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Kauri		Posted : Thursday, 12 January 2012 6:02:23 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 11/01/2012(UTC) Posts: 53 Location: Matamata Was thanked: 4 time(s) in 4 post(s)		Borrowed a Garrett Ace 250 off a mate, and hit the local rugby park. After 3 hours I had managed to find $26plus in coins and lots of rubbish. Plenty of areas still too search. Addictive much!!!
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Guardian		Posted : Thursday, 12 January 2012 6:34:28 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 30/10/2011(UTC) Posts: 716 Location: Dunedin Thanks: 42 times Was thanked: 222 time(s) in 185 post(s)		Well done and welcome! Just can't keep those Ace 250s down!

Kauri		Posted : Thursday, 12 January 2012 6:42:27 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 11/01/2012(UTC) Posts: 53 Location: Matamata Was thanked: 4 time(s) in 4 post(s)		Thanks, Looking at local church and fair site 2mrw mornin. Still insure of settings to use. Had it on COIN and elminated foil and iron. Would that setting still pick up gold rings?
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nzpoohbear40		Posted : Thursday, 12 January 2012 6:42:27 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,482 Location: Matura Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 384 time(s) in 329 post(s)		wellcome to the forum...and great hunting...thats not a bad run for 3 hours.way to go.posibly but gold rings run at low numbers depending on how big and thick it is....i found one with my goldbug and it rang in at between 52 to 54...but my wedding ring comes in at about 72... Edited by user Thursday, 12 January 2012 6:44:14 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified
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Guardian		Posted : Thursday, 12 January 2012 7:06:50 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 30/10/2011(UTC) Posts: 716 Location: Dunedin Thanks: 42 times Was thanked: 222 time(s) in 185 post(s)		Originally Posted by: creamer Cheers Shane! I dig almost everything but the iron unless im on the beach i try to dig everything. When iron targets get to intence i switch to jewelry mode and that normally sorts it out. Switching to jewelry mode also sorts out the target recovery speed problem as you dont have the iron signal to contend with. If an iron signal bounces then there most likely is something worth lookin at. I found that hitting playgrounds especially swings are the easiest places to find the goldies ($1&$2) try looking about 3 metres out front and back and work your way in, if the swing has that plastic matting and you hit a target still dig as often the coin will be sitting on top, I've found plenty of $1 coins actually in the cut out circles. Good start to getting your own detector, my first hunt I only found $3 of course that was in my backyard 8^) Edited by user Thursday, 12 January 2012 7:12:54 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified*

Kauri		Posted : Thursday, 12 January 2012 7:25:29 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 11/01/2012(UTC) Posts: 53 Location: Matamata Was thanked: 4 time(s) in 4 post(s)		Cheers for advice, i found 20cents and lots of rusty nails in this back yard.
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DrunkBrother		Posted : Friday, 13 January 2012 9:37:52 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 27/11/2011(UTC) Posts: 911 Location: Auckland Thanks: 21 times Was thanked: 206 time(s) in 161 post(s)		nzpoohbear40 Ya, it is hard with gold bug to find gold julwery :( 7 weeks and still nothing for me :(
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creamer		Posted : Friday, 13 January 2012 11:08:52 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,022 Location: Bay of Islands Thanks: 2289 times Was thanked: 525 time(s) in 391 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Kauri Thanks, Looking at local church and fair site 2mrw mornin. Still insure of settings to use. Had it on COIN and elminated foil and iron. Would that setting still pick up gold rings? Hi there Kauri and welcome to the forum. By discrimating out the foil you have probably unknowingly missed good targets. Signals around the foil range vary from foil, coins and gold. I hunt in all metal mode with my 350 and sometimes switch to jewelry mode when the going gets tough which discriminates out the iron only. It can be demanding digging those foil targets but you will be regularly rewarded. Shane
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Guardian		Posted : Friday, 13 January 2012 12:55:03 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 30/10/2011(UTC) Posts: 716 Location: Dunedin Thanks: 42 times Was thanked: 222 time(s) in 185 post(s)		I was just going to put the link in for Shane's page http://forums.paydirt.co...4p7_Shanes-Page-Too.aspx He knows what he's doing!

