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G'day Steve & All, it all started when I was very young, my Dad would take us camping, to a little Town called Heathcote in central Victoria in Australia. Where I would spend most of my time down at the creek panning, that was how I became hooked to this great hobby. Over the years I built my own rocker cradle and Various sluices. Then technology took a big leap into the electronic prospecting side of things and I ended up buying my first metal detector. It was a little Garret ground hog (international S.3) (which I still have today) it ran on 2x9volt batteries. With this little detector I found my first multi gram nuggy and many more followed. As the newer technology came out I/we would update till finally my current GPZ7000. Thanks All for reading my story on how I started out in this great hobby in search of the elusive yellow. Cheers to All. Mike.

Hi everyone I dropped in here for the first time today, had a look around and I thought it looks good, I may stay for a while and kick the dirt around with a few good friends in here. If it is alright with you guys??? wombat

I joined a couple of weeks ago so I thought I should say hello. I have been watching this forum for a few years and I would like to congratulate Steve on what he has achieved. Over the years I have owned 9 Minelab detectors, a Whites GoldMaster, a Garret A2b and for a very brief time a QED. I Don`t want to get into a whole thing here about the QED, so let`s just say the detector wasn`t for me. There are people about the place that have way more experience than me that can give their opinions about this detector. Again I say, I wish Howard nothing but success with his venture and congratulate him on the effort he has put in. I probably wont ever post much, because I don`t have a great deal to say, but I do read this forum quite often. thanks Mr X

Woke up Friday to snow and packed and icy roads. Got to work before they closed all the roads behind me. I was like 5 minutes ahead of the road closures. If I'd known that I'd stayed home. The temps dropped so low this weekend I didn't get out. Ground would have been frozen. Hoping for a better weekend next week as I found another hot spot to hunt that I think will be productive. Hope the rest of you got out for a chance at silver or gold. HH Mike

Hello all.I wish all of you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year on behalf of my team and company.THANK YOU for a great 2016 and your support guys! Dilek GonulaySales and Marketing Manager

Merry Christmas to all , may the day be full of joy and happiness with family and friends, I wish all the best of luck in your future endeavours.May gold come free and steady to all .? Regards Squizz down under ?

just wanted forum members to know that all of your finds and stories this past year kept me going and gave me confedence there is still gold in the ground. Been over a year since i was able to prospect and detect for gold,man thats to long,shoulder surgeries and work keep getting in the way. 2017 i hope to make a few trips to hunt the yellow stuff,in the meantime its nice to see what everyone has collected up this past year and shared with members here. May your presents be loaded with gold equipment and happy memories for the next year. Rick

We're hoping to have some products that'll catch your interest in 2017, and I appreciate those of you who have helped out with opinions/thoughts/ideas. Thanks for putting up with old Spock on this board. Happy Halloween from everyone at White's Electronics! LIVE LONG and PROSPECT

Hi Just joined the forum and i thought it will be respectful to introduce myself :Rivers rat french chap living in London and sieving the mud of the river Thames for the last.......10 years i have been detecting for 25 years used lots of machine .Recently interested by gold nugget hunting and dredge(Which i can't use...). Et voila! RR

Hi EVERYONE IVE been on the outside looking in for lets just say more than 5 years! I'm in central idaho and chose to study all YA[LL and the AUSTRALIANS...........I have STOOD Next to HUNDREDS OF OUNCES being dug but never have found a single thing but trash just plinking around the rivers and workings close by the car running my whites gmt,,,,,,,,,,,,,,THIS NEXT WEEK THAT ALL CHANGES. ROB ALLISON SENT ME AN EMAIL SHOWING SHIPPED Today BOX 30 lbs. fedex ground . Minelab Bundle sdc-2300 and GPX-4500. AND got a used 14" NF ROUND MONO also literally on the mail 2nite from Darrel in Paradise, Ca. Thanks 4 teaching me what NOT TO BUY...AND HOW IT ALL WORKS...AND THE COMMITMENT IT TAKES!!!! IM IN..........CHEERS JAMES D. OH YAH! REASON FOR MY FIRST RESPONSE/ POST//////// MINELAB GPX-5000 PRO PACKAGE IS NOW 3995.00 IN USA PER ROB ALLISON ROBS DETECTORS CONVERSATION TODAY! ORDER NOW

Looking for other prospectors in norcal area for adventures, metal detecting,prospecting, get to the gold in remote areas,have tools and skills. Contact tee at teedouglas045@gmail.com

My hope for everyone here is that 2016 becomes your best year yet but not your best year ever. May God bless you all and your families. Including you atheists.

