make me want a vaq more and more.

 

[kaolinwasher]

I know the vaq hit a dime in my badd soil @ 8" deep i was really amazed that was as good as my GT sov

 

[tabman]

Nice, you make me want a vaq more and more.

Looking at the size of the Vaquero and to feel it's super light weight, you wouldn't think it would be such a deep hitter. It just amazes me what it can do.

The trick to using the Vaquero is to only use a slight threshold and the maximum sensitivity that you can use without it getting unstable and giving off too many false signals.

Keeping a slight negative ground balance helps with depth. Too much negative it will start to get unstable and give off false signals. You want quiet and stable.

I also found that setting the discrimination at the point where a foil cap just starts to break up works great for finding small gold rings and not having to dig too much foil.

It goes deep for silver coins, but it really excels at nailing deep nickels and gold rings. To top it all off, it's just super fun to use, because how quiet and smooth it runs.

tabman

 

[hatpin]

You keep finding good stuff. I have to find more areas next year. Im striking out a lot lately.

 

[tabman]

You keep finding good stuff. I have to find more areas next year. Im striking out a lot lately.

It's hit and miss sometimes for me. I'm lucky to have some good areas to detect. Finding a new hot spot puts big smile on my face.

tabman

 

[tabman]

Nice finds Tabman! You had a killer day!

Thanks. I just love it when I hear a faint deep audio response, because I know that there's a chance of it being a good target to dig.

tabman

 

[CZconnoisseur]

Nice digs there! Need I guess where you found all those goodies?

Hopefully next week's weather will be more conducive to detecting and maybe we can get out together again! Keep pulling those old goodies - it's very motivating!

 

[Minas man]

The skill of the detectorist is also a factor as we have seen many novice users of the Vaquero on the forum that are unable to harness the power of this detector. By your finds it is obvious that you have mastered the Vaquero Tabman. Thanks for sharing your finds and settings.

Minas man

 

[Rainyday101]

Great job Tabman! What is the silver tally for the year?

 

[tabman]

Great job Tabman! What is the silver tally for the year?

I don't know, it was over a hundred a few months back.

I guess I'll have to do a final count when the dealing done for the year. A group shot may be warranted.

My best find so far for year is a Civil War belt plate. A large gold ring and a Spanish Reale are close seconds.

tabman