H-2 Charlie 187 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 That is a very nice Picture in the Wild . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Digger Bob 33 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Digger Bob. What was the weight of that Nugget ? Thxs DaveForgot to put that in. 11 1/2 oz. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIAMONDBACKDAVE 12 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 WoW. That's Incredible. Digger Bob. U are the Man. Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIAMONDBACKDAVE 12 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Digger Bob. How long ago did u find it ? Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIAMONDBACKDAVE 12 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Digger Bob. Last question. Do u think a Nugget finder coil .. Sadie is better than the stock coil on the Sierra Pulse Pro ? Thx alot Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Digger Bob 33 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 PM'd you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIAMONDBACKDAVE 12 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Lol. What's PM mean ? Mr. Digger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Furness 1,522 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 DBDave ... PM = Private Message ... one of the ways to communicate while still on this website. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Au Seeker 3,185 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Lol. What's PM mean ? Mr. DiggerA PM is a private message via the forum, look at the top right of any forum page for the "envelope" icon, click on the icon and a drop down list of your PMs will appear, click on any PM to open it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIAMONDBACKDAVE 12 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Thank U. This is all New to me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jim straight 187 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 WOW... Nice gold... Now all of you go out and find more... My Best Wishes... tailgate 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AzNuggetBob 1,553 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Here is a blast from the past. all found with a Fisher gold bug. virgin patch.The weights are in grains. photo of photo. some were cleaned some weren't.AzNuggetBob 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nugget108 1,771 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Nice nuggets Bob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rimshot 181 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Nice Bob! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AzNuggetBob 1,553 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Thanks guys.Patch ParadiseMy first few hours on another virgin patch (Az.)with a gold bug, got a little over 4 ozs. It was getting dark when we found itand we knew we had a ways to walk through the cactus.my partner found about the same amount. I came home and weighed them up and almost maxed out my 5 oz. scale.The next day we came back and camped on it, there were so many nuggets I tossed my little nugget bottle and started filling my front pockets.many of the nuggets wouldn't fit in the bottle anyway. the trash ratio was about 1 bullet or shell to every 8-10 nuggets.we nick named it the three pound patch because thats what we found the first few days.I was so tired the first day from digging holes I couldnt even hold onto my pick.we started passing up the small ones and went back after them later.after about a week people started noticing we were spending a lot of time up there and it got kinda crowded so we left.That was also when I started nite hunting.I went back to it a few years later and found this one and a few smaller ones. It was about three or four inches deep at the upper end of the patch. I had a large coil on and It was so loud I had to stand back 2 or 3 feet with my Minelab 2100 trying to pin point it.open holes all around it,apparently no one bothered to dig it thinking it was trash!about 4.5 ozs.AzNuggetBob 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rimshot 181 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Awesome Bob! Must have been exciting! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AzNuggetBob 1,553 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Rim on that patch I thought I died and gone to nugget heaven. Here is another I think you''ll like.Found in Nev. the largest nugget in the patch. 3.25 ozs. with a little quartz and a hole.its sitting on a topo.AzNuggetBob 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nugget108 1,771 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 (edited) Just have to rub it in with those monsters from nv don't you Bob. Lol dang nice nugget. Edited February 10, 2015 by nugget108 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AzNuggetBob 1,553 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Ok here is some more Az. Gold. This was a semi-virgin patch. the old timers had worked it but no signs of detector holes,and you really had to look hard to see the dry wash piles.I wasnt sure until I dug into one small mound and saw the classified loose pebbles and stacked rocks underneath.I had been hunting this spot for a few days and I was up to about two oz.s of smaller nuggets. half gram to about4-5 dwts.Im hunting up the ridge and the nuggets crapped out! just stopped? so I jump on my bike and down the hill I go.After a few days Im thinking why not hit it again. I may have missed a few. So I get up there and Im not finding nothing.So I go up higher and about to give up and I get this light signal over the end of a small boulder imbedded in the ground. Hot rock? I dig under the end of itand out pops this nice 2 ozer down about 8". Im stoked I jumped on my bike and headed home. A few days later Im thinkin lets hit it again. I get back up thereand I start right where I found the two ozer. up about another 30'feet I get this real light signal, it was so light I re-checked my ground balance, I was running fixed/ all metaland had everything else cranked.14"coil on a gold bug.dug some more dirt off and I was sure, there was something there. the signal was wide, maybe two feet.I dug some more and widened out the holestuck my coil in the hole again. Oh ya I knew, and it was big.Im down almost two feet and as Im digging I notice this dirt clod that keeps rollimg back into the hole.I reach in with my hand to toss this pesky dirt clod and I felt the weight and stopped, I think my heart stopped too.as I rubbed away the clay I see GOLD!Oh ya 7.78 ozs.of it. almost a pound in a week.Here is a photo of me celebrating my find on my way home that day and using it for a paperweight at the local watering hole.the bar tender washed it off and photographed it for me.That's what I call service.They are out there.AzNuggetBob 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Ron 1,492 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 That bar shot is a classic, Bob!!!! Hope you have it framed and hanging on a wall somewhere!!! WTG ... Cheers, Uncle Ron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Furness 1,522 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Almost a pound ... for sure a great time on the hill ... congrats! I'm not much of a bar fly but you can bet if I found something that big I may just have to stop and throw one back ... Again congrats!BTW ... can I follow you around? LOL! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AzNuggetBob 1,553 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Sure Mike you can come along but you may want to go ahead of me, no tailgaters. but seriousy usually when I hunt with a friend we split up and spread out to cover more ground and stop the interference on the detectors.and of course no splitsies <-new word, you keep what you find and I keep what I find.AzNuggetBob 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
azblackbird 203 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Awesome gold Bob... my day is coming. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H-2 Charlie 187 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Wow bob your one SOB nugget hunter , my dream would be your mediocre day . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AzNuggetBob 1,553 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Thanks guysRon I have it in a colage framed on the wall along with a lot of other nugget photo's.That day brings back a lot great memories.AzBB After watching your video's, your covering a lot of ground and thats what it takes.I think it's only a matter of time before you get your coil over some gold and hopefully a patch.just be carefull not to drive over any. been there done that more than once.As a matter of fact Ive found four or five smaller patches that crossed a dirt road and not always in a wash.H-2 CharlieUnfortunately you dont find patches every day. I spent years hunting them downbut when you do find one,it sure makes up for the lean times when your only findingone or two nuggets now and then hunting old patches or looking for new ones,and all the fun is always a plus.If you guys want to see more, Ive got more patches and the stories and photos behind finding them.AzNuggetBob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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