karlfarris 4 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 After about 3 years of hunting GB, I finally found this nice 12.6 gram piece. I owe Fred Mason a big thanks because he suggested a specific area he thought would be good, and it was! The outing was last weekend, and also hunted with Mitchell, Jeff and Roger, and had many good evenings of conversation, and a few adult beverages. Weather was great for all 4 days.Karl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
frank c 969 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Congrats Karl , many more to ya an Hapy Huntn. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mn90403 980 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Karl,As I was told (without much truth) it will now be easier for you to get your next one, two or ...Congratulations on the find. The best thing about it is that you do have a sample to take with you and you can run your coil over it as often as you like for a test piece.Go get'm and see you next trip.Mitchel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
saginaw72 19 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Congrats Karl! What a nice payoff after so much time effort. Hope you find many more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick in Havasu 394 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Great job Karl.Proud of ya !Patrick ..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
karlfarris 4 Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 Thanks all, for the congrats. Can't wait to get out and start huntin' again!Karl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fredmason 1,135 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Karl is a testiment to preserverence!!! he has been searching for a Gold basin for 3-4 years...and finally has his first...he owes his success to only himself or his self....he stuck to it, asked for and followed suggestions and finally found one; good on you, Karl! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ROGERD 16 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Glad to have met you Karl and congrats again. Always good to have a few newbies to beat up on around camp. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
karlfarris 4 Posted November 6, 2013 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 Roger...I enjoyed meeting you as well. Also enjoyed all the good conversations you, Fred and I had around our campsite, and in your comfortable trailer home. Yes, there was some "beating up" on me as a newbie...but be advised, I'll get even!All the best, Karl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mikestang 926 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Nice find, Karl! Fusion crust and everything. I was out at Franconia this weekend and like you I have been going there for 3 years and finally made my first find there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
karlfarris 4 Posted November 6, 2013 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 Congrats Mike...a fellow 3-year non-finder breaks through! Your piece looks very much like the one I found there in late September (you posted my pics of that), which weighed about 8.5 grams. You, or someone, said it was a Franconia "marble", because it resembles a marble. Was yours about that size? Mine was very magnetic, so much so I thought at first it was an iron. Karl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mikestang 926 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Yup, mine is almost perfectly round. I thought it was man-made at first glance after my detector beeped on it, but once I got up close and saw the fusion crust I yelled out, "I got one!". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
frank c 969 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Congrats Mike many more to ya. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Johnno 64 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Well done Quote Link to post Share on other sites
karlfarris 4 Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 Roger...Fred emailed me about your multiple finds since we left. Just wondering if the finds were near the campsite or off somewhere else? Karl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fredmason 1,135 Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 somewhere else, Karl...fred Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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