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Those nuggets are quite unusual, I would love to have one for my collection. Klunker needs some photography lessons! Norm

I was there when he found a couple of those, the pointy end was pointed to where the next one was found. Unfortunately when he dug the last one, he dislodged it from the original location and the direction it was pointed. I don't think he will be able to find another one! Norm

Thanks dealing direct with Reese Norm

Just did a search or this book on Amazon, no results. Where is it available? Norm

Nice display of finds! I hope you are not suggesting you found those in two hours. LOL Norm

I raced on dirt tracks in Northern California in the early 80s before "Desert Storm" my on track name was "Stormin Norman" A very fun and exciting time in my life! Norm

Joe D I love that new shaft with the counter balance, balance is perfect with the 12" coil, I haven't tried it with the small coil and taking some weight out to rebalance. Norm

Those pictures bring back many memories and all of them are good ones! Norm

Having only recently started water hunting, I only recently had some success. My my first experience was at the beach at Monterey Bay. It was a low tide at about 10:30 P.M. The waves were crashing on the shore and the noise was so bad that I gave up and started detecting the dry sand. There were several people on the beach and I was separated from my friend and not comfortable with my surroundings. I did manage a nice silver Indian Chief. The Head dress is inlaid with mother of pearl. The next attempt was at a beach North of San Francisco, on the way there I looked at the National Weather Service for a forecast, said dangerous surf, don't go near the water. The tide was receding and my friend said we should be just fine. Shortly after we got there it started to rain and I was getting wet and cold. About forty five minutes into the hunt, I decided that I wasn't having any fun and started back to the vehicle. I broke the cardinal rule, I turned my back on the ocean. The tide was out about one hundred fifty yards. I was about thirty feet from the car in a paved parking lot when a rogue wave came in and knocked me down from behind. Now I was really wet and cold, this was December. I was using my CTX 3030 and I found that my WM 10 couldn't Swim. I tell myself I'm done with the ocean. I didn't try water detecting again until a few weeks ago. My friend Rob talked me into trying it again at Lake Tahoe. The water was full of people and with the Covid restrictions, I tried to maintain social distancing, that put me out in a depth that I was not comfortable with. The shoreline where people were getting in and out of the water was where the most targets seemed to be. My problem wit that was , the bottom had a steep slope and I was having a very hard time standing on it. Nothing to show for my efforts except some clad. Tahoe is such a beautiful place and the water wasn't cold, it just made for a wonderful day. Not being a person that gives up easily, we went back again. The next trip we went back to a different beach with a beautiful campground. Unfortunately the campground was closed due to the fire danger. That trip the water was still very pleasant. The wind was coming out of the South West and got a little stronger as the day went on. The entry point seemed to be where the targets were and that is where the waves were breaking. I did manage a silver Rosie and three Wheaties. As I mentioned the wind was blowing harder and the waves were getting larger to the point I was getting worried about getting knocked down. I changed my M. O. and borrowed Rob's waterproof headphones and tried it some more. Well I guess I got a little too comfortable, it happened again. The wave action knocked me down and started pulling me off shore. I managed to get back up with the help of Rob. By that time I was pretty beat up and decided to call it a day. I decided to try it one more time. We loaded our truck camper and headed back to Tahoe, the fire danger was not as bad and the campground was open. We managed to get a spot for two nights. It takes about 2 1/2 hours to get there, so there was only a few hours detecting the date of arrival. This trip I had a life preserver jacket and some chest waders. The lake was flat and the temperature was still very tolerable, just perfect for detecting. Lake Tahoe is an awesome place and one can only appreciate the beauty of the place by going there. I am absolutely disgusted at the way people trash the place. Well this trip was different, I got my first gold in the water! A 14k with "I Love You" inscribed in it. After we got home from a very nice trip, a very dear friend got a hold of me and asked if I would try to find her husband's wedding ring. He was one of my partners in a mining claim and he passed away from cancer about a year ago. She said that she had been working in her yard, cut a lot of shrubs, raked them up put them in a bag and hauled them to the dump. She had spent quite a bit of time looking for it and was almost certain that was forever gone. After the description she gave to me of the ring, it sounded just like the one that I had found at Tahoe. I told her that if I couldn't find it, I would gladly give her the Tahoe ring. It only took about ten minutes to find that ring, it had that "sweet fifteen low tone. That was a very emotional moment for both of us"

Beautiful specimen! Nice find Norm

GB I had decided to try these headphones as they had several recommendations from other members on this forum. They paired with the Equinox the first try and they appear to be fairly durable, no issues so far. Probably about 60 plus hours of use. I found them on Amazon for about $70.00. Norm

