Trailertrash Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Been a mighty fine week in the desert! I picked up a 12x8 Evo for the 4500, as I have been hunting a lot of rock strewn washes. The Commander 11" is my only other coil, and I was missing a lot of ground by not getting it in between rocks, and up under bushes. Very impressed with this coil so far. I have no doubt the Minelab coil would have found these, but I could never have gotten the round coil into the spots they were found. What really blows me away, is how stable the 12x8 runs, compared to the 11. With the 11, I had a lot of EMI, and false chirps from blades of grass. I usually ran the gain at 9-10, with the stabilizer as low as 7, to get a smooth threshold. With the 12x8, I can bump gain up to 12, and stabilizer 10. Sensitive Extra timing was marginal with the 11, and I often couldn't use it. It's very stable with the 12x8. I'm not the most experienced hand with this machine, but the difference was dramatic to me. Found a couple really cool specimine pieces! I'll be flogging this spot hard! Regards, Kyle 14 1 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idaho Jim Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 What a great day. Love those specimen pieces! Jim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Great finds. Love those specimens as well. Congrats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Shooter Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Sweet find man, congrats 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeJ Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Nice nuggets !! Congrats !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronBazor Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Nice yeller there... 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailertrash Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 Thanks guys! Funny thing, the larger specimen was on the side of the trail, not 30 feet from my rig. Wonder how many guys have swung right past it over the years? Regards, Kyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOC Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 That dere is perty, I don't care what yern momma says! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatup Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Good bit of detecting, well done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Way to go nice finds! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NvAuMiner Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Nice pieces..... congrats 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwaysdirty Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Nice gold dude! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 Nice gold !! A new coil can sure boost your confidence `eh 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailertrash Posted December 25, 2019 Author Share Posted December 25, 2019 13 hours ago, adam said: Nice gold !! A new coil can sure boost your confidence `eh Very true, Adam. I was starting to think you had taken a weekend trip to Nevada, and snapped up the last couple nuggets in the state! Merry Christmas to all! Regards, Kyle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldseeker4000 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 How do you like that 8x12? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailertrash Posted January 10, 2020 Author Share Posted January 10, 2020 16 minutes ago, Goldseeker4000 said: How do you like that 8x12? Love it. I've probably put another 50 hours or so on it since I started this thread. I do get more falsing from hot rocks than I did with the 11" Commander, but I believe that is due to being able to run the gain consistently higher than I could with the ML coil. I'm able to use slow motion, instead of very slow. Sensitive Extra runs much quieter, and if I back off the gain a couple notches, Deep Audio. Higher stabilizer numbers as well. I liked it so well, I ponied up for the 17x13. It also runs like a champ, though I don't use it as much. That 12x8 really pokes and prods between/under rocks so we'll, it's the one that stays on 80% of the time. Regards, Kyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldseeker4000 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Does anyone know when nugget finder is going to come out with a 9x14 DD or even the 8x12 in a DD. The ground I hunt is seriously hot . I keep checking their website, but nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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