IdahoPeg

Beat the potential skunk Brian was dealing with on his previous post too, but one hour earlier!? Was slipping and sliding on a steep slope all day, but nothing but square nails and a bit of lead.....then at about 3, as I was making my way back up, I got another target. Moved some rocks and dug, figuring it's going to be my Zillionth square nail....so I looked up to the sky, sweat stinging my eyes, and asked the Gold God for just a baby piece of CA gold to start my nugget-hunting vacation with. And Holy Crap! This beautiful rough CA slug plops into my hand! Biggest I ever found! So said my thanks and called it a day(after checking my hole for possible little brothers, of course! lol)

Wow...that's a beauty! Way to hang in there to beat the skunk!?

Came across his videos a few months ago....can't help but love the guy! (Good thing I was in the Navy, and my dad was a construction worker....get a hoot out of his colorful language!?)

Nice detecting! 

Those are unusual for Rye Patch....nice hunting!

Way to find the gold! Nice! :-)

Wow...those did turn out beautiful! Nice job.

14 minutes ago, strick said:

Nice work! that last one would make a great pendant....

 

strick

You're right...I'll have to find someone who could make one for me. Be nice to wear a beautiful nugget like that, rather than having it sit on a shelf in a vial!

• Had a great time exploring more out of the way areas of GB... the quad is a must! Camped on Mike and Jerry's property off Greggs
• Hideo
• In spite of some rainy days, my hunting partner Jim and I were able to get out and find some gold! Here's my total for the trip:

Close up of my "Personal Best" so far, a nice 6.8 grammer....this was found in a remote narrow wash about 8" deep....gave a strong reverse signal 

I had my 1st "low-high" signal on gold last week in Gold Basin; it was a solid 6.8g nugget at about 8" in a narrow wash. Was on High Yield, Difficult...sensitivity 18 and used low Audio Smoothing. Thought it was going to be junk, but did Happy Dance when saw it!  I'm on way home to Idaho now and will post pics of the AU  when I get home...had a great trip!

Wow! You two are gold magnets! :-)

Great job Rick! You worked for those!

Paul, you are a hoot! Congrats and keep us posted on your Aussie Adventure! 

Wow! That's a nice one. Congrats!

Wow! Nice ones Rick! Dang.....I should've followed those ruts when I was down there a couple weeks ago.  :-)

Very nice! Great pics....thanks for sharing!

Nice Nuggie!  Enjoy those ribs and your favorite beverage now!

Thanks guys!  You're right Steve, it's all about good people and sharing good times!

Finally able to get out with my new(used) zed I picked up from DOC at the Nov Nugget Shooters outing. Met up with Paul K down at Rye Patch for the long weekend......was working on a serious skunk until got a couple on Monday!  What fun!  And as a bonus, met a couple great folks, Chris and Wilma.....thanks for your hospitality(and yummy grub!).

Great job Alex! Thanks for sharing!

Congratulations! That first nugget is so special.......wishing you many more to come!

Great story and filming! Felt like I was there!

Great meeting you guys last week! Beautiful gold! And thanks for helping troubleshoot my 4500.