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I'm not sure what is more impressive... the gold or the hands, showing the work that went into finding the gold. Nice work!

Nugget hunting is not a lazy man's game. I go days and days without gold. But all of that fades away when you find your "Lost Gulch". I also prefer to hike way out away from the roads. If I am worried that nobody will find my body, then I am probably looking in the right place. 😄

very nice, Tom. Keep it up. Love see'n the yella! Andyy

honestly, no idea. But does it matter, as long as it works? 😆 But yes, I have huge cabin fever right now. I've been spending a lot of time going over maps and then driving out for a few hours to see what the areas look like (no detector). Just a straw and my hiking legs. But not more than 30min hike from my 4x4. Just looking at the geology and for bedrock. In a couple weeks when it drops into the 80's at night, I will be out every weekend detecting the night. I have some great spots lined up. Keep it cool, Bob!

Now that hurts, Bob. Sincere pain, deep within me. I need the suit just to hide my pain. I don't accuse your Widget-em-abob of being an imitation!! 😆

Yes... @AZNuggetBob with your Wishstick and my Pendulum, the gold will cave to our wishes.

@AZNuggetBob Too funny. I had my checkbook out and everything. But I can't be bringing back long lost relatives!! shoot no. They were lost for a reason! @oldies1955 that is great you got out with the 6000. I just haven't had much time. When it is 100deg at night, I figure it is time to wait. Of course, when the temperature drops, the bug season will be here, too. If we ever get a good rain, the bugs are going to be bad at night. I can't wait for a meet up with everyone. I'm not sure that will happen, but I can hope. Then we can bring Bob's Wish Stick and my Pendulum 😎

Well now, that coil does look cool.

And if you do go alone ... carry a SPOT GPS device. Never needed it, but feels good to have it. Oh, and nice gold, Rob. I haven't gotten out much lately, but that fever is starting to burn again. But with these temperatures, I can't even do the night hunting thing. For now, maybe just some google prospecting.. or pull out the pendulum. Probably couldn't do worse. LOL.

that's hot Nice job!

I hunt a lot at night... and I have found very few moon bakers. Unfortunately, I still need to carry the detector with me, to detect the gold, and swat the bugs away from my headlamp.

@AZNuggetBob - yeah I remember you telling me this clue when I was starting out. Anything you write down, I pay attention to and try out. Your advice has put me on gold spots that I normally would have passed on by. So thank you sir. (but I agree with Tom .. that was supposed to be our secret ... darnit!!)

AZNuggetBob - I haven't spoken to you in a long time. You are one of handful who really got me hooked on gold prospecting (what 6 or 7 years ago). Hopefully some time in the future I get to shake your hand and say thank you. Cheers.

Thank you all for the kind comments. Andyy

First off, I have been off the forums for a while. It's not that I have not been out prospecting, but to be honest, things have just been a little down the last couple years... and well, maybe I got a little in the habit of not talking to people. I'm sure everyone knows the feeling. Anyways, I did a trip with a couple buddies to an area we have been expanding upon for years. We do ok here and there. Usually, I have quite the luck, but this time my buddy was rocking it. He managed to stumble upon a patch and true to his word, after he collected a few, he called out to me so that I could come home with a little gold as well. It sounds weird, but when we travel off to a place, we try to make sure everyone goes home with gold. This usually means, get 2 or 3 pcs, you call your buddies over. So I got there and went to work. After a couple hidden cans, I found my first square specimen (sort of strange piece) and then we took turns until I had found my second piece. Well at this point, we were content. My buddy that found the patch kept looking and so I moved on, thankful that I would not go home with the skunk. At this point it was time to get away from the patch and find new areas. I tried washes nearby and then ended up circling to the other side of the hill with the patch. I see a little flat area and head right up to it. It only seemed like seconds when I got a booming signal. Once in the scoop, it wasn't long before I felt the weight fall into my hand. It ended up being a nice chunky 11 grammer. This day just got better. Another smaller patch. Of course my buddies always rag on me for finding the chunkers and skipping over the smaller nuggets. I guess I can live with that. Honestly, it was just a good time hanging out. Some before and after pics are shown below. Best of luck to everyone in the New Year!!