BigelowHawkins

On 1/18/2022 at 10:04 PM, phrunt said:

I completely agree with Gerry, spending time with someone well versed on finding nuggets with a detector is invaluable, you can read as much as you want and try learn as much as you want watching Youtube videos and the like but nothing, I repeat nothing beats real world experience out there with someone who knows what they're doing to guide you.   I would pay for one of Gerry's classes in a heartbeat.

I have gold prospected for years i know the general method just cant grasp what im listening for with the nox, seems erratic. i just read Steves tips on the nox going to see if any of that info helps the hot rocks seem to be the biggest culprit, i will figure it out just thought i would pick some brains and see if anything could  benefit me as i learn the Nox better. Thanks all for the input and advice.

21 minutes ago, Gerry in Idaho said:

I wish it was that simple but in reality it's not.  Here is why I say so.

When I chase big gold with the NOX, I set it up differently and I actually use a larger coil and swing/cover ground at a different pace.  When chasing pickers, I use a smaller coil and fine tune the detector.

Are you chasing bigger gold or tiny nuggets?  If tiny ones, you should be doing a Manual Ground Balance and then locking the tracking (turning it off).  Also run IRON Horseshoe OPEN.

In reality a 3 day camping trip with like minded people and some detector experts will provide you more knowledge than you can learn on your own in a much faster time.  No use wasting any more gas and vehicle wear and tear.  Check out my website Calendar of Events for the 2022 Training Classes.  If you are in AZ or Southern CA and want a 1 day 1 on 1, we can provide that for you as well.  Yes it's a full day deal.

www.gerrysdetectors.com

Gerry in Idaho

Thanks, yeah mostly small ones, use my XP deus mostly for it but hoping to figure it out and use the nox more for prospecting. I trade off when i get overwhelmed lol

very nice

On 1/16/2022 at 2:00 PM, Chase Goldman said:

I have a Simplex it works fine in dry sand.  However,  being a single frequency machine, it is just not very stable in wet salt sand or saltwater.  I would suggest looking at a simultaneous multifrequency detector, because that technology is better at canceling out the salt ground signal that makes single frequency machines chatty in wet salt sand and salt water.  The Minelab Vanquish 440 is a multifrequency detector in the same price range as Simplex. The Garrett Apex and Minelab Equinox 600 are a little more expensive but perform well in salt because they too are simultaneous multifrequency.  Nokta is about to release the Legend which is the multifrequency successor to the Simplex.  It will sell at a price point just above the ML Equinox 600.  HTH.

 

 

 

If only the apex was waterproof, i dont know how they overlooked that, but finally they caught up with the rest and made a smaller lighter box with easier to read display. my friend has a simplex I tried it and had a hard time getting it stable but could just be an issue with his, was curious how it would do on salt beach as well, thanks for the input

On 1/16/2022 at 2:42 PM, Gerry in Idaho said:

The GM-1000 is a fine machine and I sell many of them.  It's the most dummy proof, user friendly, turn on and go VLF gold detector on the market at this time.  But it has it's faults and when compared side by side to the Equinox 800, the issues show up.

What's cool about the NOX, I can make it just as User-friendly as the Moster and still get the extra benefits the 800 provides.   Or I can fine tune the additional features and walk all over my Monster.

I'm not going into details where the NOX shines as it's been posted on here a few times. 

I'll close with this and these are facts.   All of my Field Staff Experts owned,  loved and found gold with Gold Bug-2.  After the Monster came out (and we learned it's capabilities, +/-'s)  we all went to it, some faster than others.  When the EQ-800 came out,  Lunk and I  were the 1st to start using it for gold.  In fact it hadn't even been really touted as a gold detector,  but we were of just a few dealers who actually took the time to show up to the Dealer Equinox Showing with Engineering there to answer our questions...and boy did we have fun.

Now, all of my Field Staff use and own at least 1 NOX and some of us own 2.  I can also assure you, we've found more gold with the NOX than any other VLF gold detector.  These are facts and not by 1 or 2 guys,  but at least 10 of us.

Happy hunting. 

Hi Gerry do you have any links or simple advice for tuning the Nox for gold, been trying to grasp this detector for nuggetshooting but having troubles, thanks for any advice 🙂

Minelab Equinox User mostly, my friend told me about this forum looking to prospect gold with it and for tips. Thanks for the add, look forward to learning more about this machine.