| I love metal detecting in the water whether it is | | | | 1. You can just try to find your target by |
| at a beach or a lake. But, sometimes water | | | | guessing where you think the center of your coil |
| conditions make my pin-pointer almost useless. | | | | is. This may work but you will most likely spend |
| Under ideal conditions, metal detecting in the | | | | way too much time digging and scooping. |
| water at the beach is the best. If the surf is flat, | | | | 2. You can pin-point a target and then slowly raise |
| and the water is clear, detecting is easy as you | | | | your metal detector and try to identify the |
| can see your detector coil and know exactly | | | | approximate area where your target is and then |
| where to scoop your target. | | | | start digging. |
| If you are metal detecting in rough surf, then it | | | | 3. My favorite way is to use my toe. When I |
| will be difficult to spot your coil in the water and | | | | pin-point a target, I slide my foot forward to the |
| you will not know where dead center is making | | | | edge of my coil. Then, I move my detector out |
| pin-pointing difficult. | | | | of the way and scoop the dirt directly in front of |
| The same can be applied if you are detecting at a | | | | my toe. This is not 100 percent accurate but it is |
| lake or reservoir with a muddy bottom. Walking | | | | fairly reliable. |
| with your detector will stir up the mud make the | | | | Metal detecting in crystal clear, calm water is the |
| crystal clear water a muddy cloud. | | | | easiest way to detect but conditions are not |
| Here are a couple of ways to work through this | | | | always perfect. So, try my toe method and see |
| pin-pointing problem. | | | | if it improves your finds. |
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