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zimbo		Posted : Wednesday, 30 March 2011 3:20:53 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 22/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 72 Thanks: 5 times Was thanked: 29 time(s) in 18 post(s)		hello to all my name is eddie currently living up north whangarei. i have recently been down to the south island and did some panning down at 12mile, arrow river and tucker beach, all in all i found maybe 2 grams,due to lack of skill i think, i also tried panning at puhipuhi on the weekend but didn't find anything. i am hoping to get down to coromandel over easter and maybe do better. i would also be keen to catch up with any one over easter to do some hunting and pick up a few tips cheers eddie

Eagle		Posted : Wednesday, 30 March 2011 5:15:48 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 3/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 71 Location: Central Otago Thanks: 3 times Was thanked: 15 time(s) in 12 post(s)		Nice work Eddie,ya cant complain if thats your first time. Finding the yella is not as easy as people think it is especially if you are not useing Dredges or large scale equipment. Good luck on the coro over Easter,Keep us all posted. Go hard Eagle

zimbo		Posted : Tuesday, 31 May 2011 3:24:01 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 22/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 72 Thanks: 5 times Was thanked: 29 time(s) in 18 post(s)		Relocating to Arrowtown in 2 weeks, so now the yellow will be on my door step he-ya, would be happy to link up with anyone whose keen for a bit of a winter mission up the arrow

simon		Posted : Tuesday, 31 May 2011 4:16:51 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 7/01/2011(UTC) Posts: 789 Location: Central Otago Thanks: 33 times Was thanked: 239 time(s) in 150 post(s)		hi zimbo, i'm in queenstown so always keen for a trip up the arrow. you got a 4wd? where have you been in the arrow previously? i've been over quite a bit of the area, mostly looking at the historic stuff. found a bit of gold too. got a sluice and a detector. still pretty warm at the moment (for this time of year) but bound to get very cold sooner or later. was out today in a 3mm up to my thighs. not too bad really. flick me an email when you're ready. simon.
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zimbo		Posted : Wednesday, 1 June 2011 6:15:41 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 22/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 72 Thanks: 5 times Was thanked: 29 time(s) in 18 post(s)		hi simon, from whangarei originally , just got a job offer up there, i got a detector, 4wd and sluice as well, keen mate! looking forward to meeting up cheers zimbo :)

madsonicboating		Posted : Thursday, 2 June 2011 12:49:41 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 21/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 674 Thanks: 187 times Was thanked: 157 time(s) in 127 post(s)		Hi Zimbo...wow 2 grams still sounds alright mate I did my first ever trip panning and sluicing earlier this year up the arrow river and certainly want to head back if not for anything else other than just the beautiful serenity and scenery of the place. Finding any gold is just an added bonus I reckon ;) I ended up with some very fine dust in my bottle after taking my sluice fines home and panning on my porch with a few cold tui's :) I'm very keen to learn more about sniping as I'm a keen snorkler for salmon lures in the rangatata river, and after seeing what these lads on here find doing it, it seems a fun adventure that also gives good color! I'm like you and fairly "green" around the collar but seems like theres quite a few good buggers using this site and that are happy to meet up. I too have a 4wd, sluice, detector etc and after seeing some of the old timers inventions on here I'm sure after growing up watching McGuyver i can make a few extra tools up to help out. I will definitely try and contact you or other local fossickers on my next trip, which all going well should be in the next couple of months before the big snows come. Cheers and good luck on your next outing...I've atached a photo of the small amount I got in the arrow. Proved 2 things, 1 I don't know what I'm doing and 2, I can pan some pretty damn fine gold haha MSB (Dan) Edited by user Thursday, 2 June 2011 2:33:11 PM(UTC) \| Reason: spelling & a photos
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zimbo		Posted : Thursday, 2 June 2011 6:30:43 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 22/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 72 Thanks: 5 times Was thanked: 29 time(s) in 18 post(s)		hi there Dan would be keen to catch up, i haven't had my detector long used it once since i got, i found a few coins which was great to see that it actually works ,cant wait to use it down there in gold country , Ive watched a few of your movies on YouTube maybe you could teach me a thing or two about detecting. PM me then you in the area... cheers zimbo:)

nathanial		Posted : Thursday, 23 June 2011 4:10:20 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 21/02/2011(UTC) Posts: 14 Location: CHRISTCHURCH Was thanked: 4 time(s) in 4 post(s)		Anyone keen for a bit of a trip? I'm on annual leave from the 29th of June through to the 17th July.

zimbo		Posted : Thursday, 14 July 2011 7:44:45 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 22/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 72 Thanks: 5 times Was thanked: 29 time(s) in 18 post(s)		Originally Posted by: nathanial Anyone keen for a bit of a trip? I'm on annual leave from the 29th of June through to the 17th July. always keen mate, i am free must weekends so just PM me if you want to catch up