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Grubstakes Snow hunt today, GOLD
- Thread starter Grubstake
- Start date
...I would warn your mate to be carefull with that Nugget Finder coil in wet conditions.
I use exactly the same coil as he does, the 14"mono eliptical (or so it appears) all the time in dry conditions.
However, being fibreglass they are prone to developing cracks and if water gets into the coil it sends them mad to the extent they are useless until dried out again.
I would suggest using some silicone or the like to waterproof it as best you can do.
It is a superb all round coil and murder on small gold but has its limitations. The waterproof version you are using is a good choice in those conditions.
I use exactly the same coil as he does, the 14"mono eliptical (or so it appears) all the time in dry conditions.
However, being fibreglass they are prone to developing cracks and if water gets into the coil it sends them mad to the extent they are useless until dried out again.
I would suggest using some silicone or the like to waterproof it as best you can do.
It is a superb all round coil and murder on small gold but has its limitations. The waterproof version you are using is a good choice in those conditions.
Bris Dave, my uncle is useing a 16 E DD nuggetfinder, I'm useing a Coiltek Platypus, I wouldn't take anything for that coil, its already found me about 4 oz's of the good stuff, it is a wonderful coil, and Waterproof. Cheers, thats a compliment onmy gold, coming from you down under. Thanks Grubstake
Ah! A 16" DD. It is hard to tell from the photo. I fancy that would be a good coil. The NF's are very sensitive indeed and the 16" mono round has been responsible for the reopening of a lot of old ground up my way.
However, the pros are getting 6 months or a little more out of a coil and then buying a new one. It doesnt bother them because they are scoring well, but the plastic Minelab and Coilteks last literally for years.
The down side is they are heavier.
Nice gold mate. You are doing well and I reckon you deserve it in those sort of conditions.
However, the pros are getting 6 months or a little more out of a coil and then buying a new one. It doesnt bother them because they are scoring well, but the plastic Minelab and Coilteks last literally for years.
The down side is they are heavier.
Nice gold mate. You are doing well and I reckon you deserve it in those sort of conditions.
Lanny in AB
New member
Nicely done. Just curious, and maybe others already know, so forgive me if that's the case, but are you in the mountains of Arizona? Or is it someplace a little colder?
All the best,
Lanny
All the best,
Lanny
To Lanny in Alabama, I live right out side of Yosemite National park, in Calif. To Trev, I hope you guys make some more waterproof based coils, like maybe a mini Wallaby or other open type coils that go as deep and are just as SEN. as the Platypus is. Its a great coil, hands down against the rest of the brands. I told Rob, and DOC, and now I will tell you. Feel free to use any or all of my nugget post and pictures for advertising. You have my blessing, you can't denie the nugget I have been finding, and its all due to this coil. Thanks Grubstake
ambidextrous, meaning it is at home on land or water. WHOOPS, I mean amphibious.
Ambidextrous means you find gold whether your swinging that coil with your right hand or your left.
HA!
By the way, if I ever do get an invite from you to tag along, make sure there is none of that white stuff around, I am allergic to snow. I saw those pictures and I started shivering. Miserable stuff, that's why I left Illinois! That and those outstanding warrants!
BCOT!
DOC
Ambidextrous means you find gold whether your swinging that coil with your right hand or your left.
HA!
By the way, if I ever do get an invite from you to tag along, make sure there is none of that white stuff around, I am allergic to snow. I saw those pictures and I started shivering. Miserable stuff, that's why I left Illinois! That and those outstanding warrants!
BCOT!
DOC
Le -Slow, I ask, what I think its worth, according to size and looks, the big ones are damned hard to come by here, I never have too much trouble selling or trading them for what I want. If I don't sell this one for what I'm asking, I might hit DOC up for a deal on some stuff I need, that he deals in, that nugget would look good around any ones neck. Grubstake
of his gold.
Let me tell you, this man has some gold! Knock your socks off, it would!
I remember a couple years back when Le-Slow told me that he guessed it was a good thing his wife made him clean his UTE out because he found over 5 ounces of nuggets in film cannisters laying around under the seat and various places where he had forgot that he had thrown them.
We better get him to show us someting now, because he just recently retired and he and the Misses are heading to the Outback to live off the land and dig up yeller metal.
Take care!
DOC
Let me tell you, this man has some gold! Knock your socks off, it would!
I remember a couple years back when Le-Slow told me that he guessed it was a good thing his wife made him clean his UTE out because he found over 5 ounces of nuggets in film cannisters laying around under the seat and various places where he had forgot that he had thrown them.
We better get him to show us someting now, because he just recently retired and he and the Misses are heading to the Outback to live off the land and dig up yeller metal.
Take care!
DOC
JACKHAMMER
New member
GAD...ide like to know where this goddam OUTBACK IS...verey time i go outback..there is a bloody clothes line there
JH
JH
'Kay, 'Kay,,,,,,,,
I've deleted a lot of stuff that I've sold but here's a few I found on my last quick trip around Mount Magnet in Western Australia.
The first few bits are from a dry salt lake - Lake Austin. They were found on an old patch of mine that I finished with years ago. I just thought I'd test my new GP3500 on this area 'cos it's noisy as buggery and deep, damp, salty clay. The GP came up trumps. Ann tried the SD2100 on these bits and she couldn't hear 'em. With a GP3500 they stood out like dog's balls.
Ann now has a GP3500 of her own. This is the same woman that reckoned a GP3500 was a waste of money. Now she can't get back out there quick enough!
Note the typical delicate nature of these bits. That's salt lake gold all over - shiny bright and filigree in appeareance.
The other bit is an 8 gramme bit that came out from a patch of much smaller bits - not far from Lake Austin. The others were all around 2 to 3 grammes. This bit didn't fit the pattern - but I couldn't get any more off it.
Le_Slow
I've deleted a lot of stuff that I've sold but here's a few I found on my last quick trip around Mount Magnet in Western Australia.
The first few bits are from a dry salt lake - Lake Austin. They were found on an old patch of mine that I finished with years ago. I just thought I'd test my new GP3500 on this area 'cos it's noisy as buggery and deep, damp, salty clay. The GP came up trumps. Ann tried the SD2100 on these bits and she couldn't hear 'em. With a GP3500 they stood out like dog's balls.
Ann now has a GP3500 of her own. This is the same woman that reckoned a GP3500 was a waste of money. Now she can't get back out there quick enough!
Note the typical delicate nature of these bits. That's salt lake gold all over - shiny bright and filigree in appeareance.
The other bit is an 8 gramme bit that came out from a patch of much smaller bits - not far from Lake Austin. The others were all around 2 to 3 grammes. This bit didn't fit the pattern - but I couldn't get any more off it.
Le_Slow