Have You Ever Pissed Off Your Prospecting Partner?

[Gerry in Idaho]

Yes I have many times and he still comes back for more.

As some of you know I enjoy hunting tailing piles.  My machine of choice (VLF, kHz in teens or 20's, Light, Fast, Good Iron ID) hopeful the new Equinox-800 fits those needs.  Back to the post.

On a particular hunt my brother shared a site he found a nice 8 oz specimen and thought it was a fluke?  We went there with nothing to expect and much of the day was just that.  Then on the way back to the truck I decided to swing a pile of tailing with more finer gravels and earth.  BAM- as I stumbled a nice walnut size specimen, so decided to hunt that pile a little harder.  Not 5 minutes later I hit another quartz rock with stingers of gold running throughout.  I whistled a few times for my brother and no reply back so I kept at it.  Not 10 feet more and I BANG a really cool one with thicker vein of heavy yellow metal.  Boy was I on fire.  After this discovery, I was feeling a little guilty and called it quits until I could find Travis and wanted him to hunt some on the pile.  After all, lets share the wealth right.

Anyway,  He could not find a piece to save himself and was pretty astonished at my feat.  Well to add fuel to the fire, after he walked away I decided to swing the pile again and YES it happened one more time, out popped a  milky quartz prize.  To say the least, he was quite perturbed.  But why does he continue to go out with me?  Knowledge and experience go a long way and big brother was chasing gold with a detector when he was still chasing girls.  He knows days like that one are tough to swallow, but he has also picked up some fine tips and tricks as well.  In fact, another story and I'll tell you about the day I about made him walk home, as he showed big bro what I had missed. (for a later read).

[WesH]

Holly smackers that’s some specimens.  Is that Idaho Gold?  What left those tailing piles?

[LipCa]

Nice pieces.....

Nothing wrong with the machine you were using to find those.... why change?

[strick]

On 12/29/2017 at 9:59 PM, LipCa said:

Nice pieces.....

Nothing wrong with the machine you were using to find those.... why change?

Gerry is in the habit of collecting metal detectors....LOTS of metal detectors. He has some good deals if you are ever looking. Nice story Gerry!

strick

[matt]

They look like a hand full of small Idaho potatoes!

[roustabout]

Interesting pick in the first picture.  Is it a currently available pick or is it a pick you modified?

 

[beatup]

sweet pieces

[whitebutler]

On more than one occasion I too have pissed off a mining partner. I just like when they come back and start getting in personal lives between you and your Spouse. It happened to me three times with the same person. Then it was over for good with that guy.

 I do have friends that I love to take with me detecting however I don't find anything when they go. Though I do find that they soon lose interest after digging a thousand boot tacks and square nails. 

I only go alone or with my wife now. I trust no one any longer. If it wasn't for her I wouldn't have half of what I have. She talked me into selling a dredge and buying my first minelab then a year later I got my ZED. I love them both more than they will ever know. 

[Gerry in Idaho]

Yes those golden potatoes are from Iowa.

The pick is a custom job from an old leaf spring.  Been using it for 20+ years.

One of these days I just might quit using all the different detectors and stick to 1, NOT!!

[IdahoAl]

I have no detecting partner, but thanks for the Post Gerry.