:usaflag: The benefits of using a sifter!! :detecting:

[Cupajo]

This AM at 8 I waded out into our calm local waters to see how much metal I could remove from the waters edge out into the water for the distance of a long coil swing. (I was in knee-deep water.)

Both my hunting partner Frank and I have worked this short stretch to death, but I know from experience that no matter how hard you work an area there are still pieces of metal there to be found.

I brought along my little Fuji to record how important my sifter is to me for finding small targets.

The first shot shows the small stones left after I washed out the excess, but the dark colored piece of metal blended in so well with the stones I couldn't find it.

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Rather than waste a lot of time I ran the coil over the all plastic sifter and determined the target was there.

With my Vibra-Probe pinpointer I located the small fishing-net weight and separated it from the stones as shown in the next shot.

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Pic 3 is of the weight in my glove and 4 is of a curious Gull that was only 6' or so away at one point during this exercise.

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The very next target was a .22 Caliber cartridge case (shown in my next post) that was also tough to find and easily can fall through my scoop holes, so I make it a habit of dumping the scoop into the sifter as quickly as possible just to avoid losing the targets.

GL&HH Friends,

CJ

 

[ivanll]

A sifter is fine in calm water and when one can park close to where one beach hunt.
I often have walking distance and white capped waves and so try to lower the amount of gear to carry. (I would use a sifter if conditions permitted)

Inserted a very fine SS mesh in the bottom of one of my scoops to retain little bits we have plenty of, it's a waste of time and effort to try and catch the same item two or three times.

The mesh paid off at the last night water hunt by retaining the little silver ear stud.

ivanll

 

[OldBeechnut]

Lew I would almost bet you were out there with these guys, years ago hitting it hard, Just like you do right now...nice gold on the other Post!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzFvo-Jt8Oc

 

[Cupajo]

It's always a pleasure to hear from you Ivan!!

The sifter is all plastic except for the anchor weights I drag behind it to control its movements.

It isn't heavy and I attach it to my scoop handle and place that over my shoulder to carry them both to the water.

It can quickly become a liability in rough water though and should not be used.

Many thanks for you info Friend,

CJ

 

[Cupajo]

Thanks for the video Joe!!

I enjoyed watching the Millers and the old Whites machines in action!

GL&HH Friend,

CJ

 

[fsa46]

I could never could get that close to Lew with both of us using DFPI machines as those guys in the video. He had to shut his off the other day just to come over and coach me on using my new machine, because of the interference.

 

[SERIC]

Gulls are not curious, they are hungry!
He is waiting for the worms you are digging out from the deep of the sand !

 

[Cupajo]

During this hunt I recovered 46 targets from a very stony bottom where many of the large stones are immovable and sometimes so close together it is hard to get a scoop between them.

The large white surface of the sifter allows me to spread out the stones enough that I can find the small targets with my tired old eyes.

Many times it is nearly imposible to find them without my pin-pointer.

I regularly recover heads off of brass screws, .22 caliber bullets, small round crimp-on fishing sinkers, small wire staples and other tiny bits of metal.

Sometimes they are so small the can fall through the 7/32" holes in the bottom of my sifter and are hard to pick up with heavy rubber gloves.

I often slide the target to the wall of the sifter and drag it to the top where I can pinch it between my fingers to put it safely in my pouch.

I have recovered BBs such as used in BB guns which attests to the sensitivity of the Dual Fields circuitry.

I hope my ramblings are useful to you Friends,

CJ