Hard Prospector

I'm considering trying the NEL Sharp Shooter and "Snake" coils on my F19 for nugget shooting  trashy mineralized old dig sites. Currently I use the small stock DD's (5" puck and 6x10) which work fine but was wondering if anyone has any experience running these  NEL coils with the GB Pro or F19, thanks.....Rob

Concentric coil options I wonder?

Anyone have any insight on this new machine from Nokta? Saw it advertised on a internet discount detector sales site (guess.....yep that's the one), kind of looks like a "futuristic GB2". Man this company never sleeps.

Another raw deal for us small miners. Someone I know who is very knowledge in politics once told me that writing letters congressional leaders works alright BUT signed petitions from groups of unhappy constituents really gets their attention.

Rock'n it Condor.... way to get some

Living all my life in San Diego, I've been traveling Baja for decades off-roading, camping,  fishing, diving and even some prospecting. Lots of good times and some close calls involving robbery, car accidents, crooked cops and the military. Generally speaking, Mexicans are  welcoming to tourists but foreign prospectors are not considered on the list. Gringos coming into the country and sacking  natural resources will attract the wrong attention and if caught the ramifications severe.

Last year two guys  I know  were down there nugget detecting and were arrested and taken into custody just south of El Rosario (about 300 miles south of San Diego) After spending the night in jail and having no idea what to expect, they were suddenly released and told to leave the country.Everything they had; Jeep Rubicon, (2) GPX5000's, money and miscl. camping gear confiscated. They had the cloths on their backs  given their passports  and THAT'S IT! After walking several hours they were able to catch a ride  with some fisherman headed back to LA.

I talked to one of them on the phone  after the event and the guy was still shook up. He and his partner had been going to Mexico and Baja prospecting for several years(and finding good gold) without issue when their luck suddenly ran out. Even though much was lost, he knows that things could have been a lot  worse. These two guys consider their prospecting days in Baja over.

Some words of advise to anyone thinking of a prospecting adventure into Mexico; Be prepared, consider all risks / ramifications and don't bring anything down there you can't afford to loose.

This question has been in the back of my mind for a while now. If nugget shooting in mild to moderate ground or even stretches of exposed bedrock in a desert wash, how would the 19kHz GB Pro w/stock 10" DD coil perform compared to the 13 kHz F75 w/ 6.5" or 10" concentric elliptical coils? I was going to PM Steve directly with my question but thought forum participation would be better. Thanks for the input,,,,Rob

Most people have no idea the hard  work that goes into discovering a productive stretch of desert arroyo.......I'm glad for you

U.S. detector companies carry themselves a lot like  the "Big 3" auto makers did back in the 1970;s; "We will tell Americans what they want in a car and they will learn to like it". Then foreign competition (Japan) broke into the market listening and giving consumers what they were really looking for. It took Detroit over 20 years to finally figure it out and get back on track.

Generous info from very talented prospectors

Lots of good gold around Kingman and Lake Havasu Arizona.

I've always looked forward to the GPAA Vegas Gold Show but not this year. Having the show venue at a separate location (away from any hotel resort casino) will be inconvenient and not  good for attendance if you ask me. The only reason I'm going is for the lectures and classes, but I doubt it will be the same party atmosphere compared to past shows at the South Point

Thanks Root, appreciate all the great info.

Glad to hear all is well and sounds like a good time.

A buddy of mine was out detecting in a steep wash near Yuma last month when he noticed he was being followed by one of those things only 30 to 50 'from above and behind him. He pulled his Taurus Judge from its holster and took aim.......it hauled ass outta there never to be seen again

Dan Guyer also made a hand full of TDI 4x6 mono "shooter" coils (yep, same plastic housing as the goldmaster shooter coil) and I have found more small nuggets with this loop than any other TDI coil. Its been my experience, no matter how nasty the ground is I can run my TDI SL at max sensitivity / GB  "off" swinging this coil. When I heard Dan had died (God rest his soul) I heard that Whites had little interest building  his TDI specialty coils. What a shame but not surprising. 

That large specimen piece is really cool.....Thanks for sharing

Government heavy handedness has been gradually increasing for several decades and who knows to what end..

Tough call

Great vid! I watched most of it on my lunch break and told my boss I'm logging this in for today's training.

I've sat in on several of Kevin's seminars and have learned a lot. He's a very smart guy and a wealth of experience but what really sets him apart from others are his great communication / teaching skills.

Can be viewed on the GPAA web site(members only) or get lucky and be in a limited local broadcast area. What irritates me about the whole thing is that for years, the GPAA television shows were aired on the Outdoor Channel which was a big reason why I paid the subscription. Recently, the Massies sold the Outdoor Channel then turned  direction of the GPAA over to someone else in the family who obviously has different ideas and nope...not a member.

Ran the GB Pro for years and loved it, then the F19 came out and had to buy one. Did extensive bench testing between the two using the same DD 6x10 factory coil. I took 12 coarse gold/quartz specimens ( 2 gram or less) for the sensitivity testing on the two machines. The results were very close; the F19 sounded off on all pieces where as the GB Pro nailed 10 of the 12 (it struggled on the 2 smallest  pieces) Called Fisher and shared my results with a tech who commented; "thats interesting"  I then asked the tech that I thought the two machines were supposed to be on parity when it came to sensitivity on low conductive targets and he said  they're supposed to be. I then asked if there were any software/ program changes between the two machines that could make the F19 more sensitive over the GB Pro under certain circumstances and his reply was; "possibly"......OK I get it and thanked him for his time, the GB Pro is now back-up to my F19.  I think a field test between the FORS Gold+ and the F19 would be most interesting.

Being based in SoCal still has some advantages....Its drywashing time in the Mojave!

Glad to post how it works out for me.......Already considered trying some of the smaller NEL DD's on the T2