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Hi Guys. So a while back my wife bought me a 705 as a gift and ive been out a couple times with it - nothing serious. Anyway recently my father in law and I spent a day in Ararat having a good laugh digging holes and looking for nuggets. Needless to say we were unsuccessful (although i scored a 5c coin ha ha), but then again i was using the standard treasure coil rather than the double D coil. Bottom line is its got me a bit hooked. 2017 is going to be the year i find a nugget!
After the trip i bought the double D coil and today went out to Chapel Hill (SA) where i pulled up lots of small bits of tin, some copper and some kind of cast iron weird thingy. Anyway after reading a few threads on this forum am i right in thinking im wasting my time somewhere like Chapel Hill/Jupiter Creek with the thing? It seems these areas are well fossicked and the finds are getting deeper? Therefore going out with something a bit lightweight like this is like taking a knife to a gunfight?
Anyway i have a trip booked to go see a mate in Vic and we were thinking of going out for the day with the 705. Now seeing as its a tad under-powered, would our efforts be better spent trying to find an undetected area in the high country = 4wd access only etc. Or perhaps we would be better sticking with somewhere tried and tested like Blackwood?
Keen to hear your thoughts
Nick
Also keen to get a pinpointer - finding bits takes ages! Are the el cheapos ($60 vs $185 MLabs version) any good or are they a waste of money?
Sorry million questions, finally have a bit of land in Crafers - sandstone/quartzite with lots of quartz veins everywhere. Lots of native cherry trees and the quartz is a reddish colour - worth prospecting or wasting my time up there?
Thanks again
After the trip i bought the double D coil and today went out to Chapel Hill (SA) where i pulled up lots of small bits of tin, some copper and some kind of cast iron weird thingy. Anyway after reading a few threads on this forum am i right in thinking im wasting my time somewhere like Chapel Hill/Jupiter Creek with the thing? It seems these areas are well fossicked and the finds are getting deeper? Therefore going out with something a bit lightweight like this is like taking a knife to a gunfight?
Anyway i have a trip booked to go see a mate in Vic and we were thinking of going out for the day with the 705. Now seeing as its a tad under-powered, would our efforts be better spent trying to find an undetected area in the high country = 4wd access only etc. Or perhaps we would be better sticking with somewhere tried and tested like Blackwood?
Keen to hear your thoughts
Nick
Also keen to get a pinpointer - finding bits takes ages! Are the el cheapos ($60 vs $185 MLabs version) any good or are they a waste of money?
Sorry million questions, finally have a bit of land in Crafers - sandstone/quartzite with lots of quartz veins everywhere. Lots of native cherry trees and the quartz is a reddish colour - worth prospecting or wasting my time up there?
Thanks again