I want to extend a Merry Christmas wish to all of my forum friends. I would also like to share with you a very special gift that I received from "Sourdough Scott" just in time to put it on the tree. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all! Norm McQ

Just a little Christmas poem from Ruby. Wishing everyone a merry one. Barry

Hello all. I haven't posted in a long time but have been busy! No hunting over the summer due to the wonderful Yuma weather we have. I started college in the fall so hunting didn't start until a few weeks ago. No sooner had I started the SDC up and it had problems. Bad falsing and audio cutouts/volume hi/lo variations. Tried different batteries and cleaning out skid plate w/no help. Minelab said send it back, again, and it's off. Not the same problem I had with first SDC in March, but similar and I'm really bummed as my winter break is over 11 Jan and so goes my hunting time. Fortunately we have a friend here that has a spare md for me to use (Thanks Condor/Steve!). Of the few times out, I did manage to find an old coin spill w/one silver Merc (1943S), an undated Buff and a 55 Lincoln cent. Jan school will be interesting since I'll be taking Geology 101 and my classmate is also my detecting buddy who is better known as Dad. I look forward to it but want my SDC back. Good luck and Merry Christmas to all!

Hi all, It's Nenad Lonic here - some may know me as Nenad Gone Beepin on YouTube. Long time lurker of Steve's forum, even way back when he ran the shop. Just wanted to say g'day and hope that I can contribute to some topics in the future. Cheers, Nenad

Hello All, Just wanted to say "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year" (if we can still say that) to Steve and his Detector Prospector Forums. I have known Steve for a very long time and he is one of the most respected and knowledgeable guys in the industry. This forum has been a wealth of information for not only the seasoned metal detectorist, but newbies also. Merry Christmas to you all. Wishing you all Health, Wellness and many nuggets to boot!

I made you some hot, fresh oatmeal cookies with chocolate- chips and walnuts... they won't last long MERRY CHRISTMAS a little early fred

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

I haven't heard anything about Paul after his surgery. Anyone have any updates? NormMcQ

Hello all!, new member here from the Philippines! Hope i learn a lot in this forum, really interested in starting this hobby. but i still don't have a detector yet. I m already set to get a Nokta but still figuring out which model to purchase.

Brief intro-just starting out, located in central wy. near atlantic city/south pass area. Main focus is gold prospecting. purchased nokta fors gold pro package-kelly co, used gm v/sat-neighbor, a gmt-ebay, and an sd2100 through jim garlock. Dad just purchased gold bug 2 two coil package and mom got gm v/sat as well. Yesterday was fourth trip out, i use my nokta as primary machine. no gold yet but bullets, nails, tacks, tabs etc. Down to 8" on some targets. Have tested all machines with 1-2 pwt nugget at 1-2" with all showing similar results but the sd2100. How big should piece should 11" coil see @ 1"? How bout ole 18" mono coil? Lou got alot of use out of old sd, had to apply coat of resin to 18" coil. Does anyone know if to much resin re-coat(thickness) would hinder coil performance? I look forward to all the info i will recieve, the people i will encounter and the education i will gain from all. thanks and good hunting. any questions?

Hello All, My Name is Adam Robinson and I live in N.California just below the Oregon border in a beautiful little place named Scott Valley, Siskiyou County. I'm 35 yrs old, have two children and a beautiful wife. I'm a 3rd generation miner and had been detecting with a friends MXT for a few years until i bought myself a Gold Bug Pro last year. I did pretty good last year with my Gb Pro and even better so far this year. Detecting has quickly become my favorite way to prospect and i border on obsession sometimes. I recently bought a used SDC that i should have by the end of the coming week. It will be my first PI and i look forward to learning a new machine. I mine year round and about half the time in or around water, underwater sniping is one of my favorites as well as trips deep into the wilderness in search of patches untouched by modern electronic prospectors. Last year was also my first year in my 35 yrs of life i joined an online forum or even frequented one. I have posted some of my finds on Treasure Net this last year and shall do so here also from now on. I appreciate the wealth of knowledge i have found on the solid forums such as this one and the ability for us as miners to share experiences and techniques. I've made afew friends along the way and look forward to making more. if your interested in my recent finds check out Featherdfishead at TNet. Attached is some of last years gold i'm getn red of to pay for my SDC.(not an Ad) Also, Tips and nuances people have found useing the SDC or Minelab detectors in general would be appreciated. I look forward to sharing my adventures - Happy Hunting! AjR