mn90403 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 So I went on this trip to Nome, Alaska. I was told there was a lot of trash there but I also expected big gold. I took discrimination, PI and Zed. We sluiced, high banked and metal detected for about a week in and out of the rain. One day we went fishing for pinks and chum salmon. It was a fun trip. I got this 11g/5g specimen from a pushed patch about 1 ft down with my Zed. I wanted more but I didn't get skunked. Some others there found some larger gold and others did get skunked. I hope to get better light on this in another picture but I need to get it posted. Mitchel 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1515Art Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 cool gold, wtg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relichunter Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Sounds like a great trip and gold to boot !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmason Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 nice speci, Mitchel...we always want MORE! fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatup Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Very nice,WTG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted August 2, 2015 Author Share Posted August 2, 2015 Thanks for your replies. I'm ready for some extended nugget hunting when it gets cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bado1 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Sounds like a great trip. Beautiful specie. Love the old coin in the photo too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Nice gold Mitchel, though I was sure hoping for you to find a one pound monster! What was the largest found while you were there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted August 5, 2015 Author Share Posted August 5, 2015 Steve, There was a 17 gram nugget found. I think another one about 10 grams just after I left. If I was to go back again I would have a better chance of larger gold I think but I didn't see any huge gold but there was considerable quantity in the history of the place. I heard some big stories. There was a party one night when the Bering Sea guys were there and Steve Pomrenke said he had plowed a road a few years back and the first guy to check it with a metal detector found a 13 ounce nugget. A couple of years back there were some hunters who found over 25 ounces in a couple of weeks. (Every time I said hunting they thought I was going out with a gun! I should have said detecting.) I didn't hit any patches like that. There were some GBII patches but I don't have one of those ... yet. Mitchel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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