Chris Ben

Using a hiking GPS app, I actually have put it over 20 miles lol. I do have good stamina and focus. I know I swing too fast and hit the "easy" spots. I am in the Johnnie District in NV and there are actually plenty of places where no one has been. Many of the washes have over 2-3 feet of overburden, with few spots of exposed bedrock. Have found a few lone nuggets up on benches or saddle between washes. Been looking for that Virgin wash that has detectable gold.

Thanks for all your replies

Chris

39 minutes ago, cabelafella said:

I went through a middle aged gold slump crisis a few years ago and  I went to see a therapist. I was told the only way to find gold happiness is to take   a virgin detecting with you and you will find a patch before you know it!.    Im not kidding .. I really met a sweet gal and she goes detecting  with me everywhere.. The gold is nice but the company of detecting with friends is priceless.

best of luck. 

Greg

Greg, the last little nugget I found was when I took my girl out with her kids. We did some digging and detecting and found a couple pieces. Been trying to get her back out lol.

Chris 

43 minutes ago, Roughwater said:

Least you got a lot of exercise and found out where not to go.  

I found many places not to go!!! lol

Hi all,

Spent my last few detecting days out trying to find a new patch, hitting hard to reach spots in a known gold area. I have probably hiked and detected20+ miles with nodda, zip, zilch.  I am getting discouraged, haven't gotten my ATX over gold in a while. I'm contemplating going to a completely different area like Gold Basin, though I know it's been pounded . Or should I stick my plan of finding a virgin patch. Never really found a patch, unless I had to dig up the wash to find the nuggets, too deep to beep.

What do you guys do to get out of a slump?

Thanks Chris

Every time I think I've found a patch with my ATX, I added another (single)nugget to my poke, LOL Just once I want to find a patch.

Chris

I've had one for about a year, and love it. Threshold is really smooth, I find it easy to use. Also never used any other PI to compare it to though lol.

Chris