Andyy

This is why I have had to make modifications to my GM1000. It should be on a telescoping rod (mod#1) and should have a better more stable stand (mod#2 - using pvc pipe). I mean common. But I can run my GPZ and hook my GM1000 on my backpack and hike for miles. In areas with a lot of bedrock, it takes me less than a minute to unhook from the side of my Camelback backpack. Now I don't have to use a blowtube ... which takes for(freak'n)ever. Then again, I am talking the US deserts. Sometimes those little specs let you keep a little manhood when you can say you still found gold. (well, just a little) But, Phrunt, I also have found that when I am digging the larger pieces (well, I mean gram+), there is usually more gold bits in my dirt pile which I find with my GM1000. It was a little eye opening when I started checking my piles.

hey we all start with a dream. It's a learning experience. He will come to the realization. But if he doesn't and you run into him in 6 months, help him along and crush his dream, like a first love on prom night! Gotta help that poor feller.

funny one. I sort of thought the wife would be at the end of that list ....errr....

Wow, that is beautiful. Colorado born or Arizona? ... if you don't mind my asking. Either way, CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Hang on tight to that hip stick. I tried to find them in Arizona and they are unavailable (a must for the GPZ7000 ... unless you are a hulk).

Great pics. Now here is someone who knows how to show off their finds! I go straight to the pics and tend to skip over the words.. (I read those last 😆)

Maybe you have already found your first nugget. But I remember when I was looking for that first elusive nugget. Pictures of grandeur would enter my mind as I walked miles through gullies over cactus and rattlesnakes. I would dig down 2 feet and repeatedly find nails. And then the old bullets so marred up you would swear it had to be gold or some other precious metal. But it wasn't. But the funny thing is, after I found that first nugget I never asked that question again. I forever knew the feel and look of gold. And I never questioned again, whether unicorns existed. Ok.. too much time at the book store.. google prospecting. And Waaaay too much coffee. Good luck out there!!

That is amazing. With all of that volcanic rock, I would never have even taken out my detector. Not because of expected ground noise, but because I typically do not find gold that close to that much volcanic activity. So thank you for sharing this and the setting for quieting down the detector.

That pick has too small of a head to do any good with magnets, in my opinion. I have a pick with a large scoop for the dirt. I have 2x high power neodymium or whatever and the hell that alien magnetic substance is. Gets your fingers in the way of two of them and your finger will be the middle of an oreo cookie. As everyone said, already, the magnets will move on the head. A little JB weld will keep them there much longer. But they will need maintenance every once in a while. To answer your specific question on location, I do not put mine near the tip or you are very likely to chip or lose them. I put mine 2" back, or so. I also put one on the handle. Sometimes this is an easier iron checker, if it seems like shallow iron.

I haven't seen the show, but I see some similarities here... - I *do* still freak out when I get large nuggets, often screaming out to nobody but the local bobcat and mtn lion, which are no doubt wondering why I am in their territory in the middle of the night, with a machine that squeals like a rabbit being attacked. - In order for me to do my night hunts, I am known to drink a couple red bull type drinks and thirst busters, to keep me amped up for the night. I just hope my body can handle the octane in short durations. Maybe if I had news crews following me around, I would seem like an excited clown, too!! LOL. But I PROMISE YOU, you would not see me jumping around in circles because I find an ancient bullet! I find lots and lots.. and lots of bullets.

yes... worst movie ever. Don't waste you're time. Better off putting it to searching for gold yourself.

And Mick - that is some gorgeous gold you found there. Nice work!!

Thankfully, the adapter for my 10" Xcoil has held up. Then again, I over design and reinforce everything, extra. The key is to use that strain relief clamp on the connector. If you do not use this correctly, you will be pulling on the wires and the glue. My only issues which I have noted in other links is: 1) rare ground (in AZ) that renders balance impossible 2) the problematic coil cable that comes unraveled if you run your shaft fully extended in the heat (as I do). The coil is not wound nearly as tight as the Minelab coil. You will have to pull it through the shaft with a string. These are really my only complaints. I still use this coil actively, and it will get smaller deeper gold than my 14x13. So it remains a useful tool in my toolbox. Andyy

Nice haul, Jason. Researching those new areas can feel like a big risk, but the payoff is golden. 👍 Andy

LOL. now that's funny. I don't think the GPX-6000 will get you too much more in my neck of the woods. I already get sizes less than half a grain. (it takes a while to get in the scoop) But you never know. I am waiting for a bigger jump in technology before I trade in my GPZ.