My Walco Pick Finally Arrived!

[TTT2866]

On 5/5/2021 at 5:32 AM, Goldseeker5000 said:

I have been wanting a Walco pick for the last 12 years now and have had a hell of a time getting my hands on one. Last month I contacted Lucky Strike Gold Prospecting in Geelong Australia ? and to my surprise, Justin said yes we will ship to the United States. He had the Solid Swinger handle and he had the Walco heavy duty pick with a 29" handle. It has taken a month for them to get here. This pick has a very well balanced pick head with plenty of length on the hoe blade to sink deep along the edges of a hole to widen it as you  have to go deeper.  I my opinion, and this is just my opinion but Apex picks just don't have the details figured out. They told me they refuse to lengthen the hoe blade. I told them then I won't buy an Apex pick. This Waco pick is light weight but still feels like it has enough weight to sink the pick deeply into the ground. Pick end and the hoe end. I'm impressed with this pick for sure. The Solid Swinger handle is awesome as well. Now I don't have to worry about breaking a handle when I am swinging that big 25" NF DDX coil. Hahaha ?. Justin with Lucky Strike provided great customer service. I would highly recommend them.  Can't say I am too impressed with both the USPS and Australia Post on the shipping end of a month long.

Hi mate, Justin here from Lucky Strike Gold! G'day from Geelong   ?, Fancy seeing this here. Sorry the reply is a bit late - I'm glad to see you like the pick and that it arrived safely with the handle in the end, I remember there was a bit of a delay at one stage. Don't hesitate to get back in touch if you're chasing anything else. 

[Goldseeker5000]

Nice to hear from you Justin, the pick is working out very well. Very nice weight, well balanced, diggs like a badger. Down the road here come summer, I will be getting back ahold of you to purchase another walco for a backup. Do they make them with a longer handle? I think mine is a 28" or 29". The solid swinger handle is amazing to swing with.

[Akcando]

Best dam pick ever used and built for outback in OZ.. I have 3 different sizes in Walco picks

[TTT2866]

19 hours ago, Goldseeker5000 said:

Nice to hear from you Justin, the pick is working out very well. Very nice weight, well balanced, diggs like a badger. Down the road here come summer, I will be getting back ahold of you to purchase another walco for a backup. Do they make them with a longer handle? I think mine is a 28" or 29". The solid swinger handle is amazing to swing with.

Great to hear! Love the photos, the GPX is looking great with the handle, how do you find that 25" DDX coil? I haven't used it before but would be keen to give it a go one time, we've got one floating around out the back somewhere. 

 

The pick you have would be the longest in the Walco selection, right on about 28" in length. If you were after something a bit longer, check out the CC series, they're awesome picks and come in a few more sizes, the longest being about 35".

https://luckystrikegold.com.au/?s=ezy+dig

 

[MSC]

I have Doc's Nugget Stalkers Pick, a little heavy but a really good pick for digging and moving a lot of dirt,