mn90403 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 There is just something I like about this video in addition to some things I don't. I do think it is worth a watch in this new world of small gold. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1515Art Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Interesting video, obviously he’s experienced and much of what he says is as important as any detector you could own.. if you can mentally meet the challenges and frustrations of nugget hunting and enjoy the hunt for what it is your way ahead of the game. He qualifies his opinion on the new technology with saying he’s never held one the problem with that approach is the generic assessment of technology in general it sells the differences in new technology a little short. Those differences can be and are rather profound, this new technology is much improved by circumstance... kind of gold, physical endurance of course locations you have access to as well. I much appreciate the information and time he took to make and post, seems like a really cool and qualified detector’ist interested in sharing his considerable knowledge and experience, I’d love to read or hear his opinions even more after he has had time to use one. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Steve Herschbach Posted September 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2021 I’d agree with half and disagree with half. Especially saying an Equinox 800 can’t handle nugget detecting in mineralized ground… dead wrong. That’s just old school thinking that has not kept up with reality. I have noticed that as some detectorists age, there is a tendency at some point to just stick with some tried and true model, and discount newer machines as not really offering all that much. In fact I remember one forum that died, because most of the members started claiming digital could never be as good as their old analogs. People like me left at that point. I’ll admit though I am as much into the tech as I am into prospecting, so playing with the latest machines is gratifying for me in and of itself. Anyone that thinks we are not ahead of where we were 20 years ago….. I think we are. GPZ was a true advance, just one recent example. I’d also say if a person is borderline physically restricted, a GPX 6000 will help a person using a heavier, more cumbersome machine get more hours in the day. Finally, I personally know a new machine does actually improve my mental state for quite a while. I get bored with old machines, and a new one puts a spring in my step, makes me want to rehunt all the old locations I gave up on with the other machines. A new detector can change your mental state for the better. But again, that’s just a personal thing, not a right or wrong thing. I like playing with new toys, others prefer the comfort of the known. I do agree with the “different” thing, in that Minelab specifically designs their new machines to go after gold their earlier models missed. Filling in the gaps, so to speak. That can work backwards also - putting any machine on ground that has never seen a particular tech can pay off. If ground has only been hunted with a PI, a VLF has a good shot at revealing stuff missed by a PI. The truth is no one machine gets it all - it takes multiple machines and multiple coils to really work a patch out. So I’d take it a step farther. Different can actually be better, simply because it IS different. Overall though he is right, the operator is the real key, and a good operator will be successful with dozens of detectors. I can grab anything halfway capable and go find gold, and I think that’s the real message here. That, and do enjoy the day… don’t ever let lack of gold ruin a good time! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norvic Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 True as we age a lot of us become stuck in muds, tis true also not just in detecting but all pursuits, I know I started out with blinkers on and could not see the trees for the forest, now I try not to use preconceived ideas about where gold is, what detector to use etc etc. I`ll put the 6K on a pedestal up against all others as the machine that will introduce more to become successful gold detector operators than any before. Its simplicity, its ergonomics, but most of all its sensitivity because regardless of alternative beliefs, the small sub grammers are the prospectors staple diet wherever. (and while I haven`t prospected wherever I eat beef) It is the Gold Monster/SDC ie. VLF/PI cross that gives both beyond VLF depth and beyond PI sensitivity. Its not just different its MLs evolution, but no doubt they have something else up their sleeve. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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