This morning Swish and Swing...

[Pete in MI]

went out this morning before my wife, Sherry got up and did a bit of swishing and some swinging. Pretty chilly on the lake this morning with the wind blowing and a little choppy but still had a good time. I went to the 'newer' swimming area that replaced the one I had been detecting in earlier in the week.

Here is some pics of this mornings finds:
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1925 Wheat penny
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1938 Wheat penny:
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1950-D Wheat penny:
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With the Wheaties I've been getting I am wondering where the silver is?

Only found a dime, 2 Memorial pennies and the 3 Wheaties above during the swishing (water detecting). The rest of the coins were of swinging (dry land detecting) on the beach playground. One scoop of sand by a swingset turned up 2 quarters at the same time.

Total 16 coins for $1.43 (including the Wheaties).

Was hard going on the swish as there is so much rusty nails, rusty screws and other stuff in the water there. (Either I need more practice or the discrimination isn't quite right...had it set for foil, so I wouldn't miss gold.) Probably best thing was pulling out the rusty nails so no one would step on them when they go swimming. Thanking God once again for letting me 'seek and find' these little 'treasures'.

Hope everyone has a God blessed day.

 

[PaPa-Joe-Fla.]

n/t

 

[Pete in MI]

n/t

 

[Boston Bob]

n/t

 

[Gulf Hunter]

Pete, can you describe your settings, "how do you set for foil". Perhaps we could help you dial in better. Tell us what you got. I'll give it a go.
GH

 

[Pete in MI]

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Top left knob is rotated to the FOIL possition.
Top right: Sensitivity set to about 3 or 4 o'clock position
Bottom left toggle switch set to Motion Disc.
Bottom right I left on All Metal (when starting up the Stingray it has to be turned on with the toggle in Motion Disc. and in All Metal.)

I am a bit confused with the Motion and the No Motion.

I thought I read to be No Motion the Left toggle is set to center (straight up and down) and that in this position the Select can be set to either All metal or TR Disc.

I am thinking that the Motion detect is VLF where as the No Motion is TR. I know VLF will give greater depth than TR.

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In this pic both toggles are towards each other which I think is VLF only mode but in All metal. Hmmm probably explains why the Foil setting isn't working???? Confusion is from the toggle on the right stating TR Disc. I am not sure if that means there is no VLF Disc or it is only TR Disc...well I don't know.

So as the label reads this is VLF/TR/VLF Discriminator. Guess I am just not sure which toggle switch position and which Select mode I should be in for the top left to function. Like I say I think I'd like VLF Disc. for the depth and for the discrimination. Probably making this more difficult than it should be.

I appreciate the help.

 

[AllenOK]

Was a "Magnetic Sand Rake". Basically, it's 2 x 4", however long you like, with some of those "super magnets" attached along the lenth of it. Find a way to attach rope to either end. Take the "rake", out into your swimming area, and drop it into the water. Drag it back to shore, or if you're only hunting a pattern parallel to the shore, drag it that way. It should theoretically pick up and remove any small/lightweight magnetic targets, like nails, screws, boat parts, bobby pins (those drive me nuts), Canadian Clad, etc.

 

[Gulf Hunter]

You lost me Pete! Thought you had an Excal! I cannot help you with that unit, but perhaps there are others here, who are perhaps more well versed with that unit.