nvchris Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Got out for a few hours this afternoon and managed to kick the skunk to the curb.He's at RP if anyone needs a pet.Round Goldstalker 18" GPX4500 15" deep nvchris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOC Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 That's a beauty Chris. 18 inch round Gold Stalker, hard to find a coil that will go deeper.DocGot out for a few hours this afternoon and managed to kick the skunk to the curb.He's at RP if anyone needs a pet.Round Goldstalker 18" GPX4500 15" deep nvchris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Good on ou nvchris...Thats a beauty for sure.....RP sounds like a great place to hunt ...Quartz Crystals & Gold ..sounds great !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sourdough Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 nvchris, that's a nice looking nugget you've got there. How much does it weigh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutch john Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Gosh what a beauty... Now go and find more.... Glad for you... Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlakMagnet Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Nice one Chris.The skunk just arrived, he still has my address andeach time he gets kicked out of an area, he shows up here...Flak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sourdough Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 You know, the title of this thread sounds like it could by a country song. I think it could be in the top ten on the prospecting charts. If I could sing and make music I could get rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotgold Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Chris, For some really silly reason the “Lone Ranger†comes to mind…..you know Silver Bullets…..slugs! Heck, throw in a dose of “Sky King and Penny†flying the Skunk back home and you got a real winner with Discovery Channel Very nice find Chris and WTG.Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nero_design Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 That's a very attractive looking nugget. Congratulations on your find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 NVChris Good looking piece of gold. Rye Patch has been hit hard over the years but still gives up a nugget or two to a patient detectorist. Take care, Wes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvchris Posted May 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 When I first "heard" the target it was at the end of the swing arc. Just enough of a signal to warrant further investigation. Once I swung over the target it became that soft "french horn" sound that tells me "gold". So I decided to get a few other coils and my GP3000 and see if this GPX and Goldstalker combo was worth it's salt. It was a very windy day the kind of day that has allot of atmospheric EMI I thought it would be a good time to test the GPX's strong points. The first combo I tried on the GPX a NF17" EM, no target. Next a Coiltek 12"x24 mono still no target. Then a NF 25" mono very noisy, you could pick the target out but the coil would be very fatiguing to use with that noise level. Then on to the GP3000 with all of the coils except the 25". The threshold was warbling like a bird. You could here the target with the 18" Goldstalker but putting up with the threshold noise would be a huge chore.Without the GPX4500's smooth threshold, the 18" round Goldstalker's super depth, and the HipStick's hidden feature, increasing the length of the swing arc. That 3.1 gram nugget would still be taking a dirt nap. nvchris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlakMagnet Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 ...and that darned skunk wouldn't be snoring over in the corner...Smart to intervene and test the other coils like that Chris,that is the way to learn a lot about the myriad combinations available with a good detector and a stack of coils.Continued good (and smart), hunting.Flak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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