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Metal Detecting for Gold
3 years in this hobby and only 5 sub grammers, have you guys got any advice to have more "success" ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Moneybox" data-source="post: 666721" data-attributes="member: 3960"><p>One of the problems we run into at times is going with all the advice we've been given. In particular the places where gold should be and the geological features that lead us to gold.</p><p></p><p>When we go to a new area, and we often do, we usually aim for somewhere where gold has previously been found. The reason for this is because these old areas have served us well over the years and I soon get bored on new ground where I can't find gold.</p><p></p><p>I couldn't count the number of times when we've parked the bus and I've grabbed the detector and said to Mrs M "I'm going to get a bit of gold". I usually do this in the first few minutes after we've stopped because it'll take her a few minutes to get the kettle on an prepare a snack. My trick is to head out the door and walk a straight line across the goldfield deviating only for obstacles that I can't swing the coil over. My success rate in getting a nugget in those first few minutes would be better than 90% because I've rarely returned without gold.</p><p></p><p>The answer is in not choosing where to poke the coil. I swing at everything within that metre wide strip that I walk. Too often we deviate from our intended path because the grass is always greener on the other side. The most notable time was when we pulled up at the Welcome Stranger monument in Victoria. It was still a bit of a joke at that time but I popped out of the bus swinging the GPX4500 while heading for the monument and sure enough out popped a nugget. We spent the afternoon there pulling little nuggets out right up the slope.</p><p></p><p>When I find that first bit that's usually where Mrs M gets started working thoroughly with the SDC2300. Sometimes she doesn't move for days if it's producing enough to keep her occupied. By then I've usually got another spot set aside for her to play in and I head off to the more rugged difficult areas. The end result is that she will usually get lots of little bits and I'll get a few larger ones.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Moneybox, post: 666721, member: 3960"] One of the problems we run into at times is going with all the advice we've been given. In particular the places where gold should be and the geological features that lead us to gold. When we go to a new area, and we often do, we usually aim for somewhere where gold has previously been found. The reason for this is because these old areas have served us well over the years and I soon get bored on new ground where I can't find gold. I couldn't count the number of times when we've parked the bus and I've grabbed the detector and said to Mrs M "I'm going to get a bit of gold". I usually do this in the first few minutes after we've stopped because it'll take her a few minutes to get the kettle on an prepare a snack. My trick is to head out the door and walk a straight line across the goldfield deviating only for obstacles that I can't swing the coil over. My success rate in getting a nugget in those first few minutes would be better than 90% because I've rarely returned without gold. The answer is in not choosing where to poke the coil. I swing at everything within that metre wide strip that I walk. Too often we deviate from our intended path because the grass is always greener on the other side. The most notable time was when we pulled up at the Welcome Stranger monument in Victoria. It was still a bit of a joke at that time but I popped out of the bus swinging the GPX4500 while heading for the monument and sure enough out popped a nugget. We spent the afternoon there pulling little nuggets out right up the slope. When I find that first bit that's usually where Mrs M gets started working thoroughly with the SDC2300. Sometimes she doesn't move for days if it's producing enough to keep her occupied. By then I've usually got another spot set aside for her to play in and I head off to the more rugged difficult areas. The end result is that she will usually get lots of little bits and I'll get a few larger ones. [/QUOTE]
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Metal Detecting for Gold
3 years in this hobby and only 5 sub grammers, have you guys got any advice to have more "success" ?
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