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We were up there last summer and the houses north/west of the harbor had been burned and removed. I understand that part of the beach is off limits to recovery now because the gold company that owned it was sold to the Russians. Further out you get to Cripple Creek where the GPAA camp is. Out there were many beach sluices but they had not been used in some time. The tide there is not much but anything out past the low tide mark is subject to the leases they talk about on Bering Sea Gold. Mitchel

What Fred said ... that is some big trash so I don't care how many units have been over it ... you'll still find gold until you find nothing.

A second can save you a lot of money. A second with a warranty is a good option if available. I don't really know of any gold detectors that break and can't be fixed and they don't seem to break that often.

I went out in southern California and was not rewarded with many meteors. We were out in the 1-3AM time after the moon was down. I've seen much better. We'll try to see a few stragglers tonight.

The Zed can find small gold. The large nugget in the center is 1g and the small one about 9:00 on the dial is about .05g. I'll have to get a scale to measure. I'm told that a Tanita is good. What is better?

Steve, Yes, I know you are a great guy to hunt with. You don't want anyone to go home without a find. But over the years you have grown up there and again for the most recent hunts ... YOU KNOW YOUR STUFF ... was my point. Now you're pushing the limits of the machine and doing even more. All respect to you. Mitchel

I have been out there and you have to know where to hunt. It is not luck Steve. Mitchel

Steve, Maybe the secret is to only hunt 1-2 hours a day? WTG ... Mitchel

Foolish? Has the plan worked out for you? Save time digging or find better gold? Mitchel

Nice nugget ... You can go to a shoe repair and have them 'changed' for you rather than no eyelet. I think the different swing style will make the most difference since you have other, bigger metal there. I have a pair of water boots (I can use on the beach) that are great but they have metal. I have to swing away from them also. Mitchel

That is an interesting video. What can I say? I have a 3030, Explorer SE Pro and the E-Trac (French) we are about to start using. We go to the beach. I do think there are times when my old SE Pro (being used by my wife) finds some things better than I can with the 3030. She has found some nice gold chains with it while I have had some good days and other days no chains. Our coil tags have broken on the SE Pro and I have glued them but if they break again we'll bring out the new E-Trac and I'll have more knowledge of its beach finds. The controls and adjustments seem similar looking through the manual but the field is the place to go next. Mitchel

Steve, I saw the 110 plus around your area and now I see your posting. Good story for the nuggets. Mitchel

Thanks for posting! It is a good one to look at.

Ok Merton ... let's see YOURS!

He was a money lender. There is no indication that he was killed in a robbery. People here will kill you for a buck ... are you going to keep your dollar bills hidden to avoid being put to death?

Is Vermont subject to a mining law like that of 1872? Let's keep the one that protects us in the West. Mitchel

Fred was a good 'poster' for you to read some of his past posts. His years of hunting and knowledge is greater than mine. He references some good guys who have written. One book and writer you should add to your list is Chris Ralph (Fred said ICMJ so you will see him there). He has written a book 'Fists Full Of Gold' which is kind of a modern encyclopedia on the subject. I would generally agree with your assumptions. My departure with them would be involving plate tectonics and your assumption that all gold would make it to the ocean. Plate tectonics is the elephant in the room. It will push everything around including ancient rivers, ocean beds and lakes which were once at the end of the streams. Gold on the west coast is heavily dependent upon that and the volcanic activity associated with it. Here is a page which describes some of the specific forces that determine recoverable placer gold (with and without a metal detector). http://www.goldrushnuggets.com/tyofgopl.html You've opened a subject that I think the old timers knew more about than we do today. We are just following them as Jim Straight says: 'Follow the dry washers' in the desert. We all follow the miners elsewhere for the gold they missed and their relics. Good prospecting to you wherever you go. Mitchel

Well written. Thanks for sharing the story. A hunt is not over until it is over. Mitchel

Merton doesn't usually let someone out-find him. I'd like a picture of his face ... It would be like mine when Lu out-finds me ... little boy pout. Good job Strick. WTG Lisa. Mitchel

That is what I tried to say Fred ... don't need it for 3030 and 7000 but those headphones fit OVER my ears. I want to check with them and see if I can use them or another product with a regular adapter. Their transmitter is dongled onto your detector and the headphones don't have a plug. I need to plug some of their headphones into the 10 or 12 as you say. Mitchel

Great job of finding the place!

Good on you guys who get trash from the beaches. I pick up all glass and all my metal finds and some plastic and paper. When out today I run across the same guys on the beach that don't even have a pouch. You follow them and all their metal trash is thrown about after they sometimes leave their holes open. They have a PI and dig everything. The only sense that makes to me is that they are not wasting their time to fill a hole. They only want the good stuff and that is all they will keep. (Damn courtesy, politeness or safety!) I'm glad others make a 'show' of being a garbage collector. That is better for all of us ... happy trash collectors. Mitchel

Lucky, Good job again. You are right. The best discrimination is digging the target. Mitchel

I have gone to the office since it is local to me and tried on the over the ear model. Those are very comfortable but I am not using them in the field yet. I will want to use them with the 2300. I don't know how to use them with the 7000 or 3030 which is already wireless. They are trying hard to find a niche and I'll encourage them to meet more of the local detectorists and learn from us.

George Soros wins big on his gold bet.