Favorite Pick

[Rege-PA]

What is your favorite pick? Do you like a heavy or light head? Handle length?

What makes it special to you?

[fredmason]

Medium size hermit pick. It is just the right length and size. I can carry it on my belt loop...just don't fall on it-haha. 

I had to take the handle out and install it with proper glue and, of course, a drywall screw...otherwise it is perfect for me.

fred

[vanursepaul]

Super- sede that was made in OZ.

Long handle... Very sharp replaceable  heads with great digging winged rear blade.

Made with some kind of annealed metal that seemed much lighter that a steel plate one I tried to make.

Unfortunately, they are no longer being produced commercially. I just have this to say it was definitely the best pick I have ever used.... and of course JP is the one who let me use my first one.

My mistake was not bringing it back with me when I had the chance!

On another note,

I hope to meet up with the gentleman that made then when I go to OZ in June....To learn how he made them. He seems like a very nice guy and I'm looking forward to meeting him.

Got lots to do while in OZ this year...counting down the days Rege.

60 days, 12 hrs, 35 minutes, 48 seconds

 

 

[Steve Herschbach]

Currently my favorite pick is my Hodan pick with 22" handle. I spend way more time detecting than diggings so the narrow profile hangs well from my belt. The minimal amount of metal does not seem to bother my GPZ when hanging off my back hip. It does the job well for me in the Lower 48 where I do not dig as deep or as often as I did in Alaska.

In Alaska I preferred a Walco pick with 36" handle. I did lots of deep excavating in soft tailing piles and used the hoe end as much or more than the pick end. I dug way more holes back then so the pick rarely was on my belt and was often used as a walking stick to steady me on the sides of steep tailing piles.

In the photo below 1 is my old long handle Walco, 2 is a new one for backup. 3 is my current Hodan pick and 4 is a new backup. All my picks have super magnets affixed to the digging head when in use.

Two previous threads Prospecting Picks and Show Me Your Pick

[Rege-PA]

2 hours ago, vanursepaul said:

counting down the days Rege.

That`s great Paul!  Gives you something to get through all the other BS that one is subjected to in our daily lives. To dream and to actually get do what you dream about, Fantastic!

[Au4Gold2]

Rege,

The Hermit pick is nice....it's lightweight and easy on the carpal tunnel. 

[goldrat]

6 hours ago, vanursepaul said:

Super- sede that was made in OZ.

Long handle... Very sharp replaceable  heads with great digging winged rear blade.

Made with some kind of annealed metal that seemed much lighter that a steel plate one I tried to make.

Unfortunately, they are no longer being produced commercially. I just have this to say it was definitely the best pick I have ever used.... and of course JP is the one who let me use my first one.

My mistake was not bringing it back with me when I had the chance!

On another note,

I hope to meet up with the gentleman that made then when I go to OZ in June....To learn how he made them. He seems like a very nice guy and I'm looking forward to meeting him.

Got lots to do while in OZ this year...counting down the days Rege.

60 days, 12 hrs, 35 minutes, 48 seconds

 

 

vanursepaul , 

                   Just google supersede pick and several detector shops in Australia have them for sale . With replaceable parts available and pop riveted , how strong are they .

Cheers

goldrat

[vanursepaul]

Sad to say but they don't have any in stock.... I have been looking for a year.

If you try to buy one online it will say,  out of stock

I sent a letter to one called finders keepers... But I think you will find they are all out.

[beatup]

Paul don't go misplacing your keys when you go out on a walkabout

[vanursepaul]

I hear ya Brett

I don't think they will let me drive too much..

Thanks for towing me out of the desert!!!