pkirkll Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 Hi everyone,I hope you are all out there cashing in today!!!!Show me the YELLER !!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~My questions:Are there any coils other than the stock coils that will work on the GB2? Does anyone have a used or new---- small GB2 coil for sale?Remind me never to sell any of my equipment anymore!!!!! (I was thinking specifically about the little round 5" the original GB used.????)but i am open to hear about any that match up.Thx,paulOh yeah, Anyone have a used 3-4 inch dredge in AK for sale??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hisho Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 never to sell any of your equipment anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing8046 Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 Weather you buy one from Kelly Co or a private party the coil will need to be tuned to your machine. It's kind of a tough spot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLundy Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Paul,Buy the 6" coil new, they are cheap! That small of a dredge on your claim in Alaska is way to small...you need a 6" to get the job done on that river!Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 There are have only ever been three coils for the Gold Bug 2 made specifically by Fisher for it. Old original Gold Bug coils will not work. The 6.5" is a "must-have" and rarely gets taken off my GB2.That little round Gold Bug coil you mention is actually just a hair under 4" diameter. I still have one I hang onto just in case I ever find a Gold Bug cheap.Used gear is rare as hens teeth in Alaska in the spring. Fall when everyone is going home broke is the time to shop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkirkll Posted April 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 @Lucky i agree it would be too small for the claim over on the Southfork.....i am looking for a smaller one for Crow Creek that i can handle by myself every weekend.... i am kind of leery going to our claim alone... because i am a greenhorn.. dont want to get in trouble on the river by myselfi have never used a dredge so i should probably take it slow ...maybe watch a few guys at Crow Creek.....i could always highbank there until i get a better grip on the nuances of dredging... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkirkll Posted April 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 @steve/lucky if i buy the 6.5 new should i go ahead and send my control head and coil in to fisher and let them calibrate them? I did that once before on the bug i sold.. And Steve... are you saying the small 4 inch coil was made specifically for the GB2? i tried the bigger coil once in gold basin looking for meterorites and that was the only time....if you have time upload a link to a picture of that hockey puck coil..I see, after further review, that the 3 coils for the GB2 are the 6.5, 10", and 14 inch --so i am assuming that answers my question about the little 4 " hockey puck.----It goes with the Old original Gold Bug, right.Thank you all for helping me get started up again..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Yeah, the little 4" round was for old original Gold Bug.Tesoro coils on many models are part of the circuit, and so the detector is tuned to the coil. If you put a different coil on, you might check with Tesoro about the benefit of getting the coil and detector matched. Most everyone else makes coils that are tuned to the detector, so a Gold Bug 2 coil comes tuned to work on a Gold Bug 2. That is why only a Gold Bug 2 coil works! No need to "calibrate" the control box when switching coils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkirkll Posted April 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 OK, that should do it for this thread.. thats what I needed to know.Thanks Steve.....and Lucky----- I will take your advice and go ahead and get a new one....heck, 125 is way cheaper than those big boy coils cost ! paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkirkll Posted May 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 Thanks for the coil Rob!!!!!!You da man!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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