Alwaysdirty Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 I went back to the same spot I detected gold a couple weeks ago. All three of those pieces were within 25' of each other. So I thoroughly placered and detected above and below that area for a ways and NOTHING!!! So then I decided to work my way up a couple tribs checking exposed bedrock and nothing! Next I put away the Gb2 and broke out the Minelab. I used that to check the deeper spots and benches along the wash, and nothing! In a last ditch effort to go home with something I drywashed for 30 minutes and got some specks.I dug 70 metal targets total and quite a few hotrocks with the GB2 until I started to recognize a difference in the signal. To me the rocks in this spot sound like a dying duck and metal sounds like a happy duck!I'll just chaulk it up to experience this time.Good news is my new D-11 works like a champ! And thanks to Wade and Tom for the idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Nice work AD, now you are seeing the light We have to make the gold happen sometimes, and that D-11 makes all the difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser John Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Great tenacity. Takes some time to learn that GB2 language, really all detectors, but once you invest the time the values are real,as you just proved. Kudos as you just made the best find you'll ever have-knowledge-John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwaysdirty Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 Thanks guys. I am really liking the GB2, and placering like this is easier than it sounds and very effectively moves the dirt. I was able to unearth ALOT of bedrock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Sing Along now! Bird Shot City, BIRD SHOT CITY! Find two and get Nine Free! I have a spot up in Pinos Altos that produces Fair to Good gold most of the time. Detecting is slow and a Pain. Who ta ell loosed a Zillion rounds of Number 7 bird shot out there and for what? No Quail. No Doves. Too Small for Turkey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulder dash Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Looks like a D-11.5 Bet that thing moves the dirt. Hopefully the new settings helped. And call me boulderdash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomH Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Shay: Well its not yellow stuff but it is good practice At least you can tell the difference between the hot rocks and metal. Im not to that point yet with the GB2Good luck to ya out there.Tom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwaysdirty Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share Posted November 30, 2014 The new settings did help. Amazing how sensitive this thing is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Care to share the settings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbcampb Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 That is a sweet D-11 unit . I need to build something like this for sure . yeah and what El Dorado asked whats up with the special settings lol ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwaysdirty Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share Posted November 30, 2014 I'll let BD answer that if he wants too. But I will say this, just make it as smart as it can be! Always!Be prepared though. You'll find stuff so small it is hard to recover and will take patience and will power to accomplish quickly. I almost gave up on quite a few targets because I couldn't locate them.I am about to ditch the detector shafts and just attach the coil to my hand because I spend most of the time on my hands and knees blowing bedrock with a straw and scraping with a screw driver I modified into a picking tool. Also knowing the hot spot of the coil will help ALOT!!. Sometimes just getting the target into your scoop is a challenge if you cant see it laying on bedrock. I also investigate every blip in the threshold. So to make sure I don't miss any blips I run my threshold very loud, it seems like the louder the threshold the smoother it is and the blips easier to differentiate, I also run the detector at full volume and my headphones almost at the max. What started off as just a tiny bump in the threshold was a piece of metal smaller than bird shot a couple inches down, but gave a nice signal right at the coil when recovered. If I wasn't running full throttle I wouldn't have heard it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azblackbird Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Sounds like the "angry bee" setting that I run my GMT in... wide fricking open. Reading one of Uncle Rons stories gave me that idea. Nice pick you made up there AD... looks almost factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulder dash Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Special settings are a fresh set of energizers!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 male or female? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbcampb Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Alwaysdirty I agree with you about getting rid of the shaft sometimes and just attach coil to your hand lol. I seem to always bump my threshold knob way to easy I wander if there is anything one can do to help with that problem maybe my threshold pod is worn out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwaysdirty Posted December 1, 2014 Author Share Posted December 1, 2014 I bump it as well. I'm gonna try a fat o-ring on the base of the knob. Pretty sure I've heard of others doing that with success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Furness Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Funny you guys should say something about hitting the threshold knob ... I had the same problem on my GB Pro until I removed the knob and put a nice fat o ring on the bottom of the knob so that it drags a little on the control box face.And TB ... I doubt your pot is worn out ... it is just the location of the knob in relation to how you set the detector down to dig a target ... at least that is the way it is on my GB Pro ... don't own a GB2 but assuming same or similar location of the knob.For more sensitivity it is always a good idea to start out with fresh name brand batteries, Energizer or Duracell preferably at least for me ... and watch out for the expiration dates too. Factory fresh is the way to go. One last thing ... don't be so cheap as to run them all the way to the end of battery life. Know how long they will last and change after using roughly 3/4 life of the battery. That last quarter is killing your production with a dummy down version of your machine.I run my MXT and GB Pro as hot as I can ... just have to have a clear head and think GOLD and nothing else ... leave the unpaid bills and home life problems where they belong ... at home!Mike F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonoran Dave Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 ... just have to have a clear head and think GOLD and nothing else ... leave the unpaid bills and home life problems where they belong ... at home!Mike FThats dang good advice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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