Buckeye Boy

Sorry I have been slow but I will get you what you need. Talk tomorrow! AJ

Uncle, it weighs in at four grams. AJ

Chicken Duck I like it anyways! AJ

I mad it out yesterday evening for a couple hours with my boys. I had blew up gold in this area a couple weeks ago and wanted to check it out with a detector. The area has it's fair share of old trash and workings but sometimes you get lucky. Less than ten feet and the third target was gold. I guess you can see why I called it the chicken head. AJ

Thanks guys! No birthday gold for me maybe tomorrow. Early and short.

I hope you had a great birthday and that 2018 treats you well! AJ

My guess is 46.50 AJ

Try Special/fine gold-Custom/high mineral for some of the nasty stuff. Keep the gain just under the factory preset. This works extremely will on hot shallow bedrock. You will still hear the ground but signal response on the tiny stuff is loud and clear. The downfall with this setting is you loose a lot of depth. AJ

My machine stays in fixed all the time and balances just fine. Don't over think it just press the balance and pump when needed. AJ

This is just my experience and others may disagree. Don't expect a DD will ignore those pesky hot rocks any better than a Mono. For a couple years I used a DD on and off and never found any advantage over a Mono other than discrimination and cancel mode for interference. I haven't run a DD in several years because they have proven for me to be inferior in the AZ desert and I never run in discrimination. I am much more skilled and confident in the target responses and false signals of a Mono coil. Don't expect because you run a GPX it will always purr like a kitten. Once you learn all the hot rocks and heavy black sand noise in your area you may choose to ignore some of these sounds. Until then like the rest of us you should be scratching and digging all the signals you encounter. AJ

Good job on the nuggets! Slim pickins seems to be the norm for everyone in this heat. It is getting tougher to keep pushing further. Be safe out there. AJ

I did manage to get out for a few hours but got the skunk. My brother scored a nice chunk that weighed 1.8 grams with his 7000. Maybe he will post a pic. Thanks for the B-day wishes.

Very cool Mike! Glad you got a chance get out. AJ

Here are a few more from the same place as last week. I put the Joey coil on and worked the area a little more thoroughly. The smaller of the five was found by sight but I kept it anyway. Hope you enjoy. AJ

A bungee would have made life easier. Next time I will remember to drag it along.