detectors

Hi guys just wondering is anyone using whites or garrett detectors ?
I understand minelab is the predominant one that people use but hoping to hear if anyone is trying other detectors , love to hear your views ? Thanks Pap

Only have used a Garret Pinpointer, keep battery fresh for best results.
Got the wifey a Fisher Gold Bug 2, reputation as deadly on shallow fine bits, light as hell and simple to use.

I've just spent two weeks bulldozing on a patch that was all "species" and no nuggets. 50 odd ounces were found on this patch before I had the opportunity to peg it and push it. There was nothing at depth, it was all on top. But we did find about 8 biggish species that were missed and they were quite heavy with gold,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,only one of which gave any signal at all on 4500 or a 5000. We had to buy a Whites GM2 to get what we got. The species screamed on the Whites but absolutely, zilch, nothing, naff all, bugger all signal with a Minelab.

Pictures soon when I get a minute from mowing the weeds of 5 months away from the garden.

Cat

Hi Cat very interesting in what your saying about the whites detector picking up species that the minelab won, t hear . That reef outcrop that I sent you the photos has been pushed and pushed wrong they went against the reef instead of with it.Still managed afew more off it after the push but the slithers of whatever blade they used drove me crazy.Found another outcrop a couple of weeks ago that gave up 7.5oz mostly species and am heading back out shortly with a mate who has a whites so hopefully will see what the 5k left behind if not your 15 tonnes of yelllow might be the go.Have fun with the weeds mate. 

Caterpillar wrote:I've just spent two weeks bulldozing on a patch that was all "species" and no nuggets. 50 odd ounces were found on this patch before I had the opportunity to peg it and push it. There was nothing at depth, it was all on top. But we did find about 8 biggish species that were missed and they were quite heavy with gold,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,only one of which gave any signal at all on 4500 or a 5000. We had to buy a Whites GM2 to get what we got. The species screamed on the Whites but absolutely, zilch, nothing, naff all, bugger all signal with a Minelab.

Pictures soon when I get a minute from mowing the weeds of 5 months away from the garden.

Cat

Very interesting cat- im curious about how big these species are that the minelabs are missing, are we just talking sub gram gold content or bigger??? looking forward to the pics.