Embarrassed Novice

[Blackwolf]

Okay.

Be gentle.

Deep sensitive metal detector eBay $135 :8

What a heap of....

Set for gold. No tone (tested on gold ring)
Set for iron and gold, beeps at gold ring.

Prospecting off helge track off porcupine Ridge Rd, beeping at bloody everything.

Damp, drizzle wet ground.

Beep, beep fing beep.

Need to invest in a Minelab.

Off to the beach to coin hunt.

(did not get lost)

 

[RM Outback]

Yeah Minelab's your best friend in the prospecting game when it comes to gold and Australian ground conditions. Doesn't guarantee you gold it's only part of the equation (about 30%) the rest comes down to research and boots on the ground :Y:.

 

[Blackwolf]

Yeah Minelab's your best friend in the prospecting game when it comes to gold and Australian ground conditions. Doesn't guarantee you gold it's only part of the equation (about 30%) the rest comes down to research and boots on the ground :Y:.

Thanks for the advice, what annoyed me was the overall inability for it to detect anything accurately ( you get what you pay for)

Waved it at a tree branch, it beeped, farted, it beeped. :lol:

Went down the beach for an hour. $1 coin, 1 tent peg and a dozen bottle tops

Spot the wallaby

 

[BushChook]

You pay for what you get but you dont have to spend 5k on a minelab to get results. :Y:
Look around and do your research, buy wisely, do the hard yards and you should get results.

 

[LONEWOLF]

134 More Dollar Coins and it has paid for itself... Then you can throw it in the Bin..... :lol:

My 'Detector' sounds like yours... $1 coins and Bottle tops... wont even do anything on a $2 coin tho :N:

LW....

 

[Blackwolf]

134 More Dollar Coins and it has paid for itself... Then you can throw it in the Bin..... :lol:

My 'Detector' sounds like yours... $1 coins and Bottle tops... wont even do anything on a $2 coin tho :N:

LW....

Wont pick the $2 coins either.

Genuine Minelab X-terra 505 Metal Detector on eBay for under $500 thoughts? :Y:

 

[BigWave]

Hi BW, we pretty much all got into this hobby as novices, but by spending time in the field, discussions with mates, much reading/researching, time on the forum, we get better and find more, and then upgrade our detectors. And the better you get the more exciting and rewarding are our finds and knowledge of geology/vegetation/maps etc . For me. I'll never financially pay off my equipment/trip costs, but the hobby rewards are terrific (mental, fitness etc), as are getting my kids out bush. Hope you can get into this state.

 

[Occasional_panner]

What are you doing with your right hand in the profile pic?

 

[RM Outback]

Yeah Minelab's your best friend in the prospecting game when it comes to gold and Australian ground conditions. Doesn't guarantee you gold it's only part of the equation (about 30%) the rest comes down to research and boots on the ground :Y:.

Thanks for the advice, what annoyed me was the overall inability for it to detect anything accurately ( you get what you pay for)

Waved it at a tree branch, it beeped, farted, it beeped. :lol:

Went down the beach for an hour. $1 coin, 1 tent peg and a dozen bottle tops

https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...rca-image-1502493078763.jpg_1502493078887.jpg

https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...ages/10701/1502519366_img_20170812_102915.jpg

Spot the wallaby

Great pictures :Y: good on you for having a crack. At least the $1.00 coin is better than another bottle top :Y:. Like others have said work at it and the rewards will follow, not always in the form of nuggets but golden rewards for your mind sake :Y. Beats thinking about work or mundane realities of life from time to time.

 

[RM Outback]

Yeah Minelab's your best friend in the prospecting game when it comes to gold and Australian ground conditions. Doesn't guarantee you gold it's only part of the equation (about 30%) the rest comes down to research and boots on the ground :Y:.

Thanks for the advice, what annoyed me was the overall inability for it to detect anything accurately ( you get what you pay for)

Waved it at a tree branch, it beeped, farted, it beeped. :lol:

Went down the beach for an hour. $1 coin, 1 tent peg and a dozen bottle tops

https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...rca-image-1502493078763.jpg_1502493078887.jpg

https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...ages/10701/1502519366_img_20170812_102915.jpg

Spot the wallaby

Great pictures :Y: good on you for having a crack. At least the $1.00 coin is better than another bottle top :Y:. Like others have said work at it and the rewards will follow, not always in the form of nuggets but golden rewards for your mind sake :Y:. Beats thinking about work or mundane realities of life from time to time.

 

[ballarat_gold]

What are you doing with your right hand in the profile pic?

Holding his 'detector' ..

 

[Northeast]

Elusive has a nice 705 relic/gold pack with an extra coil for sale down in the classifieds section.

 

[7.62marksman]

i have a 705 for the price mate they rock

 

[Blackwolf]

What are you doing with your right hand in the profile pic?

Not what you think!!

Hand was in the pocket, might change it now you mention it

 

[Cando]

Thank Your Lucky Stars it goes beep every now and then and finds a 1or 2 dollars, a friend of mine bought 1 for his kid and the dam thing didn't beep at all.. ended up sending it back and geting money back less some freight and buying a gofind instead... His young bloke is now digging up the yard everywhere now

 

[casper]

What are you doing with your right hand in the profile pic?

Not what you think!!

Hand was in the pocket, might change it now you mention it

I noticed the "after glow" look as well

 

[Dihusky]

Have a Whites GMT for sale with a second coil, also VLF technology similar to the 705, look on Gumtree Gold Coast and google them for a bit of info.

 

[DiggyDog13]

I too have just bought A go-find 20. So far had a beach trip and a small kids park and I've found $10 in different coins and a few old relics (buckle and an old decorative lock), picked it up from BCF for $199 and considering im a novice aswell im really surprised!!! I can not recommend it enough. Obviously I want to upgrade one day to something that has a bigger coil but I will def be passing this rig onto my kids hopefully!

 

[7.62marksman]

welcome mate you will enjoy this forum
however just have some popcorn on standby :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: it does get interesting sometimes :lol: :lol:

 

[Ridge Runner]

I hate seeing this happen, I gave away some of my machines to folks that got stung, at leased now they got the Real Oil. :Y:

John.