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    Default gold prospecting

    A friend of mine got me into dredging this summer. and also helped me build my own rig. It's hard work, but good beer drinking activity too. The kids have also enjoyed it.

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    Dang that’s cool.

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    Very cool!
    My boys would love this....

    They spend a lot of time shifting our creek
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    Guy I work with is into that stuff. Hopefully after deer season I can get up with him and do it myself. Cool deal. What part of the state?
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    Man is merely a two legged locust, devouring wild lands, developing and prostituting wildlife and fisheries under the guise of "use of the resource" for tremendous profit and moving on. Will it ever end?

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    Quote Originally Posted by PalmettoTrooper View Post
    Very cool!
    My boys would love this....

    They spend a lot of time shifting our creek
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    order him a gold hog creek sluice. theyre around 100$ . great way to get started. I found pretty good gold using a sluice. Im happy to show others. PM if interested.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SCswampCAT View Post
    Guy I work with is into that stuff. Hopefully after deer season I can get up with him and do it myself. Cool deal. What part of the state?
    upstate mostly

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    Did you build that rig? If so, can those pontoons be bought separately?

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    I always wanted to start messing with it. A few people around this state really know what they're doing.

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    Someone do that fancy Intel and pull the coordinates off of that picture.. I'm going to form a posse and push him off that claim.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Palmetto Bug View Post
    Did you build that rig? If so, can those pontoons be bought separately?
    yes. harbor freight trash pump, pontoons from amazon, scrap aluminum, gold hog matts, jet nozzle hose

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    easier to buy prebuilt. but I spent 500$ versus 1500$

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    I am not toting that thing far through the woods
    cut\'em

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    Quote Originally Posted by Southernduck View Post
    I am not toting that thing far through the woods
    it weighs close to nothing. easy to drag on those floats. I take the motor off first. 100 yards is my max, i used 4 wheeler past that. usually you hop in at easy road access, and then pull it in the water while floating. I just need a beer cooler attachment

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    So are you using that on your land or on other peoples land?
    I take an PLB in the shower with me. Can't ever be too safe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sftull View Post
    So are you using that on your land or on other peoples land?
    both. its really cool finding it your own. if you have a creek give me a shout. things to look for, large quartz, gravel bars, deep cuts in the land with exposed bedrock. ideal water depth 1-3 foot

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    I used to get pissed when Gold Fever came on the outdoor channel.
    Quote Originally Posted by cajunwannabe View Post
    Man is merely a two legged locust, devouring wild lands, developing and prostituting wildlife and fisheries under the guise of "use of the resource" for tremendous profit and moving on. Will it ever end?

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    Quote Originally Posted by SCswampCAT View Post
    I used to get pissed when Gold Fever came on the outdoor channel.
    Me too for the most part but I believe the guy started the Outdoor Channel just to have his own network to air his shows.

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    Quote Originally Posted by YoungBuckTX View Post
    both. its really cool finding it your own. if you have a creek give me a shout. things to look for, large quartz, gravel bars, deep cuts in the land with exposed bedrock. ideal water depth 1-3 foot
    There's some WMA land immediately downstream from Haile Gold Mine...

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    Quote Originally Posted by SCswampCAT View Post
    I used to get pissed when Gold Fever came on the outdoor channel.
    Ranked right up there with Taxidermy Trails.

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