Raking

[GP]

As a newbie reading through this forum I have noticed that some people are against and some are for raking.
Is it not the done thing to rake an area or is it OK?
I would love to hear your thoughts.
GP

 

[Tathradj]

Raking is fine,
As long as you put it all back again when finished. :Y: :Y: :Y:

 

[aussiefarmer]

No point raking the whole bush , typically if i get more than one nugget in a 20ft area that is covered in sticks and leaves raking it off to get max performance and coverage from your coil usually scores a extra couple of nugs usually it will give smaller bits the chance to signal , but if you cant get a nugget or two you will waste your day raking the bush and still find nothing . In my opinion.
I honestly have only raked a couple of patches as generally moving a few sticks and rocks will let the signals bleep and kicking the leaf litter aside with your boot will tell you if its a false or a target.
Trust me theres alot of nuggets that dont have any friends and raking will just burn daylight , it really depends on the situation.