CyberSage
Moderator
Re: White's Spectra V3 Vision
The ground Mineralization, especially when it is high plays a key roll in your filter settings. If your soil is Moderate to low you can get away with running the scale with the filter settings. In my experience the 5.0 Hz Band Pass provides the the best depth in this environment. The slow swing speed goes with the territory. Along with this a recovery setting ranging from 90 to 110 is a must. Don't be in a hurry. If you have a large yard to cover then spend more time there. If your time is limited hit the obvious areas first, along sidewalks, around old trees, along old clotheslines, etc. Trust me, you gain nothing by moving to fast. This is especially true if the area has been heavily hunted. You will find those deep old coins that others just whiz by. Angel is a perfect example of what is possible if you take your time and patiently grid your hunting areas. Three years ago I was digging clad and pulling rings and doing just great, but not finding any old coins. I started following the stories posted by Angel on various forums. He always found great old coins. I noticed all of his hunts had one thing in common. They were relaxed and methodical. Now in combination with newer technology such as the V3 and the E-Trac, this slow hunting style is key in taking the fullest advantage of all it has to offer. If you move fast, you will loose depth and the ability to pick out those old coins that are in close proximity to deep iron and other trash items. Higher filter settings give more accurate results on the analyze screen and are suited for faster swing speeds. Ideal for jewelry and targets down to 4 or 5 inches. I use a much faster pace with the Bigfoot coil on the v3 and typically a default factory setting on the Filter. I remember one hunt in particular that I pulled a lot of old coins in a 20 foot area on a parkway strip. I noticed there had been another detectorist before me. They had cut 3 or 4 plugs and no doubt found some targets. I spent about an hour and a half in that area. This was my take in the same area...
Slow and steady will almost always produce more old coins.
I guess I never felt that moving at a snails speed and enjoying the outdoors and finding nice old coins was agonizing.
Hope this helps you understand why so slow.
Keep Swing'in
Jack
The ground Mineralization, especially when it is high plays a key roll in your filter settings. If your soil is Moderate to low you can get away with running the scale with the filter settings. In my experience the 5.0 Hz Band Pass provides the the best depth in this environment. The slow swing speed goes with the territory. Along with this a recovery setting ranging from 90 to 110 is a must. Don't be in a hurry. If you have a large yard to cover then spend more time there. If your time is limited hit the obvious areas first, along sidewalks, around old trees, along old clotheslines, etc. Trust me, you gain nothing by moving to fast. This is especially true if the area has been heavily hunted. You will find those deep old coins that others just whiz by. Angel is a perfect example of what is possible if you take your time and patiently grid your hunting areas. Three years ago I was digging clad and pulling rings and doing just great, but not finding any old coins. I started following the stories posted by Angel on various forums. He always found great old coins. I noticed all of his hunts had one thing in common. They were relaxed and methodical. Now in combination with newer technology such as the V3 and the E-Trac, this slow hunting style is key in taking the fullest advantage of all it has to offer. If you move fast, you will loose depth and the ability to pick out those old coins that are in close proximity to deep iron and other trash items. Higher filter settings give more accurate results on the analyze screen and are suited for faster swing speeds. Ideal for jewelry and targets down to 4 or 5 inches. I use a much faster pace with the Bigfoot coil on the v3 and typically a default factory setting on the Filter. I remember one hunt in particular that I pulled a lot of old coins in a 20 foot area on a parkway strip. I noticed there had been another detectorist before me. They had cut 3 or 4 plugs and no doubt found some targets. I spent about an hour and a half in that area. This was my take in the same area...
Slow and steady will almost always produce more old coins.
I guess I never felt that moving at a snails speed and enjoying the outdoors and finding nice old coins was agonizing.
Hope this helps you understand why so slow.Keep Swing'in
Jack
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