Our local beach has become a lot tougher in the past few years. \u00a0It’s kind of funny to me because there are a lot of guys who consider themselves to be “pulse hunters” but they don’t really bring too much skill to the task. \u00a0They dig everything–not bothering \u00a0to size shape or contextualize their targets. \u00a0They also leave all their garbage targets in the water–mostly caps. \u00a0This has resulted in a site that’s “boiled down” to a ton of caps and pins. \u00a0Few even have the skill to focus on the low ground. \u00a0So now we have this army of hunters digging the same garbage”fluff” targets–again and again. \u00a0 \u00a0These guys are not equipped to adapt to a changing environment by becoming more selective in what they dig. \u00a0Digging everything with a pulse is usually a loosing proposition because of the factor of time. \u00a0The key is to learn to focus upon the small, deep responses that are sitting in material which is solid enough to support gold. \u00a0 Time spent at the bench learning how various size objects sound at a given distance from the coil is time well spent. \u00a0With a lot of pulses caps and pins can be readily distinguished. \u00a0 Just learning to turn a PI machine down will save a lot of needless digging. \u00a0 More information on understanding pulse machines and shorelines can be found in my books\u00a0“Pulsepower: Finding Gold at the Shore with a Pulse induction Metal Detector”\u00a0<\/em>and “<\/em>Water Hunting: Secrets of the Pros<\/em>, Volume II”<\/em><\/p>\n

All of my best and heaviest gold finds have been pulse finds.<\/p><\/div>\n

Good Luck Detecting,\u00a0clive
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