Nugget Shooter

Hi guys and thanks for the comments, the area I am using the 800 in is strewn with horrible hot rocks and patches of highly mineralized soil and is called the San Domingo placer district.  I like this area and it is great for seeing what a detector "can do" in some difficult ground.

Now about the video, thank you for all the comments and advice and I truly appreciate it and so far my videos on the Equinox 800 have been designed for folks new to this little beast and I do indeed switch to all metal in parts of this video to sharpen the target as phrunt has mentioned in his very helpful comment. As I use this detector more my videos will also reflect this and I will show some more advanced settings (as I too learn) I have been a hard core nugget shooter since 1991 or so and I too am new to and amazed by this detectors abilities in the goldfields and am having a lot of fun finding nuggets with it and find it to be much more capable than I expected.

I am actually now falling in love with this little beast and trying to learn all it many secrets so all input is very welcome!

Thank you Steve for posting some of my videos and thank you Mitchell for giving me a heads up there was a conversation about it.

So in the video yes I am using stock Gold 1 with sensitivity at 18 or 19 and auto tracking. I have tried Gold 2 a little at the same placer area, but it struggled some with the ground so I settled on Gold 1. 

I am trying post videos as I learn to help folks new to this detector be able to "turn on and go" and be able to have a great chance at scoring a nugget or two and I think Minelab has done well with Gold 1 for this purpose.

Those that have commented here I know most all of and have met several (respect all) and really appreciate the kind words and I guess I just feel it is time to share some of what I have learned in almost 30 years to give some of the new folks a boost.

Good hunting, Bill

It is me Steve have been registered for quite some time and a bloody lurker.... You brought me out of the shadows. ?

On 6/13/2018 at 12:17 AM, kiwijw said:

On the 2nd video when he was having trouble recovering that target with the EQ & used the Gold monster to retrieve it. It turned out to be what seemed like a bit of rusty ferrous, I wonder what the gold chance indicator was saying that he didn't show.

JW 

Sorry about that and the old nugget hunter in me makes me ignore the screen and dig all targets. Will try to force myself to look ?

On 6/12/2018 at 12:44 AM, Ridge Runner said:

JW

Like you said if left in the ground would have been a true test of the Equinox on gold . The trouble is that little word if .

What I really want to see is that 6” coil in action like Bill was talking about.

Being we live in a in perfect world how can I expect Bill’s video to be any different.

i’m Looking forward to his next video he makes.

Bill I thank you for your hard work and just seeing that pretty face is a pleasure to behold .

That’s the way it is Bill and that is some got it others got to go get it.

Chuck

I will get out this weekend and actually hunt with the EQX 800 as I have used it enough now to have a head full of things I want to try. I do agree it will be a great gold VLF and really looking forward to the 6 inch coil. The EQX is killer on coins etc. too.....