nuggethunting

Welcome to the forums! This was an old forum post, Wow started back in 2011.

Hey Mike, Ya, over the years i have used a lot of different picks. The Walco picks were one of my favorites out of Australia, now discontinued. I used the Apex picks for a long time, good quality. However, Bunk is a great friend of mine, so I have been selling and using both is smaller Burro Pick and in the Videos was the Hermit pick.

Hey Mhlak, The Wallaby was a very popular coil, especially for the Alaska gold hunters. That coil is now discontinued, so Yes the new Coiltek Elite's and Nugget Finder EVO's would give you the best performance now. We stock and sell all of them, so you can see them on my online store or Ebay.

Hey Garikfox, Welcome to the forums. Thanks for all the business and I'm sure you will have a blast in the goldfields. You are in good hands here, so continue to ask questions and post anything you wish. Looking forward to seeing your first gold nugget find post here! Rob Allison

Hey Guys, Thanks for all the comments. Yes, I'm sure there is a good amount of smaller gold in those crevices if I drywashed and vacuumed it out. I might have to do this one day, just to see what is really there. I don't use a pinpointer much, just more stuff to carry around. I might start carrying one for this locations though.

Hey Mhlak, Are you referring to the Coiltek Elite 11x17 Mono searchcoil? The Elite series by Coiltek and Evolution series by Nuggetfinder are the newest Mono searchcoils and you will get great performance from them on the SD, GP and GPX series. Detech also make some different coils for the Minelab Pulse Induction series that are good. Like Fred mention the general rule of thumb is a round gets more depth to an equivalent elliptical coil. If you went with a 18" Round Mono or larger you would get more depth on larger gold vs. the 11x17 in my opinion, but the 11x17 Elite is a very good coil. Hope this helps a bit,

Hey Fred, Doc is still around, just talked with him a few days ago. I think he has a guy running his shop, so I'm not sure if he is there M-F each week or not.

Hey Grubstake, You would be the expert on that in California. Are you saying that cause the quartz looks a bit more stained between the top pictures and then the one on the scale?

Hey T-Wil, Yes, Acetone will work. I found this statement on Google about removing Super Glue on Plastic -

Ya, she's a beauty for sure!

Hey one4gold, Thanks for the comments. Ya, we need to get out, sounds like Leaverite won't go ......

Hey Clay, Excellent information for us mineral claim owners. Thanks for all your free help and info.

Hey Moksa58, Thanks for the purchase and welcome to the forums. There are many prospectors on this forum from around the Southern California area, so hopefully they will chime in. Let me know when you receive the unit and I will help you in the meantime how to set it up. I'm sure in no time, you will have some of those California gold nuggets under the GPZ's searchcoil.

Hey Guys, Still working in the same general area, raking and exposing bedrock. I'm using the Minelab GPZ 7000 to locate missed gold nuggets down the bedrock cracks and crevices. Hope you enjoy.

Thanks Beatup.

Hey Bill, You will like the Coiltek Elite 14x9" Mono. Thanks for the business. Wishing you much success with the new coil.

Hey Tom, I agree with you, I might try uploading a smaller 2-3 minute video in a lower resolution vs. a HD one and see how they play.

Hey Guys, Here is part 2 of working this old placer area here in Arizona. Man, it was warm out there, high humidity and high temps. If you enjoy the videos, please subscribe to our channel, click that LIKE button and right that BELL button.

Hey Guys, I have uploaded about 85 videos to my "Nuggethunting" Youtube Channel over the years. I have used several different cameras/camcorders to do videos and upload. I'm back videoing again, but it seems like it just takes forever anymore to upload a video to Youtube. I'm only uploading 12-15 minute videos, but they are uploading in HD. It has taken as long as 8 hours to upload a video to Youtube. I have a 12 minute video uploading now, its only at like 25% and it's been 3 hours ...... Are most people uploading a lower resolution video, beyond HD? Any help or advice would be appreciated. My Youtube Channel is - https://www.youtube.com/user/Nuggethunting

Hey Guys, Thanks for the comments. I made it back out today, scored 6 nuggets. Man, it was very humid at times. I started around 6am and went till about 2pm, by that time I was out of water. I have another Youtube video loading now, but it takes 5-6 hours to upload. Is there a faster way to upload to Youtube? I'm uploading in HD, so I know that takes time, but the video is only like 12 minutes long. Any expert Youtubers out there?

Hey Bill, The most popular sized coil ever sold in my opinion as a dealer is the 14x9" Elliptical Mono. It's a perfect mid-sized coil for all types of gold, gets great depth and can pinpoint and work in tight spots. That being said, both NF and Coiltek make this size. The next size up would be the 17x11" or 17x13" elliptical Mono. Nuggetfinder makes the new EVO series in 14x9 and 17x13 Coiltek makes the new Elite series in 14x9 or 17x11 I would go with the 14x9, best overall coil in my opinion.

Hey Bonadiman01, What State are you located in? Welcome to the forums.

Hey GDM/PV, I had a friend offer me an invite to a patch up that way, but I turned it down this weekend. I probably should have taken him up, much cooler up around Prescott then around the Wickenburg/Bradshaw area. Yes, I used to hunt all Summer long, but would get up very early and be on the ground at day break. However, over the years, I have gotten to the point where I'm not a huge fan of hunting in the heat or high humidity. On another note, congrats on the two nuggets you scored. What was the weights of them?

Hey Andy, Thanks for the report. As we talked about in the past, the guy that came down to show me the X-coils only had a few designs. He will be coming back from Russia this Winter with more stuff and will stay longer. It will be interesting when someone can just manufacture or build the coil adapters to eliminate that headache. Walker - Right now they are only being sold in Russia to my knowledge. There are a lot of bugs I think that need to be worked out before they become available here in the US for retail sale. Hope all is well on your end.

Hey Way2cool, Definitely still warm out there. The Monsoons are starting to hit us now here in Arizona, so the humidity will be nasty soon enough.