TomH Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Did a short hunt up one of my old washes that I knew got hit hard with the rains a few weeks ago. (owl wash) Wow...was it different. Bedrock ive not seen before and piles of blow sand. Got a little goober as soon as I turned on the 5000. Not much after that. It was one of those days when you just decide to take it easy/enjoy the county and look around......not focusing so much on finding gold. I had my headphones off on one target and heard some crunching off to the side. Investigated it and it was a big ol desert tortoise up on the bank. Got some good pics of it. The main wash to (owl wash) got hammered hard with the rains. Lots of Palo verde trees that were in the middle of the wash are gone along with the islands they stood on. Looks like about 6 ft high water in the main wash and about 15 ft high when it hit the main road/culvert. Tom H. 12 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Nice little picker. Don't know how many times that's happened to me. You hit on one within the first five minutes and thinking this is going to be a great day...only to get skunked from then on. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatup Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Good post thanks for sharing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardtimehermit Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Looks like a good day indeed, nice going. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garikfox Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 That's awesome Tom I'm heading out again myself next week 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Shooter Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Any day out is just a good day 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knifemaker84 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 As said again and again.... a day out is a great thing gold is a plus. But spotting a tortoise is the wild is a way cool thing, I've seen alot of wildlife but only one tortoise when i was a child. Good job Tom! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulder dash Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 That owl wash sure has been kind over the years. Glad you found something Tom. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronBazor Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Nice Tom 👍 Mind if I ask what cool you were using on your 5000? I'm working on learning mine but I did find a boot tac that was about 4-5 inches deep, with the stock DD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomH Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 Aaron: I was using a 9x14 Evo Coil by Nugget finder. I have used CoilTek in the past but they seem to have problems with falsing after banging them around a few years. My buddy was using a 15 round Evo coil He was shooting deeper than I was with it. This is not to say the "stock" minelab coils are not good. They are very good. Best advice I can give is just boots on the ground. Learn your machine and the coil that is on it. Once you learn that, you can experiment with other coils as the budget fits. I like the Mono Coils in the Arizona desert. Seems to handle the ground better. If you have any other questions....just ask. Tom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronBazor Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Tom, Thanks for sharing your experience with the 5000 and coils. I've been working with the DD only and plan to learn it before I put the mono on. I'll get my hands on instruction in November with Bill or Mike when I get there. I live in Georgia, 50 miles from Dahlonega and have been out 2-3 times so far and will be out again later this week a couple of times. It's different here than the desert.... Thanks again for the advice! Aaron 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyy Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 The 5000 is an awesome machine when it is in the right hands. Nice work as usual, Tom!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwaysdirty Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Good goin Tom. Sounds like another great day in the desert. Glad you got something! I hope to be detecting soon, have only gotten out once in 2019, its been a whirlwind year for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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