NCtoad

1 hour ago, CPT_GhostLight said:

Thank for your settings, NCt! That's similar to the Silver Slayer program that I use for parks, but I haven't used the sensitive programs much and have been experimenting more with them lately. I'll give your program a try, thanks again!

You’re welcome CPT!   I hope it works well for you.  Don’t be afraid to change up those notch settings to your personal preferences.  Let us know how it works for you.  

Here’s a program I set up for hunting schools, sports fields and parks for shallower coins and rings.  This is for quick paced hunting.  
 

This program is based off of the sensitive program but could be based off others too, to suit your needs.  For example it could be based off the general (1) program if your soil is really damp or wet.  
 

Tones-pitch

disc-7

Notch-(7-40), (70-82).  I’ve played around with different notch parameters and I like this setup, but use your personal prefences for what you intend to hunt.  

Silencer-5 (You could max this out at 7, but I haven’t noticed much if any falsing at 5)

Bottlecaps-5

sensitivity-95

Frequency MAX-40khz

Iron Volume-0

Reactivity-3

Audio Response-1

Audio Type-PWM

This program runs extremely quietly, but still hits targets hard.  Like I said above, you can modify your notches to the site.   If there’s lots of foil, raise the lower value of the first notch up into the 50s.  Unless you notch out the lower 60s, you’re going to dig a lot of square tabs but also a lot of nickels. I dug 23 nickels today. I also watch the numbers and decide to dig based on how jumpy they are.  This is not a deep program.  This is for clad and rings in trashy areas.  

1 hour ago, F350Platinum said:

NCtoad!!! 🥳

Great job man, that's a lot of digging. 👍 I was averaging about $10 a day at the campground so I feel the ache. Sadly no good rings just junk.

I just waved the 13" under the benches, if I got a blip I went after it with the MI-6. Much better idea to pull the coil.

You don't have a lot of "freshies" in that pile 'o' clad so it looks like you're hitting the deeper stuff. 🙂

Good to see ya back!

Thanks F350!   Everything under the bleachers is around 1 inch or less.  In the grassy areas around the school buildings I’d say the average depth is 2-5”.  

1 hour ago, rvpopeye said:

 

Hope the test scratch doesn't dissolve🧐

Like the look of those bleachers ! 

The ones here have too many cross braces..But I get under there anyway....

There’s a lot of cross braces on these bleachers too, just ask my head!  Lol

On 9/19/2023 at 10:03 AM, dave_e said:

I knelt down hard and thought I broke my knee cap.   Turned out to be an acorn, but hurt like ?!@#$ 😅

Since then I've ALWAYS worn knee pads.  I'm a big guy and have been through 10-15 types/brands.

These are the best I've ever used.  They have a hard shell.  They also have wide straps that don't go behind your knee.  One strap goes around your thigh and the other around your calf.  They have the rugged, gel filled fabric on the inside and are really comfortable.

Best knee pads

 

I like the looks of those!   With that strap above the knee it looks like they’ll stay put and not slip down.  

Congrats on a very productive hunt CPT!   A Hell Yeah! for the seated quarter too!

HELL YEAH!!

My scuff cover on my deus II was never really very tight even when new and as time passed it became looser.  It eventually got loose enough that one evening after a hunt in the nearby woods, I noticed it was missing.  The next day I retraced my steps and lo and behold I found it.  From that point on I taped it with electrical tape on opposing sides which worked really well for keeping it on even during fresh water hunts.  However during those fresh water hunts I was getting a lot of sand between the cover and coil and to clean it I had to cut and remove the tape, clean the coil replace the cover and re-tape it so I wouldn’t lose it.  I was getting ready to order a new scuff cover when I thought maybe I could heat up the one I have and bend it to make it tighter on the coil.  So I got my heat gun out and gently (this is important) heated the cover in multiple places and bent it so it would grip the coil tighter.  So far, so good as I haven’t had it fall off and I don’t have to tape it on anymore.  

Steve, I admire your willingness and courage.  Yes, courage because that’s what it takes to fight that fear of losing something that gives you joy and entertainment.  It’s good to purge. It simplifies your life.  Good luck with those three, I think you have all your bases covered.  

Wow!   How awesome it must be to be able to hunt in the back yard (or is it the front yard), of a medieval castle!   Congratulations on all those great finds!

Very nice find!

Nice bunch of finds Mark!   Looks like that 900 is working well for you!

V1.1 for me.  I made a program similar to Rattlehead’s silver slayer except I used sensitive full tones and instead of notching I set the volume to zero where I wanted notches.  

Awesome find!   I’m still looking for a crotal bell.  

Yep, lowering audio response really helps to quiet emi.  In most of the factory programs it’s set at 4.  I usually run it at 3 or 2.   The modulation really helps with telling how deep something is.  It’s an audio depth meter for me.  

11 hours ago, rvpopeye said:

Not too shabby Toad !

You must be on an older site than I've been on , I always find 1965 almost but no cigar clad !🙄

hmmmmmm, have you ever been to Maine ? might explain that.  🥸

Haha!   Believe me, I’ve hit quite few 1965s!

I just watched that video on youtube….the comments were brutal.  Lol!

Something I’ve noticed about the new 1.1 software update is clad quarters are ringing up around 93-94 whereas they used to ring up around 96.  On the previous software versions silver quarters were also ringing up around 96.   On this last hunt however that silver quarter was coming in at 96-97.  That’s the first silver quarter I’ve found using version 1.1.  Has anyone else noticed the new 1.1 version making a distinction between clad and silver?

Hell yeah!

Hell yeah!!

I noticed that running audio response lower:  2, 1, 0, will really quiet the detector down if you have emi and a noise cancel isn’t doing much.  The down side?   You really have to listen for those whisper quiet deep signals.  

Mine arrived yesterday.  Wow, what great pinpointer (so far from my kitchen table test).  Volume is adustable, disc has low tone for ferrous and red blinking LEDs, high tone and green LEDs for non-ferrous.  You can turn the white Illumination LED off if you wish.  Magic holster works great.  Waterproof to 5 meters.  Four sensitivity levels:  1, 2, 3, and boost.