Fisher Gold Bug 2 help needed & thoughts on the product

[elkoff]

I was thinking about buying a Fisher Gold Bug 2, and I think i want the 14" coil. I live in Montana an so we do have hot rocks & all the typical junk. I was told the Gold Bug 2 can discriminate most of that an just focus on gold cause that's all I am after is gold. I heard a rumor that allot of the Gold Bug 2 coils can be defective? So any opinions on the Gold Bug 2 ? Also what would be some kick ass settings to put the Gold Bug 2 in to get rid of the garbage? Is the ground balancing tough? Any thoughts or opinions would be awesome

 

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http://www.fisherlab.com/hobby/davejohnson/Dave'sGoldbook-reders.pdf

In general the GB2 does better with medium size and smaller searchcoils than with larger.

The ability of discrimination is limited, beginners should never rely on it. With experience you can learn its limitations and put it to good use in places where there's a lot of iron trash. In many areas there's a lot of nonferrous trash (.22 cal bullets and shells, birdshot, etc.) and the machine can't tell those things from gold, you'll have to dig them.

Coils can be defective on any metal detector.

The only control for getting rid of the garbage is the on-off switch, when turned in the off position. This is true of any gold prospecting metal detector.

Some people get the hang of manual ground balancing quickly, others have difficulty with it.

If you want a reason for buying the GB2, it'd be that it has a reputation for finding the tiniest stuff of anything on the market. Otherwise the Gold Bug Pro is a much better choice for a beginner.

--Dave J.

 

[geodetecting]

I would love to see a video on this machine for finding gold? Its has a pretty high frequency over my Fisher Gold Bug and I'm not sure how hard it would be to use with that kind of power.

GDT

 

[Jim in Idaho]

GB 2 is a great gold detector. There is probably NO VLF detector that is better at finding tiny gold, due to that high (73khz) operating frequency.. That said, it has very poor discrimination...the same as most VLF gold detectors. They operate in "all metal mode". They may indicate an object might be iron, but they're NOT definitive. you have to dig. It also is a manual ground balance unit. So, fairly often, you have to recheck to be sure the unit is balanced to the ground you're hunting. Most serious gold nugget hunters prefer to operate in "manual", even if their machine can auto-track, so the GB 2 being a manual machine isn't a deal-killer.
Also, most VLF detectors don't do real well where there are lots of "hot" rocks, though good technique can help with that problem. Hot rock country is where the PI type detectors have it all over the VLF's.
Jim

 

[Fletch88]

I would love to see a video on this machine for finding gold? Its has a pretty high frequency over my Fisher Gold Bug and I'm not sure how hard it would be to use with that kind of power. GDT

Here you go!

 

[geodetecting]

Here you go!

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