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My right arm is larger and stronger than my left because of the GPZ, I look at it as a good workout and enjoy the exercise. But do hunt areas that have tall grass and would prefer a solid coil to push the grass down with.

Looking forward to the release of the new coil. 

Chris, you couldn't have said it better. I'll bet the London area used to be a beautiful forested area, now its 100% City. Same thing with many other parts of the world. Farming have removed more habitat than any other industry, and for good reason, to sustain the population.

I just have one question, when will the new coil be available in the USA. I'm inching to get one as soon as possible. Anyone have any ideas of when.

with an advertised potential of 30 percent more depth, wow nice I will getting one for sure. 

Makro Gold Racer has great depth in descrimination mode on small gold.

Norvic, thanks for the tip, I will try that.

In HYield mode I hear slight warbles, that most times turn into hot ground or rocks and sometimes gold. Where I hunt there is a lot of smaller gold with larger nuggets here and there. I've found all the shallow gold. But the deeper gold is what I'm after now. Sometimes I will dig a whisper and it turns out to be a deeper nugget. I'm hoping the General will help to better define those deeper nuggets. 

The GPZ documentation states that General mode punches deeper and Extra Deep punches even deeper than High Yield mode. I've hammered a patch in High Yield and today will switch to General mode and regrid, and will repeat in Extra Deep.

Has anyone out there had success with this, and if so, are the deeper targets more defined in these 2 deeper modes, any tricks to listen for?

Or are these deeper modes only for larger nuggets, will the 2 modes punch deeper for smaller nuggets too?

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They need to tell us the pay scale. If only I was younger, its sounds like an adventure of a lifetime. 

The Nugget is/was on display at the Nugget casino in Las Vegas. Its very well protected behind very thick plexiglass. My first visit to vegas GPAA show in 2008, I went to visit it, man what a chunk of gold.

Wow, nice finds congrats, good photos. Thanks for sharing.

Steve, have you tried manual ground balance? For me and the sites I have hunted with the GPZ, I have not found one additional nugget in manual grd balance that I could not detect in with Auto Grd Balance turned on.

There is something to be said by gridding a patch over and over turning up the settings and seeing the difference when running it hot opposed to running more quiet.

I hunted for the first 3 days in the default modes, then turned up the settings little by little, going over the same ground over and over, and found more gold and deeper gold with the settings turned higher and higher.

There is only one mode I wish the GPZ had, and that is a discrimination mode, even if the depth was half in the desc mode, it would be worth it. if I hit an area with large surface targets, it would be nice to be able to switch to a desc mode that will tell me if the shallow surface targets are worth digging.

Very nice, great story. Persistence pays off.

Nice going, very nice, love those older coins, thanks for sharing.

Fantastic buckle. I even like that one and I don't even collect them. congrats, thanks for posting.

The GPX fits perfectly into a book pack. Thats what I do for hiking into steep areas, I also carry a bucket with hammer and chisel and some sniping gear. The bucket is a little heavy at times but its worth it on tougher nuggets that are embedded in the bedrock. 

I vote 8" x 11" coil water proof for creek detecting.

To the Minelab Team/s a big thank you, the GPZ is a HOMERUN. Proof is in the results. And I got results in only one week, I'm well on my way to recouping what I paid for the GPZ, which by the way is worth it. I could write pages of the all the things I like about it. Just hope Minelab releases coil cover replacements before I wear mine out.

JP, your last video was awesome, and taught me to listen in a different way, and I got results. Thank You very much. You rock man.

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Clark it was nice talking with you at the restaurant in lovelock, This is Scott, I looked around for you on Saturday, but its such a big place. I moved around a lot exploring different washes, since it was only my 3rd time hunting Rye Patch. Ended up with 8 nuggets, for a total of 2.1 dwts. Was listening for the deep big one but it just wasn't in the cards for me that trip. Maybe next time. Let me know the next time you take a trip up there, if I'm available we could hunt together. Now that I'm tuned in to the best settings for me on the GPZ, I think I could do better next trip.

Nice finds, looks like a good start to a gold patch. Looks like its nears the areas I hunt. Let me know if you ever need another coil on the ground. Have 7000 and CTX will travel.

Steve, glad to hear you bought one. I also bought one, hope to be receiving it this week. Then let the games begin. In my opinion I think Minelab has put a lot of thought and work into this machine. If I was a stockholder in Minelab, I would be proud of this new detector.

I am curious about one thing about the 7000, and that is what kinds of software mods and feature adds are possible from Minelab with the existing circuit boards in the unit. If any.

Hi Steve, did you get to keep the 7000 you tested?

I think More weight = more depth, I'm willing to get a better workout and more gold with a heavier detector. Not a problem for me.

The GPZ looks to be like a CTX, which is ergonomically very comfortable. I can hunt all day with my CTX and not get very tired. Its a good balanced design.  

From what I can tell the GPZ looks like a home run for Minelab. Since I am a serious detectorist, I will be buying one.

I'm very happy Minelab decided to add more depth to their gold machine, perhaps they will do the same for their next coin detector also. I really like the direction Minelab detectors are going.

Nice nuggets, congrats. Thanks for posting. I think it looks more like a dog ready to attack. 

The SDC Detector would be ideal for creek detecting. I would get one, but I'm waiting to see what Minelab will possibly come out with in the next couple years to replace the 5000 with the ultimate detector.