Kauri		Posted : Friday, 13 January 2012 6:06:39 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 11/01/2012(UTC) Posts: 53 Location: Matamata Was thanked: 4 time(s) in 4 post(s)		Hey found another $5 and alot more rubbish today, with MD set on all metal. Gonna sell some other toys and look at buying my own machine, plus a hand held pin pointer. Spoke to local council and they are fine about it, as long as i replace turf back. Shaaaaaaaaaaaaweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!
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Guardian		Posted : Friday, 13 January 2012 6:40:24 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 30/10/2011(UTC) Posts: 716 Location: Dunedin Thanks: 42 times Was thanked: 222 time(s) in 185 post(s)		Most people will say use all metal and dig everything, you will soon get a good feel for the machine. I tried that and found that the previous people here never threw out the old savlon and toothpaste metal tubes there are literally hundreds around the property. I think most of us dig 3 sides and lever out the plug, I cut round plugs but leave a flap that way the grass has a better chance of survival. I also use a piece of material to put the soil on so it makes it easy to put the soil back in the hole and is very hard to see that I have been there. A pinpointer and a good digging tool make the experience much faster and easier. You will have all types of people stopping you and asking you what you're up to, be friendly as you never know what information someone might give you. One of the first people I met happened to be another member from here. keep a couple of old decimal coins or junk with you, makes it easy to show people and make them lose interest, if you think they are genuine you can show them the good stuff.

Kauri		Posted : Saturday, 14 January 2012 10:45:21 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 11/01/2012(UTC) Posts: 53 Location: Matamata Was thanked: 4 time(s) in 4 post(s)		Woot found my first penny LOL. 1921 One Penny. Plus a rusty old padlock. and $5 in spendables
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creamer		Posted : Saturday, 14 January 2012 10:51:29 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,022 Location: Bay of Islands Thanks: 2289 times Was thanked: 525 time(s) in 391 post(s)		Even tho i hunt in all metal mode i dont dig everything unless im on a beach. I like to hear all the sounds of wots under the ground so i can be in better touch the dig site. Over time i am learning wot targets not to dig. From memory i think we all dug every hit at first and that is the right thing to do as far as a learning curve is concerned. Shane
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Guardian		Posted : Saturday, 14 January 2012 12:55:27 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 30/10/2011(UTC) Posts: 716 Location: Dunedin Thanks: 42 times Was thanked: 222 time(s) in 185 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Kauri Woot found my first penny LOL. 1921 One Penny. Plus a rusty old padlock. and $5 in spendables Well done. It makes you wonder what that coin has seen before it got buried. My oldest Penny is 1897 and it's a cool feeling to hold that bit of history.

Kauri		Posted : Saturday, 14 January 2012 2:37:14 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 11/01/2012(UTC) Posts: 53 Location: Matamata Was thanked: 4 time(s) in 4 post(s)		Managed a 1946 and 1949 ONE Penny this avo with 3 kids helping. Quite chuffed till we got home and the 7year old hands me a $2 coin he'd found on the ground at the park...... he never said a word till we got home......Didnt need the MD dad lol
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nzpoohbear40		Posted : Saturday, 14 January 2012 4:09:29 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,482 Location: Matura Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 384 time(s) in 329 post(s)		kids are funny that way....my son says..hey dad i got a signal..mean while he has the MD swung sidways instead of flat to the ground..lmao...it was my boots he was detecting as they are steel toed...hahaha
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kiwikeith		Posted : Saturday, 14 January 2012 4:53:54 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 28/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 648 Location: hector Thanks: 359 times Was thanked: 230 time(s) in 154 post(s)		hi there detector bugs ive got a eureka gold minelab had it for about five years ran the battrey flat for the first time so you can see i dont use it much are they any good???? got a couple of pieces of no8 wire but the person beside me got 3 good size nuggets and some small pieces of gold is it my method or are the eureka gold just shite heaps of knobs on it thanks for the help i hopeing

Metal Kiwi		Posted : Saturday, 14 January 2012 5:25:34 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)		A quick test would have been to get the successful person beside you to check over the ground where you found nothing. Maybe there was something there, maybe not. :-)
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madsonicboating		Posted : Saturday, 14 January 2012 11:37:02 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)		awesome stuff man well done on your first few outings!! Keep the info coming :) Dan
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Guardian		Posted : Wednesday, 18 January 2012 7:57:35 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 30/10/2011(UTC) Posts: 716 Location: Dunedin Thanks: 42 times Was thanked: 222 time(s) in 185 post(s)		How's the hunting going ? I've noticed you've become a forum addict as well, ahwell guess there is many worse things to become addicted to*8^)

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