I took my GBSE to the river today. Had a blast finding all kinds of stuff. No gold, but am in the right area. The water is a bit high, but I managed to pan for some today and found some small stuff. This thing hits on everything. Foil, wire, fish hooks, ect. And has some good depth as well. I was just running it in discremantion mode at 100% with no problems. The coil is even tough as nails it would squeze in the smallest places. And the weight of the machane is light as a feather. Well have a good one. Jess.