I think that some people on this post haven't read some of my posts correctly. I do not have any issues with EMI on my GPZ or my CTX with the set up I use. I have used the WM 12 and WM 10 since day one with headphones plugged to the one I was using. Then I added the booster with headphones out of booster. I have successfully used that combo for years. Then I added the Equinox 800 to the mix, the furnished wireless headphones failed, While I was waiting for them to be repaired or replaced I bought a replacement set that fit me more comfortably with much better sound quality with better volume. I was able to turn the volume down about eight points. II have used the Grey Ghosts, Black Widow, Koss and Sun Ray Pros. The new wireless headphones work so well for me and my particular hearing loss, I wanted to try them on my other detectors, the cost was minimal ($26.00 dollars) and it works great for me. The EMI issue was for my friend that doesn't use the WM 12 and plugged the Wireless TX, RX into the GPZ, I think the consensus is that it the location that he used to mount it. I love my GPZ, CTX, Equinox, booster and wireless headphones. Norm P.S. a lot of good info on this post, thanks to all for sharing

The basic reason I bought the Trond transmitter receiver was to use with my 3030. After buying over the ear headphones to use with my 800, my impression was that I was hearing the signals better than with my wired headphones. I used that set up on my GPZ and still think so. Norm

I love all of the good information that has been added to my post. I should have made it clear in my first post my reason for having my friend try my set up in the first place. We were both early adopters of the GPZ, he immediately didn't like the WM 12 for several reasons and just stayed with using his headphones plugged into the detector and has never been wireless. I was trying to give him an option that I thought he would like. Norm

It seems to me that most of you young fellows must have much better hearing than I do. My audiologist says that I have a profound hearing loss. I wear behind the ear hearing aids, so over the ear headphones are my only option. The WM 12 without headphones doesn't give me enough volume to hear target signals especially if there is any ambient noise. The booster allows me to lower the floor level noise and raise the target signal volume. The wireless headphones are lighter, cooler and more comfortable with good sound quality. Norm

I have my WM i2 chest mounted, out of headphone jack to B and Z Booster to Bluetooth. Is this not the correct way to do it? I am wireless from detector and headphones. My friend had the bluetooth directly into detector headphone jack with Bluetooth transmitter fastened just behind the arm cuff. Norm

You'll more than likely see three fingered Terry at Dave's LOL Norm

Art, that is a nice looking little rig. I think it is just like the one that Fred Mason used for years and he took it many places. Upgrading to a heavy duty tire would be my first option for off road travel. If you are mostly going to Gold Basin, I would make contact with "One Legged Dave" and see about renting a spot at his place to store it between trips. Good luck out there, Norm

Yes the transmitter was mounted on the control box just behind the arm rest, more than likely the problem. Thanks for the replies Norm

I am using the Trond Wireless Transmitter and Receiver and wireless headphones with my GPZ 7000 and am liking it. I have it plugged into my WM 12 and have had no issues. I had a friend try the set up, the only difference on the set up was he had it direct to the headphone jack. He said there was so much EMI, couldn't use it. Does anyone else use this set up and are there any issues? Norm

You didn't get that bullet on a WSPA claim, I think I got the last one! Norm

Those are nice finds but, I would like to see a picture of your truck. Sorry about your bad luck Norm

Nice find! Looks more like a condiment spoon to me. Norm

I have seen other lithium batteries do that if they are allowed to be in a state of total discharge and then recharged. Norm

I have had a few along the way, My first and still one of my heroes is Klunker. At the time, he had two GPX 4000s and he invited me to go with him in search for gold He was kind enough to let me use his second machine, he showed me the basics and turned me loose. He invited me to go on several occasions. He was finding gold on a regular basis and I wasn't. That frustration only grew on me but inspired me to get my own machine, my first nugget came soon after, He has shown and taken me to numerous places to find gold that I would neve have found here in the Northern Sierra Mother Lode area on my own. My second hero is Bill Fletcher aka Bill and Linda's Prospecting. He took me under his wing and showed many things about detecting in the Nevada and Arizona deserts. I will be forever thankful for his friendship and guidance. In my search for coins and jewelry my hat is off to my good friend Rob. Given the fact that we live about five hours apart, we usually manage more than one hunt a month. One of his first hunts here after he got his 800, we had been detecting in old schools and parks several miles from home. On the return trip, the conversation turned to the possibilities of finding gold with the Equinox and he was ready to try. I suggested we stop where I found my first nugget. This 78 year old body had had enough, I sat on the bank of the road above the area and gave him the pointy finger. The bank is very steep there with a very small flat spot on the was down to some tailings out of a tunnel where i got my first gold. He made his way to that spot and turned his machine on and started detecting. He was only about twenty feet from me, he said I have a nice signal. Well that nice signal ended up being a nice Merc dime, he started to swing again, I've got another good signal, he said, another Merc. I had been over this place numerous times as well as several other people with GPXs. The trash is never ending. Well he wasn't done yet, another Merc and a 40 nickel. By tis time we were past the time we told our wives we would be home for dinner. Rob always seems to put himself in the right place for a great find. More to learn from him! Norm