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Metal Detecting for Gold
Your experience with nugget hunting using a metal detector
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<blockquote data-quote="davent" data-source="post: 282566" data-attributes="member: 6002"><p>Im new at this myself.</p><p>A few things.1) if you decide to get into it, gold that is, then buy the best detector you can afford straight up. Dont plan to up grade later, because by the time you do, you will have spent heaps on other things like trips, camping gear, coils etc. Buy right first time.</p><p> 2) its hard work, expect to get fit, sunburnt and sore back, feet and body!</p><p> 3) don, t expect the "welcome stranger" early on! Set a target to find any gold 1st, and go from there.</p><p> 4) listen to peoples advice, when they say go low and slow, they mean rubbing the coil on the ground, and walking so slow, you are barely moving forward, it me ages to realise what slow means. It means it may take a few hours to cover 10m square, properly. I found 6 nuggets in about 10m last trip, I spent most of the day there, and I had been over the same ground many, many times before with exactly the same gear.</p><p> 5) if you find you are not relaxed, and enjoying the experience, pm me and I might make an offer for your gear, lol. Many quit after a short while, with no luck.</p><p> 6) treat every trip as an adventure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davent, post: 282566, member: 6002"] Im new at this myself. A few things.1) if you decide to get into it, gold that is, then buy the best detector you can afford straight up. Dont plan to up grade later, because by the time you do, you will have spent heaps on other things like trips, camping gear, coils etc. Buy right first time. 2) its hard work, expect to get fit, sunburnt and sore back, feet and body! 3) don, t expect the "welcome stranger" early on! Set a target to find any gold 1st, and go from there. 4) listen to peoples advice, when they say go low and slow, they mean rubbing the coil on the ground, and walking so slow, you are barely moving forward, it me ages to realise what slow means. It means it may take a few hours to cover 10m square, properly. I found 6 nuggets in about 10m last trip, I spent most of the day there, and I had been over the same ground many, many times before with exactly the same gear. 5) if you find you are not relaxed, and enjoying the experience, pm me and I might make an offer for your gear, lol. Many quit after a short while, with no luck. 6) treat every trip as an adventure. [/QUOTE]
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