Thanks Bill, Matt..
This is my first time on to any sort of forum so thanks for your penitence.
My name is Rudy Jaros and live outside the township of Woodend in Victoria.
I am 48yrs old,, married and have 2 teenage kids that still like to hang around the old man, for the time being..
I have only been prospecting from last winter 2012 when I started panning in the Lodden River.
I now have a GPX 5000, which I'm still learning how to use..
So far I have had more luck panning, but I think it will not be long before things turn around.
I spent a lot of time in Castlemain when I was young with my Nana, Pop and uncle and love getting back there
to those places my pop used to take me fishing and panning in Forrest creek, it actually flowed back then...
I work the Lodden panning as well and walk the hills that flow into it with the GPX5000.
I'm rambling on here....
Cheers Rudy