Successful Searching... Grid Style!

Here's a trip from your Uncle Larry (well, not really... it's from me). Grid off your detecting area into a four sided polygon. Square, rectangle... it don't matter so long as it has four sides. Now close your eyes and imagine that area as, let's keep it simple and say it's a square. Starting in the upper most left hand corner, work your way across the top to the upper most right hand corner. Move down so you swing overlaps your first trek, and go back to the other side. Repeat this process until you have made it down to the very bottom. You can keep track of your starting point witha golf tee if you wish, that way you nkow you will stay the course.



Now, start at the same spot as before, the upper most left hand corner, but this time work your way DOWN to the lower most left hand corner. When you get there, scootch yourself on over a step or two and work your way back to the top... progressively until you have made it all the way over to the other side.



Congrats! You just did a Grid Search! This will give you very good ground coverage of an area, as well as coverage from a different angles. We all know how stubborn some targets can be, since nothing in the ground ever is truly "flat". That's why I recommend the following step for Grid Searching as well:


Yup... make diagonal passes as well! YOu'll be surprised how much stuf you will unearth by simply hitting your already covered ground from yet another angle!

Wth a little luck, I might be able to get out a bit today... wish me some Irish luck and I'll catch ya'll later!