Popular Post oneguy Posted August 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 23, 2022 nothing special but these guys today put me over 1000 bits so far this season. A new personal record I was happy to reach. Last season I got close at 992. Piece count good...weight this season not too good so far, fun factor...great. I went to a spot I haven't worked for 2 years where I've pulled 300-400(?) bits a couple seasons back. Decided to get into the fringes and slow way down, beat the brush, detect the steep stuff, and basically try and slip that coil where most would avoid and got a few. Think I'll hit it again tomorrow and see if I can turn up a few more stragglers.....??? 31 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Glad to hear the great news for you. What size coil were you using on your detector? Good luck and keep it up. Stay safe out there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Awesome result really and a lot of individual digging to get all those nuggets ? What sort of total weight do you think you have? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locator Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Looks good to me and yes, sounds like you really had fun. Good Luck for tomorrow.? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronDigger Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 That is a great count anyway you look at it, and took a lot of work to find, congrats for the great effort. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneguy Posted August 23, 2022 Author Share Posted August 23, 2022 Got skunked today folks. I was using the Monster/5". I can't give any weights yet in case any Co. guys read this as I recently found out the Co. has been having a drawing at the annual Co. party on how much weight the "detector guy" finds at the end of the season. Found out who won 3rd place last year and he got $50, don't know what 1st or 2nd got but I LMAO and thought that was pretty cool. This seasons' drawing I'm gonna sweeten the 1st place pot and throw in a 3.4 grammer for the winner. This morning I brought over donuts to the mine boys and got to BSing there for quite awhile then up on the mtn to the deep and steep and 2 hrs later had zippo so ate lunch while debating on where to go? Then the drill crew came by and asked me to check some dirt they set aside. I took care of the dirt and asked them to spread it out better and I'll hit it again another day. I was tired, there was no shade, hot, hornets, etc. and all this old man could think about was getting home to my Oxy bottle and the couch so I headed home early with zippo....lol Thanx for the likes/comments everybody & good luck out there 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatup Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 good on you , 1000 pieces is mighty fine detecting no matter the size . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvpopeye Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Envy your permission spot ! ?WTG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneguy Posted August 25, 2022 Author Share Posted August 25, 2022 11 hours ago, rvpopeye said: Envy your permission spot ! ?WTG Yeah... I really stumbled into a very sweet arrangement. These guys treat me VERY well, rarely ask me to do much and pretty much let me runamuck. Another first today... one of the geo's asked if I might detect some of the 2" core samples off the drill so I took a shot at it and got a hit around the 95' level of the core. I only did a few core samples then off for nuggs but I'm gonna do a few more in the future, it was fun. Driller marked it for the geo's when they analize the cores at the shop. This hard rock shit is all new to me and I find it kinda fascinating as I get a little taste of how they go about finding and searching for the viens...... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry in Idaho Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 1000 gold nuggets recovered in a year is a very very impressive number. I tip my hat (hell all of them - hats) off to you for being so dedicated. Sure the weights may not be astronomical but, as you mentioned....the fun factor. Fun factor is one of the main reason most of us folks in the United States keep on swinging. Well done my friend, you certainly impressed me last year and even more so this season. Heck you have about 5 to 6 more weeks of decent weather. Go get another 20+. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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