Your Detector Is Only A Tool.

[plidn1]

Having a detector that does everything but shine your shoes is great. But it will only do half the job.
You have to train your mind to focus every minuet of the day to find treasure.

So many times I have been out and about and found valuable jewelry just laying on the ground.
You would not believe how many times I have found an item of value before the detector is close to it.
Here is an example I posted in an earlier thread:

I was once hunting a tot on a cold, drizzly, day and the wind was blowing about 35 mph.
I glanced over at the sand box and it was smooth as glass. Then I realized in the middle laying on top of the sand, was a long, 14 K gold chain, like someone had layed it out in a straight line for me to find.

The strange thing was, it took a minuet or so to realize what I was looking at. Because I have let my mind get lazy and focused on only what the detector found and not what I was looking for.

If your mind does not recognize what you are looking at, you lose. How many times do you look for something that is in plain sight but don't see it?
There are many ways to keep your mind focused for treasure. On rainy days check around the drains in the parking lots or check the fence line on windy days. These are just a couple of exercises you can do to stay sharp.
I am always looking for what is on the ground every where I go. It just amazes me how many times I do find items of value.
Not every day is a payday, but if you're in the right frame of mind, you can bring them closer together.

 

[mike5853]

Great tip, and reminder! Thanks

 

[RedRockNv]

That is a great tip. One of the better ones I might argue to say. I was in a local park and found a pocket spill. There was easily $4 in random clad all in the same pile but it had been there so long it was beginning to sink in to the root layer. How long had it been there? Couple months would be my guess. In plain sight much of the time. I would think. People must have walked right over it, mowed over it. By the time I found it it was covered over by the grass. It registered as one coin. Picked it up. Then got another signal then it was game on. So the point of the original post is well taken. People just don't see what is right there in front of them. You can't just aimlessly wander around behind your coil. You have to see. Be one with your pursuit.

 

[Topo]

good tip!

I remember I've found coins laying on the ground on the way back to the car, with my detector already packed