PinPointers for Metal Detecting : You have got to get yourself a pinpointer. If the target is in the plug, it is bad practice to tear apart the plug in halves until you find the target. This is dirty pool when it comes to metal detecting. You need a pin pointer to poke in the plug to retrieve the target. If you can't poke the pin pointer in the dirt, you must first massage the dirt to loosen it up, then probe the areas for the target. This saves you from tearing up the place and getting banned from the location. Besides that, tearing up the plug and ground looks bad on all people that use Metal Detectors. Play it smart, get a pin pointer.