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Date Posted: 18:09:00 06/16/02 Sun
Author: jim straight
Subject: Re: Difference in depth, and goldbugs
In reply to: Uncle Ron 's message, "Re: Difference in depth, and goldbugs" on 11:26:51 06/16/02 Sun

Uncle Ron hit the nail right on the head by saying "After 5 years+ learning its lingo, I can tell you with 95%++ accuracy whats under the coil by sound."

This is the absolute truth. It is not so much the machine; but making a good choice of what best fits your needs helps; but of prime consideration it is you, the operator who is the most important factor.

I agree with everything Uncle Ron has said about the GB-2/6.5 shoe combo.

Also, I would agree if anyone posted how great the Goldmasters (more limited to GM-3 GM/4, and GMT units as the GM-ll and v/sat did not have the expanded ground balance capabilities which were standard starting with the GM-3) were with the Twin-D in the alkali-rich areas such as found in the Trinity Range(Trachyte)of western Nevada.

Or, if someone posted how good the "veteran" 17000 was in 32kHz hooked up with the circular 6-inch DD. Or if someone posted how good he did at "Ryepatch," Nevada, while using an White's 5000 Series/2 hooked up with both the 4-inch and also the 6-inch "six shooter" accessory coils available at that time.

I would suspect that there are currently a few old-timers successfully using the original Gold Bug by flipping it out of the upper toggle switch autotune mode down to the lower toggle switch motion mode. It is not as easy to control and requires more skill but---.

Those who were using the Gold Bug and Goldmaster ll at Dome Rock really cleaned up during the 1990's. However, at this same time there were several close-mouthed hunters using the Fisher 660 hooked up with the accessory 3.5-inch nugget coil. Those that braved the cholla around the south-western corner of section 33(?) possibly still have a smile on their lips. I know for a fact that six nice keepers were found within a few feet of each other around the base of one cholla.

Also, I can't resist mentioning that Hye McCall found several nice nuggets using a White's 4000 around the large sagaro just east of the Dome Rock off Ramp and between the old highway and freeway fence. The ground had been well hunted by the GB and GM-ll, not to mention the Gardner and also a Garrett A3B.

Currently, Hye is doing well with his old Compass AU-2000 by choice. He is pulling out nuggets alongside of others who are using the "latest."

The point of this; it is not the machine so much as the skill and knowledge of the detectorist. I encourage all of you to get out and swing whatever you have; you will find gold.

Experiment and learn your machine. Always keep an open mind that what works one time may not work the next time. Try different coils, different sweep speeds and coil heights.

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