Mike54 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 G'day Steve & All, it all started when I was very young, my Dad would take us camping, to a little Town called Heathcote in central Victoria in Australia. Where I would spend most of my time down at the creek panning, that was how I became hooked to this great hobby. Over the years I built my own rocker cradle and Various sluices. Then technology took a big leap into the electronic prospecting side of things and I ended up buying my first metal detector. It was a little Garret ground hog (international S.3) (which I still have today) it ran on 2x9volt batteries. With this little detector I found my first multi gram nuggy and many more followed. As the newer technology came out I/we would update till finally my current GPZ7000. Thanks All for reading my story on how I started out in this great hobby in search of the elusive yellow. Cheers to All. Mike. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldEn Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Hi Mike and welcome to the forum. I am sure you have few interesting story to tell from that first gold nugget up to today. Good luck with gold hunting and looking forward for a next season diary. GoldEN 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Hello Mike, I got a similar start in Alaska when my own father took me gold panning as a kid - I was hooked for life. Always nice to meet fellow travelers... welcome! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike54 Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 Thanks Steve and Enio, yes i know what you mean and thanks for the welcomes. Cheers. Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike54 Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 G'day JW (bro), yes I joined the other day, there's some good reading over here and some great people as well. Thanks for the welcome to bro. Cheers. Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Good on you Mike and welcome. Yes we all have our own very interesting stories to tell, how we started in this great hobby of ours. And each one is unique. wombat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now