In Need Of A Good Pick For Detecting

[Doc]

Well I have to get my two cents in.

$99.95 Doc's Nugget Stalker Pick.  plus s&h  Made in the U.S.A.

Made with sturdy forged metal. The wide blade with curved edges moves dirt quickly and efficiently.  The wide blade is sharp, it will cut through bushes and brush with ease.  Comes with a 1 inch X 1/2 inch approx. Super Magnet.  The magnet is screwed to the top and can be removed.

The handle is 24 inches long.  The width of the wide blade is 5.5 inches, and from the point to the edge of the wide blade is 11 inches.  The handle is made of Ash and has a little larger area at the end of the handle for a better grip.

If you order the Nugget Stalker pick with a magnet, the magnet will be mounted with a screw on the top of the blade between the point and the wide blade.  Or you can request we send the magnet loose so you can decide where to mount it.

Doc's Nugget Stalker® Brand Gold Pick, the only pick for Metal Detecting you'll ever need. - Doc's Place (docsdetecting.com)

Doc

[Lynk]

I use and really like Doc's Stalker pick. The weight is great, the narrow pick end let's you get in some crevices, and I really like how sharp the shovel end comes. 

While I use gloves, I often refinish the handle to a burnt finish and did with Doc's too. 

The Apex I own is really heavy duty, but the weight and profile just don't fit most situations for me. 

[geof_junk]

Note the grain orientation of the handle, it is best for maximum strength of the pick.

[Dutchman4]

On 12/7/2023 at 12:27 PM, Doc said:

Well I have to get my two cents in.

$99.95 Doc's Nugget Stalker Pick.  plus s&h  Made in the U.S.A.

Made with sturdy forged metal. The wide blade with curved edges moves dirt quickly and efficiently.  The wide blade is sharp, it will cut through bushes and brush with ease.  Comes with a 1 inch X 1/2 inch approx. Super Magnet.  The magnet is screwed to the top and can be removed.

The handle is 24 inches long.  The width of the wide blade is 5.5 inches, and from the point to the edge of the wide blade is 11 inches.  The handle is made of Ash and has a little larger area at the end of the handle for a better grip.

If you order the Nugget Stalker pick with a magnet, the magnet will be mounted with a screw on the top of the blade between the point and the wide blade.  Or you can request we send the magnet loose so you can decide where to mount it.

Doc's Nugget Stalker® Brand Gold Pick, the only pick for Metal Detecting you'll ever need. - Doc's Place (docsdetecting.com)

Doc

Hi Doc,

I have an Apex now and super sturdy but the weight is a bit much for the long hike exploration type of detecting I do.

What is the weight of your pick with the magnet?

I sometimes like to mod my picks and the Apex appears to be hardened steel and very difficult to drill.  What type of metal is your pick and can it be drilled/tapped without having to buy expensive cobalt bits?

With the wide blade on this pick can this pick be carried on the hip with a hammer loop carrier or similar nylon carrier?

[MSC]

Doc, I'm with you, the Nugget stalker pick is really well made and can move a lot of dirt with each scrape. 

[davsgold]

On 12/6/2023 at 10:31 AM, geof_junk said:

Davsgold pick I believe was made from the result of Mike "malleyboy" pick made way back in 2010 that he showed me WA and have not heard a bad word about them. I know it was made for prospecting by a farmer come prospector for his own use. So you can't go go wrong with one.

 

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yes geof, your right, malleeboy gave me permission to make the picks like his, just as long as I called them a different name, so that is how we came up with the name "Gold Digger Picks"  I do three sizes, small medium and large and a few of the detector shops in Australia stock them

[JDIGGS]

Hi, I am very hard on picks (not intentionally) and there is nothing worse then hiking to the middle of nowhere just break the wood handle of any digging tool.  I've been using the Estwing Paleo Pick for about a year now and so far so good.  It's all metal, not to heavy, digs well and has a nice ring.  I'm surprised no one has mentioned one.  Anyway maybe this will help good luck!

[Doc]

On 12/14/2023 at 7:52 AM, Dutchman4 said:

Hi Doc,

I have an Apex now and super sturdy but the weight is a bit much for the long hike exploration type of detecting I do.

What is the weight of your pick with the magnet?

I sometimes like to mod my picks and the Apex appears to be hardened steel and very difficult to drill.  What type of metal is your pick and can it be drilled/tapped without having to buy expensive cobalt bits?

With the wide blade on this pick can this pick be carried on the hip with a hammer loop carrier or similar nylon carrier?

Weighs a bit over 4 lbs.  I used to drill the pick head, but I did use a Cobalt bit.  It is hardened.

Yes you can easily carry it with a hammer carrier.

Doc

[jasong]

On 12/7/2023 at 1:27 PM, Doc said:

How long have you had this design?

This is essentially exactly what I was explaining the Hermit Pick should be redesigned/updated to be back in 2015, in some of those old pick threads. No one knew of any similar design other than that Supercede one which they wouldn't ship to USA, a member named Isaac or something made a similar one but then never offered it for sale, and that was the last I heard of this design since 2015 until seeing this thread just now - good to see someone making it for sale. 

$99 is a good price - need 32" handles though or you don't get enough leverage for some stuff like hardpack or prying cobbles and can't use it for support/walking. What would just the pick head cost if you sold that alone?