Best gold pan?

Metal pan vs. oak tree...
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I have a White's branded pan in the plum color. I really like it for cleaning up. The contrast between the gold and that color really pops for my eyes. I'm color blind but i can really see the difference there. For the field work, I really don't think you can beat a super sluice pan as far as moving material without a sluice. That thing is a beast.
 

I like the ones that fold in half cuz you can carry twice as many and they are much more tactical. They also dont make my tender muscles tired and you can limp wrist it.
Watch out for small gusts of wind that might blow them away but they decompose in a month or so anyway. No worries!
 

I like the steel pans. When I first started panning, the was all there was. I've tried the plastic pans with the riffles. They're good and do the job well. But you can't bang 'em against a rock like I did to scare away a bear, yards away, that was coming down the hill to drink from the creek right where I was panning, whether I liked it or not! I had a 357 mag, but I didn't want to use it. I'm glad the pan did the trick!
 

I always figured if 6 shots of .357 Mag wont do it I am probably up sh^t creek...
 

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I've always liked this pan.... great for production.... It could be a little bit more ridged but it works great.

 

I won this.
The new and improved 14" Garrett Acentric Gold Pan expands the pan's floor size by 33%
It maintains the long panning surface and optimum angles that are necessary for effective gold panning
It allows for gold to be driven down more efficiently to the large floor space
The volume allows for more material to be processed per pan
It features renowned riffles for successfully trapping gold.

My Favorite is the 15" Garret super sluice... This pan does not seem that much better... is it me?

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Oregon Viking said:
Is that pan mainly for super fine gold? Would it work for fast production like my 15" super sluice?
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It's a great production pan.... Not so great for cleanup. But thats why I have smaller cleanup pans..... Right tool for the right job.
 

johnedoe said:
It's a great production pan.... Not so great for cleanup. But thats why I have smaller cleanup pans..... Right tool for the right job.
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I've always wanted the Easy pan but no longer use a pan much (detect now) but it would have cost me $33 to get one shipped from Carolina so I passed. I still love my Super Sluice and will always keep it around....
 

Gnpgoat said:
Hello everyone. I am looking to try my hand at gold panning this year and Iā€™m wondering what your opinions are on pans. Any brand or particular type of pan that works best?
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Garrett 14" gravity trap pan. :icon_thumleft:
In my opinion, best all around pan you can get, bar none.
If I could only have one pan, that would be it.

The drop bottom makes the really fine gold just that much easier to capture securely, especially when using the smooth side to eliminate excess black sand.



While learning an amazing new tecnique for dry panning I found that after trying out that same tecnique wet (keep adding water from a bottle as you go) it could greatly increase a beginners speed and confidence getting down to the gold. It's like learning to pan with training wheels..........
Starts about 8:45 into the video using a Garrett super sluice pan and 5 gal bucket, will also work with the Garrett 14" gravity trap pan :icon_thumleft:







GG~
 

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My internet is so friggin' slow lately that I pass on video's but just looking at the pan above....notice how scuffed up it is. Well thats the trick to any pan. A nice new shiny pan is worthless no matter who makes it. Two ways to get your pan up to it's potential.....use it for years and years or sandpaper and spit. If it shows the very least bit of water beading up then it needs a work over. Let the dog play with it, bury it, eat kibble out of it and then loan it to the neighbors dog to do likewise. I'd rather use a hubcap off a '65 volkswagon than a brand new shiny pan.
 

Relichunter1 said:
Proline....black or green.
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Agreed! As my eyes have aged Iā€™ve switched from the green to the black.

Avoid the similar looking Estwng pan. Itā€™s made of a more brittle plastic, and so, is prone to cracking.
 

My 17" proline pro pan folds up like a taco full of dirt not super impressed with it, its a bummer I like big pans. Got a 17" black keene pan that looks like a china pan but is made by keene, haven't tried running it yet.
 

N-Lionberger said:
My 17" proline pro pan folds up like a taco full of dirt not super impressed with it, its a bummer I like big pans. Got a 17" black keene pan that looks like a china pan but is made by keene, haven't tried running it yet.
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Best large traditional style plastic gold pan is the Super Sluice by Garrett...tough and rigid...have several and not broken one yet.
 

Hey Jason (pocketman)
Stop by if your down here dinner invite.

Herb...
 

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