Love my minelab

[Gravelwasher]

Hello guys and gals,

Really like my used GP3000 a bunch after hitting my first nuggets last Sunday with it. Posted some pics in the general prospecting forum here on tnet.



Happy hunting and go minelab!!

 

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[Jim Hemmingway]

Jeremiah... glad you mentioned your post over in the prospecting sub-forum. I rarely ever look there and so wouldn't have known. Hope you don't mind that I've reproduced your photo into this thread. I've slightly enlarged and cleaned it up a bit... be happy to email it to you.

Congratulations on your first nuggets with the GP 3000, you've surely worked hard for this success... and no doubt you'll be a seasoned pro before too long. If we ever get together for some nuggetshooting, I imagine I'll be looking for your advice. WTG

Jim.

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[Gravelwasher]

Jim,

That's excellent, thanks for doing that!! The flat one in the 6 Oclock position was my first find, I think it looks a little like a brain pattern with all the texture/folds plus the general outline as well resembles a cross section of a brain. Thanks for taking the kind words Jim, would be an honor to hunt with you some day soon hopefully.

There is an extra picker from sluicing on Saturday on the rt side of the dime. Sorry I coulden't get better pics but gold is difficult to photograph with a cheap all purpose camera or I just suck haven't had enough practice yet..lol more nuggets= more practice, will get better I am sure.

 

[Rutnbuck]

Great post. If that don't just rub the cabin fever in I don't know what will. Maybe a new GPX3000.

 

[63bkpkr]

Gravelwasher,
It all comes with practice and trying and I would say you are doing just fine. Keep it up.............63bkpkr

 

[Doug Watson]

Beautiful gold and thanks for sharing.

 

[Gravelwasher]

Thanks guys, sure is a great hobby. I usually dont get to snap any pics except later when I return home and usually play with a mini mag flashlight and crappy fluorescent lighting so it takes a few tries to get the gold to show the detail.
I went out today and got the big skunk from a spot that I have done ok sluicing at, must have been a favorite dump spot with all the trash we hit. Caminochaos and I gave it a go and had a blast trying..lol Oh well mark that one off the list and keep moving on to golden pastures. Tried out a 10x5 joey mono coil and it worked great. The new coil hit on metal down 4-6"s about the size of a bic pen tip and pulled a 1/2 22cal bullet at 4"s. Made a bit more noise than my DD coils but had good sensitivity. Thanks for all the nice comments, glad your enjoying the thread, Jay

 

[Lanny in AB]

It's the places you cross off the list that get you closer to the places that will eventually reward you with the gold. You'll always find way more trash--way, way more, but sooner or later, you'll get that coil over some more sassy gold.

Thanks for more great pictures--you've got a glorious case of the fever now.

All the best,

Lanny