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Walking my detector 18911 20
Started by rtbellinger5@msn.com
Hi All,
Well I am new to prospecting in general, I have been doing a lot of reading as well as been in the field a lot. I have the Gold Bug and thought that if I just get out there it will happen, and I am sure it will.
My point is it appears I have been {walking my detector}. I get so focused on trying to find gold, that I have now realized that I should have been walking my dog. LOL.
So now I am slowing way down and am going to listen to the whispersSee I have been ...
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by TIM LEIBEL  24 Jun 2016 03:40 PM |
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2 Replies and 8993 Views
Kevin's Detector Talks 8993 2
Started by waugh1198@gmail.com
If you are at a show and get the chance, sit in on his talk. He puts how to set up most any machine and what to listen for in a way that makes more sense ( at least to me) than the manual does. The man is a wealth on knowledge and information, and even better, is willing to share it at the drop of a coil.
I gained more insight on my MXT in that hour and having a question answered later when he bailed from the GPAA booth to go with me to the White's booth and grab the coil in...
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by ARTHUR WAUGH 11 Apr 2016 01:53 PM |
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4 Replies and 20657 Views
What Areas Near Sacramento To Detect? 20657 4
Started by Brandon.Johnson1970@yahoo.com
I'm much newer to detecting and looking for areas that it is acceptable to swing a detector for gold.
Okay, I hear desert areas are the best for metal detecting and in the dry washes, but I'm not familiar enough with the Sacramento Area to have an idea where to go that is not on private land, not already claimed, or that LLEA (Local Law Enforcement Agency) won't have an issue. Example, I didn't know there was a public land area around the Sutter Buttes, but apparently there is area...
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by David Saunders 10 Mar 2016 08:02 AM |
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4 Replies and 10617 Views
Fisher Gold bug detector as a first? 10617 4
Started by cowboybrj81@gmail.com
A local pawn shop is selling a fisher gold bug for about 400, it looks like it is in good condition but wanted to get a feel from the community if it is a good deal (in general terms). It looks like I would need to buy headphones for it. Please let me know what you guys think.
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by SHELDON SWEAT 02 Jan 2016 03:52 AM |
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Arizona metal detecting 13975 9
Started by tpleibel@gmail.com
I am planning a trip to Arizona and then on to the Motherlode of California to go metal detecting. I asked one native I trust and was advised February is the best time to go. Any other native Arizonans or members familiar with Arizona want to chime in. I was thinking near Rich Hill Or even closer to Prescott. Any other suggestions
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by JEFF MARTIN 27 Dec 2015 05:34 PM |
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2 Replies and 6873 Views
Killer find at walmart 6873 2
Started by travnix82@yahoo.com
hi guys and gals,
Just an awesome find at Walmart that is going to help me out prospecting, thought I would share this..
I do a lot of dirt bike riding and often use my dirt bike to get to some of the most remote places of the hi desert mountains.. and wanted a way to pack my prospecting gear in and out on my bike.. I realize there are tons of back packs out on the market but bang for buck I could not pass his one up.. its a pack made SOG.. I know they make awesome multi...
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by Travis Nix 30 Oct 2015 09:53 AM |
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7 Replies and 12514 Views
metal detecting old tailing piles 12514 7
Started by mike_doughty@sbcglobal.net
we are getting great gold from this tailing pile in California. every time we go we get good gold. 28 grams in a day and a half
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by PAUL STRAUB 09 Sep 2015 04:30 PM |
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0 Replies and 4500 Views
MXT - alive and well 4500 0
Started by waugh1198@gmail.com
Finally got around to digging the MXT out of one of the rigs it was in......Been in there for 5 years, with batteries in the box. Got lucky and only had 3 terminals to clean up, and it didn't get into the boards. Had 9 volts with new batts after cleaning, went back in and hit terminals again and finally wound up with 12 V. Bought it for the wifemate, I used it twice, she never did. Now I have to try and learn it all over again and better than last time. Reading...
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08 Sep 2015 03:21 PM |
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0 Replies and 5196 Views
fisher 1280x 5196 0
Started by dcodding3@gmail.com
Was wondering if this model was any good for detecting gold. Local pawn shop has one on sale for $200.
Thanks
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08 Sep 2015 11:18 AM |
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0 Replies and 3881 Views
metal detecting 3881 0
Started by kestutis03@hotmail.com
where in Arkansas can I go an do metal detecting
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22 Aug 2015 05:08 AM |
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8 Replies and 12545 Views
Got the boot twice in two days 12545 8
Started by Stealthbobber2006@yahoo.com
So I was detecting in a park a couple days ago in downtown Pensacola, Fl. I was glad to be there because this is where music in the park is held on Thursday evenings. I figured this would be prime area for finding coinage and jewelry. Shortly after I started a couple guys come up and tell me this is a historical site and no mding allowed, but, if I go just across the street to the other side of the road on what I thought was the same park, I would be good to go. I said ok, and thanks for...
