klunker

 My my my but aren't we waxing philosophical today. I tried flapping my arms to see if I could fly but it didn't work so I quit trying. The same would happen to my detecting if I couldn't find a bit of gold once in a while.

7 hours ago, strick said:

many men get up in the morning not knowing what they are after

Even more get up in the morning not knowing what they are before.

1 hour ago, Norvic said:

4 hours ago, MSC said:

klunker, no, it's your great talent at the right time. 

Could be talent but suspect he`s done an undercounter deal with the GoG

Or, perhaps, I'm just phulla bee ess.

Oh my gosh! I just found a 2ozt 2dwt 2grain nugget! is that a coincidence or what?

"Gear Used; Excavators...

There, problem solved.

2 hours ago, ECris said:

   Anyone who wants to is welcome to make a guess as to what is about to come down

 Mr. GM

 Your story just wouldn't be complete until a perdy lady gets involved.

 My

 My GPXs were all terrible about jumping off the tail gate and getting under my feet and crawling up too close to my dig holes so I have replaced the quick trac button many times with a substitute and they all worked just fine.

 A tool commonly used for fire line building called a Pulaski works well if you truly need a good axe on one side but it's kind of a compromise for a pick.

11 hours ago, Cascade Steven said:

Addressing the question of whether one should stake a claim,

 Ha! I've caught on to your mind reading tricks. It's just that you are much better at writing down what I'm thinking than I am.

 It can be done California if you keep it small, keep it simple and keep it clean and don't "invest" more than you can afford to loose. My biggest problems arise from constant turnover of agency personnel and thus new interpretations of regulations and forest rules after a plan has been approved. Know what you are getting into before you get into it.

Here in the Northern Sierras the "toxic" minerals in native soil can exceed "safe" PPM.

 GET CREATIVE WITH YOUR NUGGETS!

 I tried. There just doesn't seem to be much of a market for door stops, oversized paper weights and unique wheel chocks.

On 1/20/2022 at 6:56 PM, Gerry in Idaho said:

I'd like to find a dandy to continue my mug shot tradition. 

 Gerry!

The ground here is full of poisonous nematodes, Juanta virus, bubonic plague, and alien flesh eating bacteria. But there are a few nuggets that you wouldn't choke on in your traditional mug shot.

On 1/18/2022 at 12:37 AM, mn90403 said:

 

PS You can't wear the mask over a Grocho or a mustache/beard as it doesn't fit.

If you saw my ugly mug you'd know a mask won't fit me anyway.

 I would like to place an "item wanted" in the classified add section but it is requested that you have 10 posts within the last 30 days to use the classifieds. Well, there isn't much going on here in the Northern Sierras. The ground is mostly covered with snow, the Jeep is out back full of fallen leaves and ice and I haven't gotten Sourdough Scott into any trouble for a couple of months. So to make an interesting post I would have to cross that fuzzy grey line that squiggles between a good prospecting story and a blatant lie. So I'm going to try to sneak my "item wanted" add in here.

 Wanted; 1 plastic Groucho Marks. disguise. You know, The the one with the big bushy eyebrows, the oversized spectacles and huge nose with the push-broom mustache. Please contact Klunker. Thank you.

 This item is Detector Prospector related. We had a 1 million acre (yup, that's 1,000,000) fire burn through here last summer and it exposed unlimited shallow bedrock that would be perfect for detecting with a VLF detector so I bought one from a DP forum member (thanks John) but I don't want to get caught using a VLF detector for nugget hunting and loose my local status as Exalted Grand Wizard Poobah of Nugget Hunting by not using a PI detector. Thus the need for a disguise.

26 minutes ago, ROCKINGCM said:

Maybe you found the brothel dump?

 R CM; You have a good point. I know Strick has High moral standards so I am sure he went in to get permission before detecting.

On 11/21/2021 at 5:56 AM, strick said:

CHG thing was.

Coins. Heckwith Gold.

 Buy some soup. I can't figure why I find more spoons than forks or knives.

On 11/16/2021 at 12:03 PM, oneguy said:

The Alaska nugget is no longer up for sale....I bought it

Sorry, but your's is just a cheep replica..... I bought it.

13 hours ago, Bohemia Miner said:

Which model, Gold Bug?

 An old one. I think a guy named Tommy Edison built it in his attic.

 I have detected for metal in thousands of logs. The best I have found is a danged old Fisher bold bug. It's light, inexpensive, batteries are cheap and after decades it has never failed. It's depth is better in wood than in the ground so you will be amazed at how deep you will be chopping out nails. HINT-do your detecting while the log in still on the stump. Unless there were overhead wires through the logging site, rarely will you find metal above what you can reach above you with the Gold Bug.

 And tell your customer not to get distracted looking for gold. He has work to get done!

 

Why promote fraud?

 Ah nuts! I'm busted again.

 If any of you will send me $45,792.75 I will send you something that works better than any of the above detectors. I promise.

Cash please.

4 hours ago, vanursepaul said:

Hershey bars

wrapped in gold foil.

 Mr. Reno Bob;

The guy that posted the above seems to know a little bit about what he is writing about so read it twice and ask question.

 the GPX4000 has been and still is my trusted battle ax with nugget blood all over it. I like the 4500 but I like the 5000 more better. If buying used the price difference is not that much.

 With me it's genetic so I am absolved of any personal responsibility.  My fathers family mined here in California before it was California.

On 10/12/2021 at 8:16 AM, Steve Herschbach said:

but am looking forward to ramping things up next season, hunting places I’ve never hunted before. No more pounding old locations,

give me a call. I can show you some amazing places for detecting---- but then I have to kill you.