I just bought a home on a couple acres that has a stream running through it. The stream is only a foot deep at most and 2-3 feet wide in places though the water moves quite quickly. I have a sneaking suspicion there may be gold in the creek, but who knows how much of that may be wishful thinking. 
My only experience with the hobby came from a present on my 15th birthday which was a $50 model from Radio Shack. Not long after I got it, it basically died from me dunking the coil into mud-puddles, no doubt again... as a result of wishful thinking.
20 years later I'm Looking for a big-boy model now, hoping to stick to the $300 price range for a unit that will hold up to having the coil submerged in water and not be too complicated for a beginner to get some results.
90% of my motivation for getting into the hobby right now is to either confirm or deny the existence of gold particulate (or nuggets) in my stream. If I find something of interest, I'll save up for a bigger better model like the tesoro lobo super traq that I've seen folks rave about unless there would be something more highly reccomended for this type of environment?
Suggestions on a good model (or pointer to a thread) for a unit that will reliably detect gold particulate of bb size under water within 2-3 inches of sediment?
Cheers!
Greg
My only experience with the hobby came from a present on my 15th birthday which was a $50 model from Radio Shack. Not long after I got it, it basically died from me dunking the coil into mud-puddles, no doubt again... as a result of wishful thinking.
20 years later I'm Looking for a big-boy model now, hoping to stick to the $300 price range for a unit that will hold up to having the coil submerged in water and not be too complicated for a beginner to get some results.
90% of my motivation for getting into the hobby right now is to either confirm or deny the existence of gold particulate (or nuggets) in my stream. If I find something of interest, I'll save up for a bigger better model like the tesoro lobo super traq that I've seen folks rave about unless there would be something more highly reccomended for this type of environment?
Suggestions on a good model (or pointer to a thread) for a unit that will reliably detect gold particulate of bb size under water within 2-3 inches of sediment?
Cheers!
Greg
