X-coil 17" In Sunny Yuma

[Condor]

I've been getting out for a few hrs 3 or 4 days a week down here in Sunny Yuma, plus a weekend trip to Quartzsite.  My thanks to forum member Will for showing me a new area in the Q where I found the 2 biggest nuggets.  The 17" round X Coil on the GPZ has been my go to set up.  I really like the ergonomics of the 17x12 coil, but the 17" round has really been finding some tiny gold at depth. I lost a few weeks of detecting after my GPZ started losing audio after a few hrs of detecting.  I sent it in to the Detector Doctor and they couldn't duplicate my issue, since then its running fine.  

I've been detecting the same areas here in Yuma for the past 10 years with the old GPX 4000, the SDC and now the GPZ.  Nuggets are getting pretty hard to find in these hammered areas so I really look for the new edge in detecting.  I'm fond of the Sp01 booster connected directly to the Z then connected to quality earbuds at the booster.  I took some of JP's advice on lowering the volume of the Z, then using the booster to raise it at the earbuds.  What I understood to be JP saying was a high volume on the Z is also amplifying surface mineralization,  creating clutter noise and concealing deep targets.  I'm no expert, but it sounds reasonable so I'm going with it.  I'm thinking the X-Coil  and Sp01 are giving me a new edge on missed gold, maybe.  The concept, nevertheless, keeps me out there plugging away and trying to put that coil over some yellow stuff.  

I took a separate picture of the tiny gold.  None of them will register individually on my cheapo scale, so I had to group them to get a weight.  Some of these tiny nuggets have come at incredible depths, at least considering their overall weight and audible response with such a large coil.  Probably 3 to 4 inches for most of them.  The 17" round seems to be hottest right between the center windings at about 2 inches off the edge.  Sometimes a side to side sweep on tiny gold loses the signal.  Pushing the coil and center windings at the signal brings them up smartly.  

Mitchel just seems to be having a run of bad luck on gold with his X Coil, mine has exceeded my expectations especially on really small gold.  

 

 

 

[fredmason]

Very nice, Condor

I was wondering where you were with that setup.

great result!
fred

[2Valen]

Nice looking finds and great story also.

Wish I could find that type of gold with my 800 around here, but there is only some very small pieces near me and it has been to cold this winter to get where it is.

Come summer I will be trying my hand at finding some of it, but I still have to learn what gold sounds like on the 800.

Wishing you luck on your next hunt.

[fredmason]

I doubt many Lead Singers want to be. Cut up!
teasing

fred

[2Valen]

1 hour ago, phrunt said:

It sounds the exact same as lead, cut up some lead singers

Simon,

Do I need to remove the microphone from their hands first?

Just kidding I hadn't thought about that and will give it a try. I have several sizes of weights that I can use so that I get the tones down.

Thanks for the information about the sinkers.

[Mike C...]

6 hours ago, Condor said:

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The Q is one of those rare places here in AZ where you can run a GB2 wide open-most of the ground is very tame-Nice gold-Mike C...

[araratgold]

Good work Condor !

My 17X is my go to coil, hardly ever comes off, but if it does, it is replaced with the 12X ! Won't use the GPZ14 again, unless both of the X coils crap themselves ! 

Am really looking forward to Western Australia later this year, the 17X will be my main patch finding coil.

Cheers, Rick

[Lanny]

Really enjoyed reading your story, and enjoyed the included information on using the signal enhancer as well. 

Nice pictures too, ones that get me itching to get detecting when winter lets go in my neck of the woods.

Travelling around a bit right now, and I might get a chance to swing a coil with a nephew of mine in Arizona this month, which might help ease the winter blues somewhat.

All the best, and thanks again for your post,

Lanny