I'm heading to Batemans Bay on the weekend to go fishing but will have Saturday afternoon free for a bit of prospecting. Is it worth taking a pan and sluice or is it more of a detecting area?
Thanks guys. Oallen is a handy spot as it's only about 50mins away from home, but think I'm going to have to look further afield so I can find some chunkier stuff instead.
I bought a Gold Rat at the start of the week after feeling the need to upgrade from panning, what a great decision that was! I'm only new to the hobby but after panning at Oallen Ford a few times, I found it back breaking work for little reward with the pan.
I ducked out to Oallen yesterday at...
Hey everyone,
Complete newbie taking up the hobby. Got introduced to it a year or so ago by a friend and have been wanting to try it for myself for a while now. Bought the Garrett deluxe pan kit so I can test the waters. Based in Nowra NSW.