Clermont revisited in July 2017
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AnnieL- Contributor Plus
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Re: Clermont revisited in July 2017
Very nice Annie, well worth stopping, and thanks for the pictures.
cheers dave

cheers dave
davsgold- Contributor Plus
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Re: Clermont revisited in July 2017
You little ripper Annie, and who said there was no more gold at Clermont.
Cheers
Doug
Cheers
Doug
rockhunter62- Contributor Plus
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Re: Clermont revisited in July 2017
Nice haul and some great species in there as well.
Congrats Annie.
Regards Axtyr.
Congrats Annie.
Regards Axtyr.
Axtyr- Contributor Plus
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CLERMONT REVISITED IN JULY 2017
Gold looks great Annie
well done..I see you have upgraded to the 7000 after using the 5000...I have done likewise recently
Can i ask what your thoughts on the GPZ are so far?
Cheers
Bill


Cheers
Bill
Eureka Dreams- Good Contributor
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Re: Clermont revisited in July 2017
Well!.. look at you go girl!
nice haul,
I too would be interested to hear your opinions and comments on the 7000.
Wayne.


Wayne.

Digginerup- Management
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Re: Clermont revisited in July 2017
Thanks for the compliments everyone.
Wayne & Bill, on the GPZ 7000, I thought the weight may be too much for me but I have coped quite well with the aid of the hipstick. JP also set me up with a Camelback with a booster and I find the Camelback pretty comfortable with the benefit of having 3L of water on board.
Clermont required a lot of walking, hills & gullies, and I like to find new areas (not just the tried and true well mined areas) and I found a rest stop every couple of hours and a stop for lunch were a must.
What I feel about the GPZ - I love just having the one coil and feeling 'confident' in its ability to find all size nuggets. Travelling in a caravan permanently, there is not so much gear to take with you and choosing the best coils to take with the GPX 5000 is a thing of the past. I can lock it up in secure drawers in the back of the vehicle. I don't have the larger coil and don't know for sure if I would even buy one.
I felt like a lot of things I've learned in the last 5 years just seemed to "gell" this season and I had a 'nose' where to look. Last year I was in WA and felt a bit 'lost' over there. Hard to explain. Other prospectors were also good to chat to and run things past. I also was detecting with a friend, Jim, who detected a 41.3 gram nugget down 500 cm with his GPZ and I watched him dig it out. What a buzz!!



Wayne & Bill, on the GPZ 7000, I thought the weight may be too much for me but I have coped quite well with the aid of the hipstick. JP also set me up with a Camelback with a booster and I find the Camelback pretty comfortable with the benefit of having 3L of water on board.
Clermont required a lot of walking, hills & gullies, and I like to find new areas (not just the tried and true well mined areas) and I found a rest stop every couple of hours and a stop for lunch were a must.
What I feel about the GPZ - I love just having the one coil and feeling 'confident' in its ability to find all size nuggets. Travelling in a caravan permanently, there is not so much gear to take with you and choosing the best coils to take with the GPX 5000 is a thing of the past. I can lock it up in secure drawers in the back of the vehicle. I don't have the larger coil and don't know for sure if I would even buy one.
I felt like a lot of things I've learned in the last 5 years just seemed to "gell" this season and I had a 'nose' where to look. Last year I was in WA and felt a bit 'lost' over there. Hard to explain. Other prospectors were also good to chat to and run things past. I also was detecting with a friend, Jim, who detected a 41.3 gram nugget down 500 cm with his GPZ and I watched him dig it out. What a buzz!!



AnnieL- Contributor Plus
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Re: Clermont revisited in July 2017
Very nice nuggies and species there Anniel.
Congrats to you and congrats to your friend Jim as well for his nice find. I know what you mean about the Zed one coil/size/depth of gold you find with it, I just can't go back to the 5000.
Thanks for sharing your finds/pics.
Cheers.
Mike.


Cheers.
Mike.
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Mike54- Management
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Clermont in July
Excellent results there AnnieL
Glad to read your view on the 7000
Look forward to seeing more soon
Glad to read your view on the 7000
Look forward to seeing more soon
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Claremont
Hello Anne, Good detecting, also I think I have to get a detector like Jim's. A 41.3gm at 5 meter depth is quite an achievement
Cheers. Hermann.

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Re: Clermont revisited in July 2017
Hermann wrote:Hello Anne, Good detecting, also I think I have to get a detector like Jim's. A 41.3gm at 5 meter depth is quite an achievementCheers. Hermann.



Hey Herman,we can see Annie didn't really mean 5 meters



PS..How you going?
Cheers Bill
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Re: Clermont revisited in July 2017
Hi Annie, nice nugget for Jim
I hear what your saying, it is good to hear you feel you have turned a corner in your detecting, I think most of us get that feeling at some time, its a sweet feeling, I think they call it self confidence
I am sure you have earned it, good luck for the future.
Wayne.


Wayne.

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