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Last 2 days detecting gp3500

Eagle		Posted : Thursday, 7 April 2011 8:56:30 AM(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)		Was out with the gp3500 on Tues & Wed at an area I have not been back to for over a year.All nuggies were found with the 17"eliptical mono. Good Times!!!!! These were Tuesdays finds. Wednesdays finds,biggest nuggie is 4.2gm All nuggies were quite rough but showing no quartz in them. Total was 19.1gms. Happy Eagle

gavin		Posted : Thursday, 7 April 2011 10:34:36 AM(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)		Good haul! So is this the first you've found with the detector?
		WWW

x-terra steve		Posted : Thursday, 7 April 2011 3:25:13 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 7/04/2010(UTC) Posts: 224 Location: Nelson NZ Thanks: 103 times Was thanked: 69 time(s) in 42 post(s)		GOOD stuff Eagle!!!! Some very fine looking pieces there. Dont ya just love digging up the good stuff! Cheers Steve

kiwijw		Posted : Thursday, 7 April 2011 3:38:52 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/03/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,152 Thanks: 92 times Was thanked: 658 time(s) in 324 post(s)		. Edited by user Saturday, 9 July 2011 3:55:17 AM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified

Eagle		Posted : Thursday, 7 April 2011 5:06:45 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)		Thanks Gav. I had a couple of very good days on this patch about a year ago,using smaller coils but I think shes all done now after going over it with the larger coils in the last couple of days. Eagle

Eagle		Posted : Thursday, 7 April 2011 5:14:27 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)		Thanks x-terra steve From seeing some of your great pics!!! I know you no the feeling. All the best Eagle

Eagle		Posted : Thursday, 7 April 2011 5:20:19 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)		Cheers kiwijw I finally got my head around posting photos with advice from some of your posts on the forum, so thanks mate. Go hard Eagle

starflash		Posted : Friday, 8 April 2011 6:11:13 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)		great looking gold, some very nice bits there. what a great couple of days youve had is that 17" a nugget finder? i think you told me before but have forgotten

Eagle		Posted : Tuesday, 12 April 2011 5:04:15 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)		Gidday Starflash Sorry for the late reply. It was a fun couple of days.The jar sure grows!! quick when you get them like that,as you would be well aware. They were all found with the latest 17" Nugget Finder eliptical mono,super light to swing all day long, bloody awesome coil. Tried an 18" round after but got nothing. Have you got anything larger than an 18". Eagle

starflash		Posted : Monday, 18 April 2011 5:16:14 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)		nup the 18 inch round dd is my biggest. dont you find the spoked coils get snagged over rough ground, or do you a full skid plate?

Eagle		Posted : Thursday, 21 April 2011 3:02:36 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)		starflash wrote: nup the 18 inch round dd is my biggest. dont you find the spoked coils get snagged over rough ground, or do you a full skid plate? Gidday Starflash I have only hooked up a couple of times with the spoked 17" nugget finder coil (advantage series),& its seen a lot of country, so " no problems". The coil is so light you can swing it all day long,so there is no need to use a bungy or hipstick. Personally I dont use either of these as they are hopeless in our mountainous gold bearing areas or amongst the old gold diggings or in areas infested with rabbit shot. Most of the gold is found here in pretty uneven or at times overgrown terrian. You will often walk many many miles in a day,sometimes before you have even switched your detector on, so you need to be highly manoeuvreable & carrying minimal weight to cover the terrain to better increase your chances. I am looking at buying a 24" nugget finder to use on a couple of areas of deeper ground & was wondering if anyone uses one? Eagle

Eagle		Posted : Tuesday, 26 April 2011 3:13:41 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)		Have ordered a new 24"eliptical Nugget finder advantage coil for the gp3500. The weather is getting cooler,so perfect for putting in the big days wandering them hills "ye ha" Eagle

starflash		Posted : Tuesday, 26 April 2011 5:18:11 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)		24 inch elip?, i think jw has one of those, and he uses that with good success, however my mates in aus swear by the rounds, aparently they go deeper, they use the 20 inch rounds for patch finders and seem to be very sensitive. how much is that going to cost with shipping?, $1000 plus?, the nz/aus cross really sucks at the moment. how low is the snow on the hills at the mo?, i may have some more work in queenstown in the coming week

kiwijw		Posted : Wednesday, 27 April 2011 3:54:46 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/03/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,152 Thanks: 92 times Was thanked: 658 time(s) in 324 post(s)		. Edited by user Saturday, 9 July 2011 3:55:45 AM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified

Eagle		Posted : Wednesday, 27 April 2011 4:52:14 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)		Gidday Starflash The nuggetfinder 24" eliptical mono (Advantage series) is $450Aus. There is no snow on the hills at the moment.Good time to be comeing down for business Lol!! The weather is primo here at the moment & looks like it will be great up untill about Tuesday. I have got time off at the moment,so if ya keen on hooking up for a day or 2 get back to me. If I dont hear from ya, good luck & have a good mission. Go hard Eagle

starflash		Posted : Wednesday, 27 April 2011 5:05:32 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)		i will be in queenie on friday, should get two days free. yep keen i will pm you with contact number. dont worry you can take me to your secret spots as i wont give then away on the forum!! that coil will be about 680 landed providing there is no gst or import duties to pay, otherways might be as much as 850nz.