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by NICHOLAS GARZA 02 Aug 2015 09:49 PM |
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0 Replies and 6275 Views
Metal Detecting in Murray County or near Toccoa, Georgia 6275 0
Started by RANDALL BONDS
I am trying to find places in Murray County where you can find old coins or relics or civil war relics. Do any of you know of any places around Murray County. The same goes for places near Toccoa, Georgia. Please respond here or to my email: rbonds1students.gntc.edu
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01 Aug 2015 10:51 AM |
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3 Replies and 6321 Views
Metal Dec None Detect in Quartz 6321 3
Started by admin@nicoradv.com
In this video this person states that a GPX missed the gold in the rocks that the Minelab 777xx pickup.
https://www.youtube.com/watchv=toFvZQy1L-8
The bucket of material he shows looks like quartz rocks (most of it it seems).
I have some quartz rocks that came from a claim that is heavily minerialized, lots of black sand in the dry creek beds.
Some pertrified wood with some mineral veins and lots of iron pyrite.
My AT Gold does not sound off on any of the quart...
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by TIM LEIBEL 15 Jul 2015 07:55 PM |
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13 Replies and 16213 Views
Detecting in Bear Country - Headphones? 16213 13
Started by troopystravels@gmail.com
I'm looking for recommendations on wearing headphones while out detecting in bear country. Up here in Alaska I've done a lot of outdoor stuff but not nugget shooting. I've always been taught to listen for bears and to make noise, etc., when out in the bush, but how do you do that with headphones on Any good ideas In-ear phones vice headphones Only use one side and listen with the other Partner up with someone not wearing phones&nb...
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by RAYMOND DUNN 09 Jul 2015 10:21 PM |
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Back from a new area 9433 2
Started by nuggetshooter@outlook.com
Kim and I went out today to a new area not well known for nugget gold and with a few pointers from a friend we ended up in a good Gulch, Kim got 7 and I managed 4 with both the larger ones weighing the same at 1.6 grams. Folks it is still out there and many spots where ya least expect it and this area has no gold claims for miles around!
Kims....
Mine...
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by Jim Locke 11 Jun 2015 05:24 PM |
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10 Replies and 11719 Views
Memberable finds 11719 10
Started by frankn1937@hotmail.com
I will start it off.
This is a 5 pesos coin I found in Poncho Villa state park NM while detecting.
I was using a Whites XLT and it was only about 3' deep.
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by WILLIAM SOUTHERN 25 May 2015 01:36 PM |
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3 Replies and 9209 Views
Article to share from 2005, A NEW PLAN 9209 3
Started by nuggetshooter@outlook.com
A NEW PLAN
Back when I first started out in this great hobby going out to a well known placer gold field was the best way to be sure of scoring a nugget or perhaps a handful on a weekend outing, but over the last 15 years there has been much change. In 1990 when I picked up my very first 'Gold Nugget Detector' this was still a fairly new way of consistently finding gold nuggets and many an 'Old Timer' a fellow talked to would laugh and say 'Wasting your time Mister', well that was t...
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by ROBERT WARMAN 06 May 2015 11:18 AM |
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6 Replies and 12116 Views
LDMA outing this weekend 12116 6
Started by nuggetshooter@outlook.com
Had a great time seeing old friends and making new ones and kudos to Jack and Lisa for hosting another great outing. As always lots to learn and had a blast helping folks learn to better use their metal detectors with Kevin Hoagland. I even managed to get out to do some gold nugget shooting for a couple hours on Friday and Saturday! Got these 2 Friday
And got one more Saturday and below is a pick of all 3 cleaned up some...
Always enjoy the LDMA and GPAA outings and being able to h...
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by WILLIAM SOUTHERN 04 May 2015 03:47 PM |
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25 Replies and 65881 Views
Minelab GPX 5000 or Garrett ATX, which is better? 65881 25
Started by fritzj8@yahoo.com
I am interested in the pros and con of buying a Minelab GPX
5000 or Garrett ATX. I have seen several
videos on YouTube and have read several reviews on the Internet comparing the
two. Initially, I was leaning toward the
Minelab GPX 5000 but after seeing how it missed smaller gold at shallower depths
and the GPX didn’t, my opinion is slowly changing. Both were used with a double D coil during
the comparison. However, the Minelab seems
to still be better at fin...
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by ROBERT ALLISON 28 Apr 2015 07:11 PM |
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9 Replies and 11696 Views
Headphones 11696 9
Started by tpleibel@gmail.com
I have a Garrett AT Gold and want to get a better set of headphones. Can anyone recommend a set in the $100 range
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by Jeffrey Kinsman 22 Apr 2015 07:00 PM |