Got my first sluice box today

[Joshf]

Well got my first sluice today it's the ez sluice. I will be hitting the river up here in dayton ohio. Good times to be had

 

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[DizzyDigger]

Congrats Josh!

Now it's time to get out and get some gold in it!

 

[63bkpkr]

Josh, good luck and welcome to Tnet!.....................63bkpkr

 

[Island_Hunter]

Go dig a hole and have a blast!!

 

[taternut]

I'm excited to see the results!

 

[Joshf]

Hey thanks guys im very excited to get started and see what I can find

 

[63bkpkr]

Joshf, what you are looking for should look something like this -

Good Success to Ya!......................63bkpkr

 

[Joshf]

Well here in ohio it's not that big. Its more like flower gold. Trust me I would love to find some like that

 

[sidvail]

Same here. One of these days.

 

[Island_Hunter]

63bkpkr=showoff!! :P If thats what we are looking for, I havn't found it yet.

 

[63bkpkr]

Well then, you have not found the right place yet, simple! It took me a long time to find the right place and even then it was about 5 tons of work, it did not pay for itself in money but in the experience and the adventure I did get my moneys worth plus some.

Before the stuff I've 'shared', kindly I might add, in the picture came along all I ever got were fines to larger fines. This year, if I get to go out, I hope to improve on my finds. Notice I said hope to!

It also took me a long time to gather the right equipment to be applied to the right spot. My GMT is my friend for life and the folks here on Tnet I take my hat off to them with thanks as they helped me so much and still do.

Have fun out there, these will be the memories/stories you bore the dickens out of people with when ever you get to rocking chair time.........................63bkpkr

 

[Joshf]

Well I should be hitting the river today. I will post my findings

 

[taternut]

Good luck! Find the gold!

 

[taternut]

Any luck?!?

 

[Joshf]

Was unable to go today. I do plan on going tomorrow pending on the ohio weather lol

 

[brb sluiceco]

Great little sluice was my first sluice

 

[Joshf]

What is the best angle for this sluice?

 

[taternut]

I think it's still roughly 1" drop per foot of your sluice. I've never used that sluice but I don't see it being different. Also depends on your flow of water as well. If its building up quickly behind the riffles add like .5 inch drop. I was having the same problem, make sure the water is flowing in straight as well, a lot of times the flow will move at an angle because of the banks which makes it aggravating. I was told to buy a sluice stand and it'll help, and confidently ill add the same advice, it makes your life much easier as a prospector

 

[kevin1]

The Tee Dee E-Z Sluice was also my first, a good little starter sluice for the money. One thing though, those snap in plastic riffles can be easily dislodged by rocks, so be sure to classify down to 1/2" or less, and load it slowly or you'll be chasing then down the creek. BTW, would that be the Greater Miami you're hitting? I have a bud who lives right on it in NE Dayton. I have asked if he's done in any prospecting on it, but he has no interest in it.

 

[Joshf]

I live in the dayton area I hit some of the rivers around hee so yea I believe it's the great miami river