fredmason

Paul, follow the minelab link...the short answer is yes it can be used on either side... fred

back with my first Garrett 1980 deep seeker, I knew if a target was iron or nonferrous just from the way the coil responded...Iron was picked by inches or feet away from the actual target and anything nonferrous only responded as the coil came over the target-if my memory is not faulty. fred

Thanks Steve, yours is very well made, as you know from experience. The new one lacks the same braces on the handle and for the foot... fred

Where did you get the left one? I am surprised that connection is sturdy enough for heavy work-if it works for you I am sure it would suffice for me. fred

Chris, I had a Garret up in Sierra Valley way back when...detecting in a playground. The thunderstorms were down by Quincy...anyway the detector stopped working and I sent it to garret. They said a capacitor blew and it was likely caused by the Lightning Storm...anyway, I don't detect near lightning storms anymore... fred

Nugget65, the best thing is don't throw it away until you are fairly sure what it is; or sometimes what it is not... Of course, you will end up with heavey pouches and buckets of junk-that is the price of knowledge... fred

You may not be the most welcome person in a park if you use a leche lawn rapier.... Consider learning to pinpoint with a rounded screwdriver and larger digging screwdriver...or get with the times and use an electronic pinpointer... and please pick up all the trash you dig...in this case i am with the greenies-leave no tracks! fred

thanks Steve! i did find a pic of the specie on the arm od f my camp chair that was snapped while I was celebrating my first piece of Alaska... Also another pic I took today that shows the gold in the pendant better.

Today my youngest daughter and my second child is 40...dang, I am getting old! Happy Birthday Crystal! For her birthday i am sending her a pendant that was fashioned from my first piece of Alaska-thank you Steve H; almost ten years ago at Moore Creek. Steve aka El Dorado made the cab and turned an ugly duckling into a swan-thank you El D. He is a mighty fine artisian! The setting was done by a local jeweller and I wish I had had El D do the work but done is done. Unfortunately, I lost the photos of Alaska when my puter-died...(Steve you have/had a copy of that article in your stuff) The specie was about the size of a nickel and was rock with a slice of gold in the middle... fred

Tvanwho; nice little picker. Have you given a goldbug or gmt a try on those sites? Question? How do you pan with out digging/shovelling? Also, some sniping might bein order if there is bedrock and the water is clear... perhaps you could make a different post regarding your dowsing and your success rate with this method...........? fred

Scott, you won't mind a little interference with a nice nugget in hand! fred

amazing finds brought about by reseach, hard work and fantastic luck! fred

Jonathan Porter I did not notice undue instability in the treasure talk Video. Your son was using the Booster/speaker combo. My question is would the warble mentioned be less noticeable with the booster/speakers than using headphones? fred

If you don't use it for a weed-wacker, hammer or prybar it is very durable. I have had mine for over a year with no problems. I use mine mostly in parks and on ocean beaches with some use in the gold fields. I have the 17 inch and the stock coil... It is a pricey toy...but it is only money. fred

Nice gold, of course! I just thumbed through your website-very nice! I didnot see any way to preorder one of your books. Did I miss that page? fred

wooden handles will rot over time,but there are fiberglass shovel handles that age well and are very strong... fred

Nice gold...way too cold for me! I love hunting GB, gold and meteorites are hard to beat. And the country reminds me in some ways of parts of Australia...land of my dreams. fred

So many excellent pointers for park and sports field hunting. Steve, the high-speed hunting you describe reminds me of a couple I used to run into in one of my favorite parks. They seemed way to old to be detecting back when I was thirty. They were about the age i am now, how one's perspective changes-I digress. Her method was to get a signal and scratch around with her screwdriver. If it was not right on the surface she moved on. She found many rings and never dug a hole. fred

There are spots on the links that donot look like gold, my guess is plated brass, copper or??? of the gold I have found of any karet weight cleans up very easy and bright...also some plated stuff done over some ferrous material..check it with a magnet; that is what the gold buyers do as part of their process. fred

I have no idea if anyone else agrees with this but... Most of my detecting I have been biased toward the smaller and larger coils Almost always one must buy the stock coil and then buy the small and large coils also. I would love the option of choosing which coil I get with the detector and then choose another if the deal is a package...or as I see the need. I am not in marketing so I have no idea of the economies involved-just one of my druthers. happy new year to all fred

Yeah, every bit as cool as being on the cover of Rolling Stone!!! great articles as usual, there is an article about diamond mining in Indiana glacial moraines... fred

Water expands when it freezes-i am sure you know that. However, also taking a warm unit into the cold can cause problems from condensation freezing or simple thermal expansion/contraction. I leave my detector in my truck, covered when cold but still in the enviorment to acclimatize...If you are a hunter you know the problems of taking a gun from hot to cold can cause. fred

Western/eastern Treasure mag had an article about someone that dredged just below that bridge in Reno...back in the early 80's if memory serves...I doubt you could get away with that now...The river should be ripe by now; or wait for a drought year and detect below the bridge.... Yes, the views on the beach can be distracting but always interesting. fred

My belief is that dousing works best when the "need" or "Greed" is at a minimum...if the equipment used helps focus the search that is fine. I don't think electroscope type dousing rods are any better than a rod or pendulum... just my opinion fred

Thanks plidn1; very good pointers for all, I appreciate the reply. fred