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  1. Pyledriver

    Who wades with their Xterra?

    For some reason I can't stay away from the water!! Might be because it's hot in Texas! Anyway, I'm terrified I'm gonna drop my detector in the water while fumbling around with everything else! Does anybody else wade with theirs and what type of lanyard, etc. might you use to at least keep the...
  2. Pyledriver

    Need water detector help!

    Guys, I was given firsthand info that could possibly lead to recovery of a gold ring with jewels worth more than my truck! It was dropped from a dock in a nearby freshwater lake, and the owner of the place said it was never recovered! I have a buddy who is a master diver, so that gear is pretty...
  3. Pyledriver

    705 in Colorado

    We're still wading through the 1400 pics we took on our vacation.. We stayed with family in Woodland Park Colorado on 36 acres. They have property near the summit of one of the smaller mountains (hills) in the shadow of Pike's Peak! What's more is that their land backs up to BLM land, so the...
  4. Pyledriver

    Glory holes-how to tell WHY they dug there?

    Ok, I'm here in lovely Woodland Park staying on 30acres of private land. My uncle took me In a hiking tour of the place and pointed out several of what he called glory holes. One of them is huge! So far I haven't found anything noteworthy except the tip of an old pick. The sites themselves don't...
  5. Pyledriver

    Pointers for Colorado?

    WE LEAVE TOMORROW..WOOHOO!!! :yo: We'll be staying in Woodland Park and I know that Cripple Creek and Cache Creek are gold areas. I'm wondering if there may be any other good areas close to WP that I won't be claim jumpin'? I have my pans, my sluice, my x705 with 5x10 coil, I have a full tank...
  6. Pyledriver

    The gods of 'too much crap to do' are more powerful...

    ....than the detecting gods apparently! LOL! My Xterra is ready to go! I air tested it again with the 5x10 HF coil, played with a spacer on the mounting wingnut, did a couple tweaks on my homebuilt sandscoop (I call Ugly Betty), eyeballed my gold pans, took apart and reassembled my sluice...all...
  7. Pyledriver

    4th hunt with Xterra...more GOOOOOOLLLLDD!!

    LOL! Hit the lake again with a buddy this morning. We were hunting the second beach area of the day with little succes..unless you consider pulltabs!! We hunted about an hour and were considering moving on when.....GOLD! Naturally I thought I had found another pulltab, but I'm still in the 'dig...
  8. Pyledriver

    Possible meteorite?:shrug:

    I was digging through some junk in my 'neat stuff' collection and ran across a small stone that I always thought was a meteorite. It's fairly small, black and crusty looking, and rings out at 30 on my Xterra. I'll get a pic shortly but does this sound like a possible meteorite?
  9. Pyledriver

    If I wanted to mod a land detector....

    ...into a water hunter, trying to keep a low budget, is it worth doing? I'd like to be able to submerge completely but not necessarily any great depths. Mainly I'd like to know that I'm not going to fry the electronics when, yes-WHEN, my headphones get dunked, etc. Any advice?
  10. Pyledriver

    2nd hunt with Xterra....GOLD!

    Today I hit a swim beach area at a local lake. This was a first for me and I can definitely say that I now have a new respect for dealing with sand!! I found so many pulltabs I couldn't BELIEVE it! I didn't want to discriiminate them lest I miss gold, so I decided to wade and detect the...
  11. Pyledriver

    Llano Texas-who wants to go?

    First off, I'm a prospecting NOOB. I have pans and am researching which sluice I might 'need', and I have my 705 but no HF coil just yet. I have read and read about prospecting but really want to get that first trip under my belt! I live in N. Texas (DFW), so I figure the Llano area is my first...
  12. Pyledriver

    Be observant!

    So about 5:30 I suddenly realized I had nothing to do on this lovely 100 degree evening. Fishing? Yeah, I need to hit one of my spots anyway (I fish some KILLER ponds). But wait, I just got my new 705..and my buddy just moved into a new place in the country not far from where I fish! I loaded...
  13. Pyledriver

    GOT MY NEW 705!!:detecting:

    The 705 came in yesterday evening! A big thanks to Richard at Backwoods for a very easy transaction! I've been watching all the videos and reading the FAQFAQ section for the last week or so, and I'm pretty sure I'm ready to go out and conquer.. Friday am will be a swim beach area at a local...
  14. Pyledriver

    One step closer....

    ...to getting that Xterra 70 I've been dreaming about! I just sold my Scorpion and the ACE is next! If I can scrounge up enough money I may be able to get the 705, but right now it looks like my budget will only allow the 70 at used prices. I REALLY can't wait to take the thing back over some...
  15. Pyledriver

    'Mental note to self'...

    I've been using my ACE with the 9X12 coil and all metal setting lately. I'm really trying to learn this detector for some upcoming (HOPEFULLY) hunts. So I was thinking about a recent hunt and a target I recovered and 'logged' a mental note about the result I got.. The ACE rang out on a target...
  16. Pyledriver

    The ACE can be exotic...

    Went out last night for a tot lot hunt.. I found a little over a dollar in clad, nothing to get too excited about really. However, I found a 5 rupee Sri Lankan coin! You just never know what you'll pull outta the mulch! Sorry about not having a pic, I need a new camera!
  17. Pyledriver

    If the ACE says it's at 8"...believe it! :yikes:

    I went to a tot lot last night for a short hunt with ACE and the 9x12 coil. Things around here are soaking wet, and I wasn't as thorough as I should've been, but I found that the ACE display is more correct than not with this big coil! One of my first hits registered as a quarter and the depth...
  18. Pyledriver

    Stinkin' rain...

    Got my ACE 250 'sports package' yesterday!! I put the 9x12 coil on it..emitted an evil laugh at the though of the impending tot-lot domination, then saw the extended weather forecast. :ranting: I've been really busy with my mom's medical stuff, working two jobs and having a family as it is, but...
  19. Pyledriver

    Couldn't say no to the ACE...

    This post has a double meaning! FIRSTLY-I hit a tot lot last night and even though I love my Scorpion, I just had to use my buddy's ACE that I've borrowed. Netted me just under $3 for a 2 hour hunt.. I really like this detector and just can't put it down! SECONDLY-I just bought an ACE!!! I'm...
  20. Pyledriver

    The Ace is sure different than my Scorpion!!

    I got to borrow a friend's Ace 250 today. I hit one tot lot on the way home from work just to see what it would do. I only hunted about 20mins and this is what I found: 2 quarters (clad) at about 6 inches (this is what the display said also) 3 pennies just under the surface (the Ace isn't sure...
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