Uncle Ron 1,492 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Yo All ... I'd pretty well given up on good ol' Happy Ridge, but, darn, everytime I go out there I stumble on another little beauty...Last two days I got out there I got three more nuggets ... I'm learning how awesome that 4500 can cancel out that funky hot grey rock that can be so bad at the LSD ... One is the smallest possible dink I've ever gotten with a Minelab ... It's like half a grain, if that, and, although it was down at least 2 inches it sounded off really well on my new baboo 4500 and my Coiltek Joey Mono...I am extremely impressed with that coil ...I swear it performs as well as my Goldbug 2 with the 6" coil .. So here's mo' pix, including a family photo of everything from the Ridge so far ... Cheers, Unc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FlakMagnet 412 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 nice hunting Ron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomH 2,885 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Ron:Your in a good spot! Glad you got some yellow. Im a rookie with a little experience....but.... I would NOT give up on that area.Grid it with several coils. Then, scrape off the overburden...and hit it again.Ive found as much as the initial find by doing this.Call in some buds that you trust to sweep the area and give you a lesson. Ive learned a lot that way. None of us really know it all anyoo.... Good luck to you.I hear ya about gold teaching us....It keeps teaching and im still learing.Keep at it and let us know how it goes Tom H. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott W. 1 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Nice ones Uncle Ron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
frank c 969 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Congrats, I'd say you have become 1 with that new machine. You must be liking it as much as the2100 you mastered. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fredmason 1,135 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Good detecting, as the auusies say for the tiny bits!!!fred Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Furness 1,522 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Good looking family you have there Ron ... Gramma, mom, dad and a whole parcel of kids ... prolic parents they are! Now go get Grampa ... he's a big um and buried deep! But he is there just waitin for ya! Mike F Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FlakMagnet 412 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 The new small coil from Nugget Finder is amazing too.I have used both (I used a Joey M. for six years), and although they are virtually evenmy opinion is that the NF is a smidge hotter - at least on a 5000.fwiw. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
garimpo 2,301 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Ya'll I've been using the Joey DD and Joey mono since they've been out....some of the guys here will go together and usea garden hoe to rake back the ground where a patch is and since they don't know how to get the best setting on the GPX'sthey take a new Fisher Gold Bug with the little coil and go over the patch to pick up the little ones.....then twice I've gone overtheir patch (with them watching) first with the GP3000 and the second time with the GPX4000....both with the same Joeymono coil and I pull out one or two more nuggets and they can't believe it..... .2 and .3 gramers.....they quit smiling side waysand quit asking me to go over their patches.....Flak I'm with you on the NF coils...I've used the larger ones with great success and would love to try their little one....Unc Ron go back over that area with a Joey DD and see what you can find....if you've got bad ground there with a DD youcan run more gain....you know the drill....good hunting.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Furness 1,522 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Don ... I haven't personally tried the little NF 6x8 mono but the reports I have gotten have been very encouraging ... I'mstill finding all my little ones with the 8"Commander mono. Going to have to beg Chris to let me borrow a 6x8 for a "field test"! Mike F Quote Link to post Share on other sites
garimpo 2,301 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Mike that would be an interesting test of the two coils....I'll stand at ease for your answer..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike C... 719 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Happy ridge has taught you that gold is where you find it and you ain't going to find it unless it has your name on it WTG Mike C... :ph34r2: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seeker 1 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Well Done Ron !! :thumbsupanim ...Geo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adam 3,137 Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Awesome Ron..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goldfinger 43 Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Ron- Great finds. Congrats. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
frank c 969 Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 HEY Unc Ron, are you gonna make it to Bills outing in Qzite ??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Johnno 64 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Unc you never cease to amaze me. You always seem to pull a rabbit out of a hat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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