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<blockquote data-quote="Crocket" data-source="post: 606960" data-attributes="member: 20967"><p>Well put Makka. Yeak fairly happy mate.</p><p>I keep getting reminded by some detectorist friends how lucky I have been to have some great finds so soon after starting. One said he had been detecting for nearly 20 years and never found nuggets anywhere near that big or as many in a short time. I know I have been lucky, though also use what I have learned (am learning) and put in long days ofr a week at a time on rugged remote terrain to increase my chances. I sleep in my car and eat cold/tinned food for the week. Most might say it's pure arse, though the 'good patch' I found was after I studied the area, looked at soil types and changes, terrain slope changes, vegetation changes, where the old mines were, how they lined up geographically, imagined what it may have been like millions of years ago, then went with my gut feel of where may be a good place to spent time. Maybe my prayers to the gold God helped as well <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crocket, post: 606960, member: 20967"] Well put Makka. Yeak fairly happy mate. I keep getting reminded by some detectorist friends how lucky I have been to have some great finds so soon after starting. One said he had been detecting for nearly 20 years and never found nuggets anywhere near that big or as many in a short time. I know I have been lucky, though also use what I have learned (am learning) and put in long days ofr a week at a time on rugged remote terrain to increase my chances. I sleep in my car and eat cold/tinned food for the week. Most might say it's pure arse, though the 'good patch' I found was after I studied the area, looked at soil types and changes, terrain slope changes, vegetation changes, where the old mines were, how they lined up geographically, imagined what it may have been like millions of years ago, then went with my gut feel of where may be a good place to spent time. Maybe my prayers to the gold God helped as well :D [/QUOTE]
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