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Most nuggets with the Zed and SDC 2300, and a few with the GPX 5000, ATX and Xterra 705.

Wowza...good on ya Strick!

Steve, it's an informative thread and so far it seems that all of the methods of dealing with hot ground that have been mentioned are fairly similar.

Great post Steve, that really makes the Gold Modes undersandable and explains the different types of ground that each mode should be used in. However, some may be confused wondering what, then, do the Ground Types of the GPZ 7000 accomplish? I've found that the Gold Modes act as a sort of "fine tune " for each Ground Type; for example, when I'm hunting in the Normal Ground Type and High Yield Gold Mode and the ground is too hot for this combination, instead of simply going into the Difficult Ground Type I will first try General Gold Mode and if the ground is still too hot, Extra Deep. Extensive testing on undisturbed targets in a variety of ground types has revealed that more sensitivity is retained by this fine tuning method than by just choosing the Difficult Ground Type right off the bat.

Awesome finds Chris, congrats!

That's what Zed dreams are made of! Persistence pays...well done Strick. As you found out first hand, the 7000 has incredible performance, especially when it is adjusted properly to suit the ground conditions one is searching. Congrats on a rare and well deserved find!

I don't know any details; perhaps Gerry will join the thread and enlighten us soon.

I'm guessing that half of the specie was treated with HF.

Nice and yellow...wtg!

Gigantor nugget...check it!

Epic dig Lucky, way to go!

Great review Ron.

WTG Lucky!

Thanks guys... Gerry, it's always a pleasure training your customers; wish I could be there in May.

WTG Dean!

Once upon a time while detecting in Arizona, a target that I thought was just another one of the many magnetite "ironstone" hot rocks littering the area jumped onto the super-magnet on my pick. But as I plucked it off of the magnet and prepared to fling it into the nearest bush, I noticed that it was unusually heavy for it's size; rubbing the dirt off of the nickel-sized stone revealed a band of gold running through it.

Back home now for the summer in northern Idaho, I got out to swing the mighty Zed for a couple hours at an old spot where the skunk now dominates when searching with a vlf or pi machine. I got the first signal within the first minute after powering on, and after six inches of digging the target was out of the hole and in my scoop - a small golden "watermelon seed" nugget. At that point I knew it was going to be another productive outing with the Zed. Most of the gold unearthed was small and thin - more like flakes than nuggets - too deep for the vlf's and invisible to the pi's. It's going to be a great summer thanks to ZVT!

Strick and Lisa, I'm glad you found some nice nuggets; you definitely earned them while braving the elements!

Awesome!

Nice!

Thanks Steve, it was great to finally meet you too. And thanks for stopping by and saying a few words to the students; they really appreciated it. And a big shout-out to Chris Ralph for making an appearance as well!

Great dig Rob!

Welcome aboard the Zed train Scott, you will have many golden adventures with it!

WTG Art! Reminds me of my first foray into the Nevada outback...plenty of trips to see "Two Pound" Dick Bailey at the Burns Brothers tire repair shop...oh the memories!

Nice space rocks guys!