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gavin		Posted : Monday, 13 October 2014 6:51:45 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)		Got out for a play this weekend. Only found a gram, but was good to be out on a mission bush bashing again armed with the Gold Bug Pro :) Edited by user Monday, 13 October 2014 6:53:47 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified gavin attached the following image(s):
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Moonlight Picker		Posted : Monday, 13 October 2014 9:30:25 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 30/01/2013(UTC) Posts: 48 Location: ashburton Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		Good see you working hard out here, OR was that playing, it's lof . How the legs cool, the water temperature wood have been on the chilly side. keep up the good work Gavin

gjj109		Posted : Monday, 13 October 2014 10:03:15 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 14/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 464 Location: Thames Thanks: 217 times Was thanked: 194 time(s) in 115 post(s)		That's a serious bit of water there Gavin. I am waiting to see what comes from the bottom of the pool.

gavin		Posted : Tuesday, 14 October 2014 8:39:56 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)		Yeah, the water was a little chilly! I was hoping the waders I'd ordered would arrive before I left - they were waiting for me when I got back home. Oh well, next time. Most of the wee nuggets were found in the water. I did actually find one more but the tweezers slipped and pinged it in a lazy arc back in to the creek. It was a bit undersized anyway so maybe it'll mature in to an adult and I'll find it on a future mission in there :P
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5AMP		Posted : Tuesday, 14 October 2014 9:34:49 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 3/11/2011(UTC) Posts: 57 Location: wellington Thanks: 105 times Was thanked: 16 time(s) in 11 post(s)		Great photos Gavin and nice finds. I am off on my own mission next week and am determined to get my gold bug productive in the field (works really well at home)- so far it has turned up everything except gold-what coil did you use and did you find everything with the GB?

kiwijw		Posted : Tuesday, 14 October 2014 6:19:15 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)		Originally Posted by: gavin Yeah, the water was a little chilly! I was hoping the waders I'd ordered would arrive before I left - they were waiting for me when I got back home. Oh well, next time. Most of the wee nuggets were found in the water. I did actually find one more but the tweezers slipped and pinged it in a lazy arc back in to the creek. It was a bit undersized anyway so maybe it'll mature in to an adult and I'll find it on a future mission in there :P Well done Gavin. Good to see you practising catch & release........It will be bigger next year & also have a chance to reproduce....LOL :) Good effort mate & nice to see some pics too. There are a couple of real small bits there....did you detect those or did you do a bit of panning as well?? Good luck out there JW :)

nafcd		Posted : Tuesday, 14 October 2014 6:54:37 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/12/2012(UTC) Posts: 276 Location: ashburton Thanks: 8 times Was thanked: 46 time(s) in 34 post(s)		some of those wee nuggets grow quickly. I have heard of them doubling in size from the time they are found to getting home and telling everyone about them. Edited by user Tuesday, 14 October 2014 6:55:35 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified

gavin		Posted : Wednesday, 15 October 2014 10:05:56 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)		Cheers guys :) All were found with the GP Pro using the tiny 5" coil. The 3 tiny specs were just found alongside one of the larger pieces. BTW: The match is probably a little misleading for size as it's one of those bigger matches I have lying around the house for lighting the fire, not your average pocket matchbox ones ;)
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gjj109		Posted : Saturday, 18 October 2014 10:35:43 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 14/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 464 Location: Thames Thanks: 217 times Was thanked: 194 time(s) in 115 post(s)		I like your BTW Gavin. BTW I notice that other people use oversize dollar coins and really large 10 cent pieces to give scale to their finds.