Popular Post oldmancoyote1 Posted August 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2021 After 3 years with a friend's DFX and 4 years with my own Makro Gold Racer, I finally found gold. Tried a new spot and a new technique. I found 63 pieces in 5 days and my buddy found 81 working right next to me with a Gold Monster. My little VLF can't compete with the big iron, so I needed a new method. I started digging where the bedrock went under the sand and gravel. Following the bedrock along, I noted a few small spots of cemented gravel in cracks and holes in the bedrock. Carefully excavating these gravel patches and detecting as I went let to a wonderful few days. Just detecting from the surface has proven to be a waste of my time. 30 1 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/16465-gold-finally/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Great story! Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/16465-gold-finally/#findComment-170018 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D. Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Great job following the bedrock! Nice that it was shallow enough to do that! Nice haul! Hope to see more!!?? 1 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/16465-gold-finally/#findComment-170020 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Sounds like a great hunt, and wish you more luck in the future. Like the picture of your finds and i know it took a lot of hard work to get it. 1 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/16465-gold-finally/#findComment-170024 Share on other sites More sharing options...
geof_junk Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 2 hours ago, oldmancoyote1 said: After 3 years with a friend's DFX and 4 years with my own Makro Gold Racer, I finally found gold. Tried a new spot and a new technique. I found 63 pieces in 5 days and my buddy found 81 working right next to me with a Gold Monster. Well done now that you are on a roll. Here is your next challenge., Though it was more like five weeks or so not five days.? 400 bits took the larger bit out. To be fair I will give you till they get Cov 19 under control to do it. ? 2 2 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/16465-gold-finally/#findComment-170028 Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatup Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 well done Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/16465-gold-finally/#findComment-170061 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BF44 Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 On 8/8/2021 at 9:12 PM, oldmancoyote1 said: After 3 years with a friend's DFX and 4 years with my own Makro Gold Racer, I finally found gold. Tried a new spot and a new technique. I found 63 pieces in 5 days and my buddy found 81 working right next to me with a Gold Monster. My little VLF can't compete with the big iron, so I needed a new method. I started digging where the bedrock went under the sand and gravel. Following the bedrock along, I noted a few small spots of cemented gravel in cracks and holes in the bedrock. Carefully excavating these gravel patches and detecting as I went let to a wonderful few days. Just detecting from the surface has proven to be a waste of my time. So you are crevasing. Thats been going on out west since the middle 1800's. Nice work Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/16465-gold-finally/#findComment-170276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvpopeye Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 You done good ! Keep at it.... Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/16465-gold-finally/#findComment-170293 Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmancoyote1 Posted August 13, 2021 Author Share Posted August 13, 2021 BF44: You misunderstand. Everyone on this forum knows about crevasing. Digging for hidden cracks and holes before metal detecting was a change in my preferred strategy. "New for me", get it? 1 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/16465-gold-finally/#findComment-170441 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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