Question For You SDC Guys....

[GB_Amateur]

13 hours ago, madtuna said:

Had a target in a rubbish strewn area go off like I'd swung over a car door...was a specimen with 7.5 oz of gold. I'd swung over it previously a few times and walked away.

This was in an area hit hard year after year by a gazillion detectorists.

Reports like this (I've heard others; I guess if you've been detecting long enough there's a decent chance you'll have one of your own) are pretty eye-opening -- to realize that many people have heard this strong signal and chose to ignore it.  At least you have the courage (and now the reward) to admit it.  And if you asked those who passed it up "what would you rather find, a large piece of gold or a small one?" the honest answer would be unanimous.  Yet they ended up doing the opposite.  Often the eventual finder turns out to be a beginner who didn't "know" any better.

I like what Steve H. posted a while back; I'll paraphrase:  "Just be honest with yourself and admit that any target you pass over could be a valuable one."  Digging every single noise probably isn't the most efficient (i.e. doesn't maximize your goal, whatever that happens to be) but being selective does come with risks.

[flakmagnet]

14 hours ago, Gold Catcher said:

Get Nenad's SP01 audio filter/booster. This little device works magic with the SDC (and GPZ...) and I would never go without it

I heartily agree, this little booster/amp is spectacular.

 

[oneguy]

Thanks guys on the info and tips...!!!!

[Randy Lunn]

With my 7000 I often bring my GB2 along as a companion machine. The GB2 is a stable detector and clearly id’s strong ferrous signals. All weak and iffy signals I dig.