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Four of Nelson's Finest Slugs

starflash		Posted : Tuesday, 12 March 2013 4:21:07 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 16/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 192 Location: auckland, tairua Thanks: 18 times Was thanked: 38 time(s) in 30 post(s)		Found these, my four best slugs, all within 30 mns of each other on my recent trip to Nelson 6,9,13, and just short of 17 grams

Metal Kiwi		Posted : Tuesday, 12 March 2013 4:56:02 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,210 Location: Auckland Thanks: 498 times Was thanked: 484 time(s) in 322 post(s)		Wow well done. MK
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Nugget-Hunter		Posted : Tuesday, 12 March 2013 5:18:26 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 18/03/2012(UTC) Posts: 74 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 58 times Was thanked: 52 time(s) in 20 post(s)		very nice indeed, what sort of detector and coil do you use? and how faint were the signals? i am impressed how many good size nuggets coming out lately, i have found some nuggets in the Nelson area too, but not that big. They keep you buzzing for a while, aye. Well done.

gavin		Posted : Tuesday, 12 March 2013 7:28:17 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Administrators, Registered Joined: 20/02/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,326 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 736 times Was thanked: 535 time(s) in 287 post(s)		Nice haul! So were you on a deep bush mission or somewhere fairly easy to get to if you don't mind my asking? Looks like some pieces that would have warranted some effort getting to them ;) I guess they must have been in a patch pretty close together? Any while I'm asking so many questions... what's the meaning of life? Just curious!
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Stumbler		Posted : Tuesday, 12 March 2013 9:50:07 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 20/09/2010(UTC) Posts: 18 Thanks: 3 times Was thanked: 4 time(s) in 3 post(s)		Gavin, I can't answer the important questions....could probably be able to have a good guess/speculation, but the life one is usually 42!; though I see the great effort of Starflash retrieved beutiful slugs of more than 42...(grams!). Well done Starflash.

starflash		Posted : Wednesday, 13 March 2013 7:28:45 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 16/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 192 Location: auckland, tairua Thanks: 18 times Was thanked: 38 time(s) in 30 post(s)		hi nugget hunter, i use a gp 3500 and were found with a 8 inch mono yeh gavin very patchy, basically the only patch i found, rest were all over the place and thin on the ground. very close to the beach, only 4 mns drive down a rural road easy access. awesome conditions as the creeks were very low if not dry.

NUGGY		Posted : Wednesday, 13 March 2013 10:56:17 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 20/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 267 Location: greymouth Thanks: 85 times Was thanked: 76 time(s) in 58 post(s)		Nice nuggets, really pretty, and impressive size too. Great going! Easy access? - Near the beach? - Good grief, the rest of us are fighting for hours through scrub and thorns, walking for miles up steep hills and going so far off the beaten track, that search and rescue couldn't find us. Then there's you, fannying about on a rural road near the beach, finding massive nuggets and probably going home for tea! I'm totally flabbergasted - which doesn't happen often. Good on you mate, all the best - just next time - - - - tell us you had to use specialist climbing gear, oxygen mask and walk for 9 days though a living hell each way to get that sort of result. NUGGY

gavin		Posted : Wednesday, 13 March 2013 12:33:25 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Administrators, Registered Joined: 20/02/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,326 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 736 times Was thanked: 535 time(s) in 287 post(s)		Cheers starflash - much appreciated. Cool to hear you found them within easy reach, wasn't expecting that at all! Nice to know it's not always necessary to go on a major mission to get some fine pieces of gold :) If there's some that big I bet there's a few smaller bits lurking around too. Worth hitting the area again if I was you ;)
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overdog		Posted : Wednesday, 13 March 2013 6:47:52 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 2/03/2010(UTC) Posts: 418 Location: nelson Thanks: 69 times Was thanked: 82 time(s) in 68 post(s)		Good effort there Starflash-that little lot paid for your trip I bet! I'll swap you gps coordinates for a nice trout I saw while lying face down in the Baton for 5 hours last week!

starflash		Posted : Wednesday, 13 March 2013 9:21:44 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 16/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 192 Location: auckland, tairua Thanks: 18 times Was thanked: 38 time(s) in 30 post(s)		cheers guys, honestly they are the best slugs ive ever found and all in one spot, total fluke, the rest of the time was a little boring. maybe it was 5 minutes away from coast and i should say this: us aucklanders call the whole of golden bay "nelson!" also found: 1000 "22" shells, boot scraped 500 shell fragments, which sounded very mellow like gold 100 air riffle pellets 100 shot gun pellets, they sound good also and gave directions to many lovely foreign girls driving camper vans! dont you love summer!

fish		Posted : Wednesday, 13 March 2013 10:28:02 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 17/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 3 Location: mapua		Wow nice find for sure, and close to a beach in golden bay you say...goes to look at a map :)

1864hatter		Posted : Friday, 15 March 2013 3:00:48 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 4/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,007 Location: Auckland.... Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 566 time(s) in 269 post(s)		good one!
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!