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This is an idea I’ve heard expressed by several top hunters.\u00a0 The trick is figuring out what that is.\u00a0 As the example below will illustrate, rather than just being discouraged by the presence of other hunters, it’s important to try and observe just what they are doing and how effective they are.\u00a0 The real test is being able to respond accurately.\u00a0 This may involve detecting deeper, working with more accuracy, hunting deeper water, putting in time at the edge, working in coral or rocks\u2014any number of things. \u00a0This is where versatility comes in.\u00a0\u00a0 Several top hunters I know take this a step further and own hookah rigs for extreme deep water, (even dredges for super prime areas), and drysuits for cold weather\u00a0 hunting to take advantage of winter storms.\u00a0\u00a0 Conversely, you may at some point find that others are doing what you won’t or can’t.\u00a0 This is where experience, skill and site knowledge come into play.\u00a0 It might not be the hardest way of hunting that works, just the one that’s accurate for the conditions.\u00a0\u00a0 Even the type of scoop you choose the use can be a big advantage.\u00a0 I’ve gone into areas of heavily worked sites that had river stones.\u00a0 Because of my scoop’s \u201cEuro-Point\u201d I was the only one able to dig and found several gold rings that way.\u00a0 As well recently, many of my best, heaviest ring finds came from holes that others had made in poor dig attempts or digs that also contained a few bobby pins.\u00a0 Sometimes doing \u201cwhat others won’t or can’t\u201d simply involves re-checking the hole.\u00a0 This is especially true in rough surf environments where heavy targets will often be moved–and come to rest together.<\/p>\n

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Running multiple machines give you greater versatility.\u00a0 I’ve never owned a detector that didn’t more or less pay for itself sooner or later!<\/em><\/p>\n

The concept of \u201ctrash tolerance\u201d is also important here in that it\u2019s the mark of an experienced hunter to know when to \u201cturn this ability on\u201d and when to cover ground more quickly just to get an idea of what the conditions are like.\u00a0\u00a0 Anyone can dig for hours\u2014the key is knowing when to decide that it’s worthwhile to do so.<\/p>\n

One Caribbean site I hunt comes to mind.\u00a0 There is a sloped edge into the water that’s composed of very soft sand.\u00a0 While it doesn’t’ change that much, the hotel is expensive and the guests have a lot of expensive, heavy gold.\u00a0 Although the beach is hunted frequently, none of the locals understands the conditions.\u00a0 A slow, methodical pulse hunt on this soft slope always gets a few heavy 18k rings that are too deep for VLF (or even unaware pulse hunters).\u00a0\u00a0 My point is that when you fully understand the conditions there are often a lot of obvious opportunities for you that others miss.<\/p>\n

From: “Water Hunting: Secrets of the Pros, Vol 2”<\/em><\/strong> (2017) by Clive James Clynick
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