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HIPMOUNTING
Your Gold Bug-2 is light and extremely well balanced; however,
if you’re going to be swinging it for more than a few hours, you
may want to “hipmount” it by removing the control box and
strapping it to your waist. Follow this procedure:
1. Disconnect the cable from the
control housing and unwind all but
the last 12 inches or so from the
stem. Secure the lower end of the
cable with a velcro strap at least
12 inches up from the coil.
CAUTION:
MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ENOUGH
SLACK AT THE SEARCH COIL
2. Slide the control housing off the
handle by holding the hand grip
with one hand and pulling the
housing toward you with the other
hand.
3. Reconnect the cable to the control
housing.
NOTE: It is especially important
that the cable connector be installed
tightly to prevent false signals during
hipmount use. Never tightened with
anything but your hands.
6.
With the shaft length and coil angle properly
adjusted, you should be able to move into your
“search” position (as shown on page 4) by leaning
forward very slightly and raising your arm (still
straight) until the search coil is about 2 inches
above the ground and 12 inches in front of your
foot. The search coil should be parallel to the
ground and may have to be slightly readjusted at
this point.
7. If the arm rest is too wide or narrow, you may bend
it slightly inward or outward to meet your exact
requirements.
SETTING UP
The Gold Bug-2 control housing
can be hipmounted to reduce
weight on the stem and create
nearly effortless hunting. Belt
loops are provided on the
underside of the control housing.
Figure 3.
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