Grubstakes Platyous strikes again!

[Grubstake]

Todays hunt up at the patch, small but no skunk for me. Heres pictures of the area and the gold. Grubstake

 

[Lanny in AB]

Wow--beautiful stuff. Nice looking area too. You're really making that coil pay off. Congratulations. By the way, you've given me a bad case of spring-gold-fever!!

Lanny

 

[DOC]

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[Grubstake]

That Platypus, does not miss anything, its a darned good coil, BEST I've ever owned. Grubstake

 

[Lanny in AB]

Grubstake,

If you don't mind--elaborate a bit on why you like the coil so much. Like, what are the great advantages--any disadvantages (really--any at all) and what sets it apart so much from your other coils? How sensitive is it to small gold, and is it DD or Mono, waterproof, etc.

Thanks in advance,

Lanny

 

[Grubstake]

Its light, its open style, 11inches X81/2 Waterproof, and is a coiltek pro coil, goes deeper on small gold than any other coil I own. That + the coiltek Lithium battery system, Doc's Detacc Amp and Blackwidow headphones, all work to compliment each other. The guys I'm hunting with up there are usein GPX,a 3500 and my uncle is useing a 2200sd just like mine, but no amp or platypus, he's useing a 16 E DD nuggetfinder. The P{latypus is a DD coil also, but you see who is getting the gold, I have to say its the coil, everything else is the same, the other guys even have the newer detectors, But I learned mine, its like part of me, an extention of myself. Grubstake

 

[Lanny in AB]

Grubstake,

I still do most of my hammering with the 2100--I really know that machine, and it's still a real gold getter. I know it's old school, but I'm right in there with your logic about what you know.

Just to clarify then, you're using the DD right? And you say it goes deep? How hot is the ground that you're working, and is it bedrock, or river run, or is it old stream channel with lots of clay?

Lots of questions I know, but those are the conditions I hunt in most of the time. Have you tried the mono as well?

Thanks for your replies,

Lanny

 

[Grubstake]

Up there it is almost all really mineralized cly, red nasty stuff. The Platypus is DD coil. This is not old stream channel, it is more of a Glacer deposit. no rounded rocks, only course bed rock exposed in some areas, drive a mono nuts. Shep hunted with amono up there, but I think next time he will go DD, that what we all use. I have tried a mono up there, its so noisey, you can't make out the nugget sounds. The platypus, will get small gold, I found that .5 DWR about 7 inches down. Lots of hot rocks up there give you a very positive signal, I broke open some, pure magnatight inside. Base rocks are granites and shist, with quartz stringers mixed in. It was ground sluiced back in the 1930's, but they threw out all the big stuff, in the wast piles hey screened. Thats about it, other than its a hell of a walk up there, all up hill. And we can't take quads or anything like that in, because access is accross private property. Grubstake

 

[Lanny in AB]

Grubstake,

I've hunted that red clay stuff in Arizona, and it's bad. So in the DD configuration it runs quite quiet--well, I know a place that's red hot, but it's horrid black bedrock, smooth, and the nuggets get down deep in the cracks.

Interesting that the hotrocks still sound off--only stuff I've found like that is almost pure native iron inside--jumps to the supermagnet like it's heading home for Christmas. Did find some red bedrock once that was similar--all kinds of natural iron in it--chunks jumped to the magnet in a hurry.

Some of those glacial deposits are extremely interesting, especially when you're trying to figure out where they spread the gold next, and you've given me an idea--I've driven by an area for a couple of years now, right on exposed bedrock, with about three feet of overburden, but the clay carries sharp rocks--no rounded stones, but that won't stop me now--thanks for the info. I guess I should always check things out.

The worst ground I hunt is hotter than you know what graphite schist--worst stuff I've ever swung a coil over--will transmit electrical current, but the gold doesn't care--it loves to hide in it anyway.

Nice that the boys in the 30's threw out all the big stuff for you--most thoughtful of them--putting aside a stake like that for a future generation

Thanks again, nice to get the goods from someone out in the field instead of some report written by a desk jockey sitting by the pool.

Sounds like an awful good coil Grubstake.

Lanny

 

[Grubstake]

It is Lanny, no bull! the guy that I hunt with up here, just bought one from Doc or Rob, not sure which, but he loves it. Shep has been with me up there hunting, and he knows that I love that coil, almost as much as my wife. I have found over 4 1/2 oz's in just 13 days ofhunting with that coil up there. I say a mans word is his bond, and you have my word, that this coil is what I say it is. Funny, it layed around Robs place, no one wanted to give it a go, until I did. It is as promised, water proof, DD pro and just a great all around coil. I used to detect with just the stock 11 DD, but that has all changed since I got the Platypus, its a hot coil for sure. Grubstake

 

[Slopoke]

Thanks for the pictures Grubby. And thanks to you and Lanny
for the information I gleaned reading your posts. I don't
post much but I'm still lurking out here, reading and learning.
Thanks again.

Slopoke (Bob)

 

[Grubstake]

Your welcome slopoke, I'm alway glad to give out information, that I know, to help new comers, when I started out, no one wouldtell you anything, had to learn by trial and error. Jim Staights books held me more than anything, and research. The forums are a great tool, people will share what they know, everything but there spots. Take care Grubstake

 

[Lanny in AB]

Grubstake,

It really is refreshing to read a post, one that's so informative, from someone that's not flogging someting--very refreshing. I appreciate your informative posts and your honest imparting of knowledge hard won in the field. I know how difficult it is to get into real nugget shooting, and I feel it's an honor to have you be so open with your knowledge. I really appreciate the honest input on the coil as well. I bought Jim Straight's nugget shootin' book years ago and learned some great tips and basics from it.

Does he have a new one out now? He's a very helpful fellow too, and nice to chat with.

Well Grubstake, you're really making me think long and hard about the Platypus--I guess it wouldn't hurt my arsenal to have another coil, especially one you think so highly of, as some of the ground I hunt is terrrrible stuff.

Thanks again, I truly appreciate everything,

Lanny

 

[Grubstake]

Your Welcome Lanny, I'm really sold on the Platypus, mine was given to me by ROB, I thank him for that with all my heart, I have a very limited income, and no one else would give it a test, I went into it with an open mine, and I'm glad I did. That coil has found me more gold, than any other single coil. There are many others that have purchased it, and it would be great to here how they are doing with it. To me its the best. I want to try the Wallaby, thats one I have not tried, but is on my list of things to do. The platypus handles bad ground very good, better than the stock 11 DD, which is a very good coil also. I'm going to let Brent Skean, coming up here next weekend try it out, I'm sure he will want one. Its just as I said, the gold is the proof. thanks Grubstake

 

[VT Dave]

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