IdahoPeg

9 hours ago, ghansen said:

Nice gold Peg you've got that Zed figured out. Last trip out Linda found a 3.5 gramer  I found the skunk. Keep up the good work!

Thanks George....and congrats to Linda on her great find! :-) We'll have to get together again up at the Basin this summer! 

Very nice! Those specimens are beauties. :-)

Dang, that's a really good day of detecting! Nice job. :-)

Excellent report Lunk! I'm glad I decided to add the GM1000 to my arsenal....can't wait to get it and try it out on the tailing piles and lode mine gravels up by my cabin! Plus, it'll be a fun lightweight unit to use in the desert when taking a break from the zed. :-)

You are King of the Patch, Lucky! Hope you saved a few for me....I'll be heading there for a short trip when I get back to Idaho soon! Loved being in FL this winter, but chomping at the bit to get out nugget hunting! 

Woo Hoo!!! Congrats on a GREAT day! :-)

Fantastic find! Way to go! :-)

Wow! Great job Jennifer....congrats! :-)

Great story and some beautiful nuggets too! Glad you and the jeep ok! 

1 minute ago, vanursepaul said:

I was re-thinking my post and the thought occurred to me..

I haven't ever found enough gold to make a substantial monetary gain....

So that proves I will do it for the fun...

I do like finding it tho

Same here Paul! I tell my friends "I'll never find enough gold to pay for all the toys I bought to go look for it....even if I live to 120!" But I don't care.....it's the getting out there and looking for it I love. However, I definitely like finding some though....hate the skunk! ?

I've had some success drywashing dry bench areas that I've found small nuggets in while detecting. I get all I can with the Goldbug 2 then start shoveling dirt into my Thompson puffer....it's fun and I can squeak out an extra gram or so! :-)

Congrats Klunker! Now Paul, you get out there and find some.....I have to live vicariously through you guys while in FL this winter! ??

Nice gold....congrats! One of my favorite places to detect and enjoy the scenery.

On 11/14/2016 at 5:49 PM, Reno Chris said:

Got one too. Sadly, I will not be out with it anytime real soon. My mom has been diagnosed with advanced cancer and I am spending as much time as possible with her in her last few months. Lots of family coming too, and if that's not enough, my house is ripped up for a major remodel. I'll get out with it in a few months when the weather warms, got a lot of places I want to try with it - trolling for lunkers.

Sorry about your mom...it's tough. Hang in there....those big lunkers will wait for you!

8 hours ago, Nevada Brian said:

Good Luck Peg, see you when the snow thaws :)

Did you get out much with your 7000 after the Rye Patch hunt? Save some mother lode au for me for next summer! :-)

Detected some gravels from a hard rock mine near my cabin....used GB2 in Iron Disc due to lots of trash and iron. Lots of pyrite, some galena, and other sulfides(I think that's what they are?). Some small speci's and thin sheets after soaking in CLR. Still need cleaning, but will take care of them when I get back from wintering on the Treasure Coast of FL. Maybe I'll find a gold doubloon or silver piece of eight while there! Wish me luck!  :-)

41 minutes ago, Steve Herschbach said:

Those are some awesome lumps of gold JP - thanks for posting!

Yes, absolutely incredible gold! Must have been super fun and exciting to unearth! Thanks for sharing. :-)

Gorgeous gold! That'll definitely remind folks where to find you....here on the best gold forum! :-)

32 minutes ago, Nevada Brian said:

I never get tired of seeing gold, good job.

Same here, Brian! I haven't been able to get out since the trip last month....so I live vicariously through others on the forum for now! ?

Cool looking nugget! Love that northern Nv gold, and over 1/2 oz....you did great! :-)

On September 28, 2016 at 7:48 PM, AuWanderer said:

Sounds like an awesome time....love your heart shaped hole you dug...

Hey, it is heart-shaped!❤️ Didn't notice that till you commented....must have done it sub-consciously, love detecting for nuggets so much! lol?⛏

Looks like a great time! Klunker really got you with that "screamer"!?

Thanks for the kudos guys, but Lucky, I don't think I'll ever be able to teach you much you don't know already! :-) Have fun next week!

9 hours ago, mn90403 said:

Great gold I'd say.  More than I've found in several trips up there.

Last year Lucky showed us some spots up there and I got a lesson on my 7000.  Before that I've been up there with my 5000 but ...

I'll be up there this time next week for about 3 days.  I hope to hookup with someone that can put me in some still productive areas.  I know it is 'everywhere' but also long stretches in between.

Mitchel

 

Lucky wasn't there while I was, but you may run into him on your trip as Rye Patch is his stomping grounds. With the 7000, I did best looking for old PI dig holes and going over the old patch.....the 7 did amazing finding stuff the previous technologies missed. Of course, looking for new spots is what prospecting is all about....I found some scattered gold, but no big patches that hadn't been hunted before. Good luck on your trip!