Getting Stares?

[Monty]

Being new to the sport I have done most of my detecting around sports fields, mostly coinshooting just to learn my detector. I have noticed t as noticed that for the most part no one pays much attention to me. Well, they didn't until.... I decided part of my problem was that I was not digging deep enough a lot of the time. I was getting good signals and finding dry holes. I began digging on down beyond say 8" to a foot and I noticed I was piling up a good size stack of dirt around the hole and people were beginning to stare at me, especially the parks department employees. I always carefully fill the holes in but I'm afraid they're going to run me off if I become too visible. My machine only registers a maximum of 8" and I'm wondering how reliable it could be beyond that depth? Yesterday, for example I was getting a really strong signal that was off the scale and I just kept digging. Finally at about 14" I found a brass object, one of those objects you post under the what is itsection. It's a really ornate looking brass valve fitting of some type that I picture as being part of an old stove or radiator control. So I guess what I'm getting at is how important is depth, and how deep will you dig before abandoning the hole? I really haven't found any more "treasures" by increasing my depth but that remains to be seen. And how big a plug do you recommend taking out of the top to start? I usually cut a plug about 6" in diameter and if a coin is indicated usually find it within the first 4" or so. Any advice welcome.

 

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[Monty]

I went to a site yesterday where I know the targets are deep.? I really wanted to find out just how deep they were.? I got a beep in the gold range that was just indicated as "deep" on my detector.? I dug a hole in soft sand down about elbow depth and never did get to the object.? I had a huge pile of sand even though the hole was only about 4" in diameter. By the time I gave up, there was? 4 people gathered around staring.? No one said anytkhing, probably just curious.? I covered the hole back up and went on down the beach.? I got to talking to an older guy before I left and he told lme that there was some old drains for the former bath house in the area where I was digging.? The are cast iron so that's probably what I was reading. Just an example of what I was asking about.? To work this site, an old swimming beach I think I'll need a small shovel which I'm sure will draw attention.

PS: My "K" and "L" fingers have been broken so many times they have a mind of thier own so if my posts have a lot of extra k's and l's it's operator error!

 

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[jeff of pa]

When We were doing that Drained Lake Bottom, There were several Detectorists Who Brought Spades to dig with. The Lake Committee Didn't Seem to Mind as long as they Refilled there holes, and a Few others Without detectors Did archiological Type digs with No Repercussions. However This one Guy got the Brite Idea To bring A small Bull Dozer in. It didn't take long for the Head of the Lake Committee to Give Him 1 Hour to fill his hole & get the &%$# out of there? Some People just don't have no sense.