what a great 2hrs

the biggest gold nugget i have found and i'm still smiling, this is frigging awesome i'm loving the 45 and the gold that i'm getting at the moment. my 1st drop tone signal and it was deep at about 12" and a great size.

1st nuggie



second nuggie



both together




and even better



cheers
stoppsy

good one stoppsy, been waiting for you to walk over a bigger one, was only a matter of time

Go Stoppsy Go Go Go. Well done sport.

kon61.

thanks guys, i'm happy as to finaly start toick the bigger ones up.

good on ya sport.... there getting bigger cheers

very nice stoppsy
good on you mate

Ripper effort there Stoppsy, and at such depth... what coil were you using?
Many happy returns

thanks guys, i have the 11" commander mono coil as it only real shallow ground and the part i was detecing is bushy. i hope to get out for a swing tomorrow now.
cheers
stoppsy

Gday Stoppsy ,
From someone who joined the forum in November , reading most days & yet to own a detector
Your posts & finds , like many others on this forum , are most inspiring.!

Like others you are a credit to the forum , keep the posts coming..!


Ant

thanks mate, it's good to see there's still good gold to be found it just takes time and a bit off work to find it, but once you hit it, it can pay off. if it wasn't hunting for the smaller ones and listening to evry little signal i don't think i would have found some off the last few nuggets.
cheers
stoppsy

G'Day Stoppsy,
Excellent piece and at good depth, shows your obvious skill with a detector and as operator.
In your experience in an open area of known small pieces of gold would your use the 8 inch or 11inch based on advantages/disadvantages? In highly minerilsed ground.
I am keen to pick ya brain and anyone elses based on your high knowledge.

Cheers.

hey crack-hardy, if using the 45 i would go the 11" for a start as you'll pick up small gold with it as well, the best way is to FP the hole detector and see how it performs. if running well start playing around with the settings. the problem with the 8" in noisy ground you'll pick up a lot more hot rocks, but i have had the 8" running realy well in hot grounds with the 4 and the 45 just takes a lot off playing around. i have been showen a lot and if it wasn't from these people i don't know if i would be where i am now with my detecting now.
cheers
stoppsy

Well done Stoppsy
Very different to the gold you have been finding, even the smaller pieces you found the other day are more nuggety, ie more rounded and chunky.
I guess you have moved to another spot.
Well deserved and I hope you continue to find heaps more.
Cheers Mark

It looks like you're having a ball stoppsy.
that is some serious gold, hope you'll keep
the bigger ones coming, so I know I am on
the right track when putting on the bigger
coils
bedrock

thanks guys, i have moved to another area as i was checking this spot for a few months and it got the better off me. the bigger coils are better for the open areas and the smaller ones for the real shrubby spots, i think evey coil has it's spots you just have figger out wich one suits what area.
cheers
stoppsy

A great start to the 2012 season for ya stoppsy

Simply >>> you are just humming along fella

thanks ARARAT, i new this year was going to be it, after watching GH pick that 2ounce up that made me realy think what i was doing and i should try a few spots. he's opend up my eyes to the bigger gold thanks GH.
cheers
stoppsy

Hi Stoppsy,

Well done mate it's so good to see you getting bigger gold, I new you had it in you.

What do you think is the key to you success as you were the king of small gold

Is it the 4500
Is it the area
Is it the coil selection
Is it the location
is it the night detecting

Something has changed your style, love to know what you think

Pete

Hi Stoppsy
Thats awesome mate, I knew it would come very soon after seeing those last couple you got well done mate, were these nuggets on the very bottom or is there more depth? I think there will be many more to come from this spot deeper and big too this area is going to keep you very busy for a while, check every inch of it a couple of times, I know I'm telling you stuff you already know but it doesn't hurt to hear it again, put the big coil on and give it a good test now you know there is some bigger bits around.
cheers
Lee

Fantastic Stoppsy. Time to sell an ounce?? cheers Pete.

Brilliant ! You are certainly on a roll , Bigger to come I am sure. You really had mastered the small gold/small coil now with a mind set change/new detector you are into the bigger stuff. Thats what i like about detecting, You are allways learning and getting rewarded on the way !
Cheers
Ashley

Great to see you get multi-grammer stoppsy,well done
4500 with a big coil ( 16" and 18" ) has been my favourite weapon for the bigger stuff for quite some time and for good reasons too, hope it works for you too.
I call my 11" the small coil, good for the cleanup but it does suprise me sometimes on the depth it gets.

Great to see the scales getting smaller stoppsy!
Cheers
Chris.

Congratulations on the finds stoppsy!!!!

Well done stoppsy.
Hehe - Would make a lovely pendant for the better half.
Cheers

mariner3800 wrote:Hi Stoppsy,

Well done mate it's so good to see you getting bigger gold, I new you had it in you.

What do you think is the key to you success as you were the king of small gold

Is it the 4500
Is it the area
Is it the coil selection
Is it the location
is it the night detecting

Something has changed your style, love to know what you think

Pete

thanks guys, i think the hole thing mate as i seen all this big gold and thought to my self well time to change what i'm doing. i know i have a great detector so why not use it the way it should. i was checking this area for a long time and just new there had to be gold on it, and since i have a good selection off coils i just use mostof them in different spots that suits.l. when the weather gets to hot for detecting i'm going to be doing the night runs for sure...
cheers
stoppsy

Congratulations Stoppsy.

Dicko..

good to see you finally get that 1+ grammer Stoppsy
cheers,
Uncle Bob.

proud of ya mate!

Congratulations stoppsy on some nice multi gram finds

Cheers
Eureka Dreams