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River / Stream Sluices - advice, information and questions
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<blockquote data-quote="Ag Man" data-source="post: 1355" data-attributes="member: 113"><p>Here's one vid I like.</p><p>It's the same sluice I got. This review helped me decide to choose this model.</p><p></p><p>The bloke craps on a bit for the first 4 minutes but worth watching & explains things fairly good.</p><p></p><p>[video=480,360]<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHd-KriR7SE" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHd-KriR7SE</a>[/video]</p><p></p><p>Make sure sluice is set level(sideways) & enough drop to get a 1" rock to casually roll thru the sluice. Too fast - then make the angle less. To slow increase the drop.</p><p></p><p>I try & aim to have water about half way up my sluice.</p><p></p><p>You want the riffles to not load up completely - just catch the heavies. you want the lights & heavies to do a little dance in the water - lights rolling out of the riffles & heavies remaining.</p><p></p><p>One good guide is when you see the "V' formation at the the entry of the sluice - you want the point of the "V" near the 1st riffle.</p><p></p><p>Best thing is to go out with someone who knows & get out & do it.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes to get more water or flow/drop you may need to build temporary wing dams with logs, rocks etc.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ag Man, post: 1355, member: 113"] Here's one vid I like. It's the same sluice I got. This review helped me decide to choose this model. The bloke craps on a bit for the first 4 minutes but worth watching & explains things fairly good. [video=480,360][url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHd-KriR7SE[/url][/video] Make sure sluice is set level(sideways) & enough drop to get a 1" rock to casually roll thru the sluice. Too fast - then make the angle less. To slow increase the drop. I try & aim to have water about half way up my sluice. You want the riffles to not load up completely - just catch the heavies. you want the lights & heavies to do a little dance in the water - lights rolling out of the riffles & heavies remaining. One good guide is when you see the "V' formation at the the entry of the sluice - you want the point of the "V" near the 1st riffle. Best thing is to go out with someone who knows & get out & do it. Sometimes to get more water or flow/drop you may need to build temporary wing dams with logs, rocks etc. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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