maxxkatt
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Tips for beginners.
You get a new detector. If by Garrett, Minelab, Whites, Deus, or any other major manufacturer there probably is a book on the detector by Clive Clynick or Andy Sabisch. Yes get booth books if both authors have one on your detector.
Read them carefully. After 50 hours on your detector read the books again.
However the very best knowledge about your detector and detecting in general is found on this and 3 other well known detecting forums.
Now here is the important part. Keep your eye out for the few forum members that really use your detector model a lot and know a lot about it. Avoid taking advice from members who think they are smart and funny in their posts.
Me personally, in my AT Pro and Nox 800 days it was forum member vferrari on another forum. He is not very active any more. But he knew more about detectors and detecting that most forum members.
Now with my CTX3030 I have two very trusted members and that is Rattlehead and Idxmonster. They have used the CTX for many years, make informative videos and answer your questions based on their deep knowledge base of detecting and the CTX.
So you have to use your judgement and find your own vferrari, Rattlehead and IDXmonster. Another valued member is Tom_in_CA. Tom is an active long time detectorists. He will set most people straight about asking authorities for hunting permission. Basically the answer is NEVER ask gov authorities for permission. It the land does not say "no metal detecting" or "no trespassing" then you are free to hunt that gov property. Tom does not suffer fools gladly.
Watch out for a few members that are full of it. I wonder if they even own a metal detector. They often come across as experts, are rather full of themselves and tend to be just recently joined. Eventually older members will just ignore them or call them on their game.
Don't want to feel stupid asking a stupid question? (no questions about things are stupid if you are seeking an answer). Send that member a private message.
Some member attacking you personally, private message a moderator. He/She will put a stop to that quickly. It is now allowed, but it does happen sometime.
Hot days, cold days, rainy days and have free time, visit these MD forums.
One last thing. Complete the "about" section in your profile. Tell us your city, your detector model and type of hunting. Why? When you ask questions to a member for advice, one of the first things we do is check your about profile section to be able to give you accurate advice. Advice is very dependent on location, type of hunting and make model of detector.
You get a new detector. If by Garrett, Minelab, Whites, Deus, or any other major manufacturer there probably is a book on the detector by Clive Clynick or Andy Sabisch. Yes get booth books if both authors have one on your detector.
Read them carefully. After 50 hours on your detector read the books again.
However the very best knowledge about your detector and detecting in general is found on this and 3 other well known detecting forums.
Now here is the important part. Keep your eye out for the few forum members that really use your detector model a lot and know a lot about it. Avoid taking advice from members who think they are smart and funny in their posts.
Me personally, in my AT Pro and Nox 800 days it was forum member vferrari on another forum. He is not very active any more. But he knew more about detectors and detecting that most forum members.
Now with my CTX3030 I have two very trusted members and that is Rattlehead and Idxmonster. They have used the CTX for many years, make informative videos and answer your questions based on their deep knowledge base of detecting and the CTX.
So you have to use your judgement and find your own vferrari, Rattlehead and IDXmonster. Another valued member is Tom_in_CA. Tom is an active long time detectorists. He will set most people straight about asking authorities for hunting permission. Basically the answer is NEVER ask gov authorities for permission. It the land does not say "no metal detecting" or "no trespassing" then you are free to hunt that gov property. Tom does not suffer fools gladly.
Watch out for a few members that are full of it. I wonder if they even own a metal detector. They often come across as experts, are rather full of themselves and tend to be just recently joined. Eventually older members will just ignore them or call them on their game.
Don't want to feel stupid asking a stupid question? (no questions about things are stupid if you are seeking an answer). Send that member a private message.
Some member attacking you personally, private message a moderator. He/She will put a stop to that quickly. It is now allowed, but it does happen sometime.
Hot days, cold days, rainy days and have free time, visit these MD forums.
One last thing. Complete the "about" section in your profile. Tell us your city, your detector model and type of hunting. Why? When you ask questions to a member for advice, one of the first things we do is check your about profile section to be able to give you accurate advice. Advice is very dependent on location, type of hunting and make model of detector.