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Metal Detecting for Gold
How Long Did It Take You To Find Your First Nugget?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jum" data-source="post: 473305" data-attributes="member: 9319"><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> Prospecting just over 2 years where I did loads of panning n sluices and played with an atx. Over a year ago I ditched the atx after a few months. Purchased a gpx 4500 then spent 3 weekend trips where I really struggled with unit. Having sdcs pull gold out around me getting rather frustrated. We put a small specie back into same hole at 8inch where I scraped off 4inches before I got a peep at this point I knew I was doin something real wrong. And just didnt know what. I gave up for almost a year when around Christmas I took my father in law out for a dig. I had my settings checked by someone at a tecta shop he explained to me why I was never going to find anything in the settings I was in. He changed things up n said try this. I had a 1 gram peice 5 minute after getting back out to spot. The gpx learning curve is steep, challenging, mentally draining and unfairly painful but worth it. :goldnugget: :goldnugget:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jum, post: 473305, member: 9319"] :o Prospecting just over 2 years where I did loads of panning n sluices and played with an atx. Over a year ago I ditched the atx after a few months. Purchased a gpx 4500 then spent 3 weekend trips where I really struggled with unit. Having sdcs pull gold out around me getting rather frustrated. We put a small specie back into same hole at 8inch where I scraped off 4inches before I got a peep at this point I knew I was doin something real wrong. And just didnt know what. I gave up for almost a year when around Christmas I took my father in law out for a dig. I had my settings checked by someone at a tecta shop he explained to me why I was never going to find anything in the settings I was in. He changed things up n said try this. I had a 1 gram peice 5 minute after getting back out to spot. The gpx learning curve is steep, challenging, mentally draining and unfairly painful but worth it. :goldnugget: :goldnugget: [/QUOTE]
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Metal Detecting for Gold
How Long Did It Take You To Find Your First Nugget?
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