raugaj

Thanks everybody. Much appreciated advice.I will check out that 2300. The GB is also very good at discriminating between iron and gold which the 5000 couldn't do. Have really good Christmas and a great New Year plus lots of gold.

I have had some sucess finding nuggets with a Fisher Gold Bug Pro but recently went out with  a friend who has a Minelab 5000. He was easily picking up nuggets where the GB gave no indication at all. I realised I needed something better but was not sure what would be appropriate.  The 5000 is rather large and heavy for carrying a long distance and is complicated compared with the GB Is there any recommendation as to a detector that is significantly better than the GB but has its lightweight features and ease of use? I suppose the Minelab 7000 would be even less likely to meet my needs.?I am not very fit and only get out gold detecting a few times a year.