strick Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 I finally had a chance to get back out with the SDC 2300 since the meeting out in Rye Patch last month. This time there was nobody there to hold my hand. I did the research and found a spot in the Mother-lode a couple hours from my house...... and BINGO! Two real gold nuggets! All by myself! They may be small but you got to start somewhere I guess. Cant wait to get back out.... strick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 nice, exactly where did you find them? and where the heck is Oakley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Fantastic! Congratulations strick!! It is always sweeter when it takes a little effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulder dash Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 How deep were they? How well could you hear them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathray Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 way to go man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmason Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Finding your first is the most important milestone in nugget hunting...finding little ones proves you are using your detector correctly...and that assures that any of size and in range will be detected...Well Done! fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strick Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 Thanks Fellas for the encouragement!. The little one is 0.8 grain and the other one is 2 grains. They were no more then 3-5 inches underground. barely hear the smaller one. I'm hoping for the big one Fred...a whole one grammer for me would be like hitting a grand slam during the bottom of the 9th last game of the world series! Heading out again tomorrow...in the rain. Oakley is in the east bay Gambler... strick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shasta gold hunter Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Nice going Strick! Getting those bits is the best confidence builder...you must be doing some stuff right to get those! Its like getting birdshot only way better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strick Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 Thanks Shasta Gold! I went back to the same place but got the big skunk this time. Not as much fun digging in the muck. Kinda have to pan out what you have in your plastic scoop...luckily there was lots of water in the area. Lots of square nails and small pieces of steel. Bird shot is exciting right down to the last second when you finally identify it. Trying hard... Love the SDC 2300 strick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 And the great thing is now you can get out the water hose and spray the mud off your detector. Nice to have a machine for wet muddy conditions. You guys sure have sticky mud down here. In Alaska it is loose and just hoses off. The stuff sticking under my truck here I almost need to chisel off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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