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Terry, I think Fred is right. Five years ago when I bought my 5000 (It was my first PI) I got it with the 8, 11DD, 11 and 17. I was 'set' or so I thought. I hit the Arizona deserts and southern California ... for a year without finding my first gold. It was getting frustrating. I had found lots of targets on the beach years ago and the desert should be the same, right? Wrong. I know you have more knowledge than I did about your detectors and coils but there were two major things that I did wrong in the beginning that I would do over again. 1. I would practice (as Fred said get to know your equipment) more with targets of the size (small) I was looking for because I was swinging and expecting a response I couldn't get. I was swinging too fast (never too slow), I didn't understand the whisper that Fred mentioned and I was too impatient. (Now I know many, many places have been hunted out before I get there!) 2. Perhaps more important than the practice above would be to make sure I hunted with someone who TOLD me I was doing it wrong ... or right. I was going out mostly solo to areas I had read about on the internet or even to club claims. Now if I was new I would get more than just a couple of lessons (that wasn't enough for me) and I'd pair up with someone (they got to want to share with you) and hunt that way. If I would have done these two things my first couple of years would have been more productive. Mitchel

Good finds of what was lost. I've got a 3030 too. Now you just have to look where things of 'more' interest have been lost. That takes some research and luck. Mitchel

Thanks Steve.

Condor, Nice story and good writing. Good nugget. Go get'em while the days are still cool. Mitchel

Nice story and description. No patch lasts forever so time to find more. It may have been easier in the past but a quarter is pretty good now ... new or old ground. Thanks for sharing. Mitchel

Fred, Better than we did in the Mother Lode but we have to get out and swing in some place other than Gleeson Pit. Mitchel

I'm going to be there Friday and then the conference on Saturday. Who knows about Sunday?

There is something else you might be using that will affect your detector. I discovered a 'problem' with this when using a 7000. Do you have a keyless remote for your car? If you have this in the wrong pocket of your pants, near your detector or a wireless remote it will have an effect on your equipment. It may not be as noticeable as a cell phone or a pin pointer but it is an electronic device and even off our new detectors will sense them and try to ignore them but it may affect your performance. This is probably not your issue. Mitchel

Rick, Thank you. Mitchel

Thanks for the pictures of GOLD. Do they let you drive there? (If that is what you call it.) Mitchel

Nice ones for you! Onward ...

Klunker ... your GPZ bashing is so old now ... it's losing its punch. Time for you to get new material.

Great nugget but you don't need to wait that long this time. Mitchel

Merton, Before anyone can really give you accurate comments (help you with your problem) about your coils we need some additional information. What we need is: 1. A list of all coils you own and have ever owned. (Pictures helpful) 2. A list of all detectors you own and have ever owned. (Pictures helpful) 3. A list of all areas you have hunted arranged in date order. (Pictures helpful) 4. A list of all gold nuggets, relics and other items and the coil you used to find it. (Pictures required!) Once we see this information most of us will be able to tell if you are successful. (That makes a difference in the advice you will receive. We need some kind of proof that you actually use these things you buy. ) This task will save you a lot of money because you won't have time to buy any new coils!

I need a place to use the one I've got. Now I have to research for this one too? Any pricing info? Mitchel

Nice looking nuggets. I like having more pieces these days if you can get them. As to the lost nugget ... a friend lost some of his on the dash of his truck! He'll have to follow the truck around until it gets scrapped to get them now. Mitchel

Norvic, My wife and I agree. We use them (SDC & Z) the same way. Mitchel

WTG Condor, That has to be fun after all the walking. I've walked and walked with no joy at the end.

Happy Birthday Lunk. I got 4 nuggets today about the size of yours (.8g total) but it was a good day. #300 ... I'll be over that way April 1 again for 3 days or so.

Good shooting!

WTG Rob!

Paul, You need to tell people here you are not going to be shooting the bear! You shoot your partner in the knee so the bear will stop chasing you as YOU run away! (Paul always thinks of his partner first. He is a really sweet guy in that way.) Mitchel Oh CaliforniaGold, nice gold. More than I have gotten so far this year total.

Happy Birthday and good fishing.

Good shooting

What? You are the one guy that I would say 'everything he finds is gold!'