1st gold

[minty fresh]

just a quick post, 3 hour hunt on local beach this afternoon, nothing special just my 1st piece of gold a broken black stone ring, thankfully i got the best part of it, the band has been broken off, i suspect it is only 9k, plucked from the low tide surf with Iron Mask (Scott's) scoop, so there you go mate my 1st gold with my 1st outing with your scoop and of course the mighty "E-TRAC" Happy Days







thanks for looking

[Kyle]

lovely jubly ....well done ...and great pics

[stewart73]

Wow there's got to be some weight in that thing!

[minty fresh]

Wow there's got to be some weight in that thing!

yeah the etrac is quite hefty the half ring is quite cheap and small but gold none the less

[Iron Mask]

Well done on your first gold. Glad you are happy with the scoop. I felt awkward selling a sample product but you where demanding and I had to let it go.
Hope you are happy with it.
Cheers

[Steve_T]

Well done on ya first of many i hope of the yellow stuff excellent ..

[minelab matt]

well done on your first gold.... all goes into the excalibur 2 fund, had a look at scott's scoops at corfe and they are well made...

[dave9]

Well done on your first gold,always nice to find.

[seanmagee1]

well done mate, they all count.

[minty fresh]

thanks guys, Matt, that is exactly where it is going still a long long way to go, Scott, love the scoop, hadnt been out in over 2 weeks as i couldnt bare the thought of using my old spade in the sand again but there will be no stopping me now

didnt find any thing else apart from a bagful of aluminium and eye balled 5 yellow golf balls but im happy

[mal]

Welcome to the Bling Bling Club.

Did you keep the golf balls. I use them instead of lines and pins.

Quicker and just as good when detailed searching.

[minty fresh]

Welcome to the Bling Bling Club.

Did you keep the golf balls. I use them instead of lines and pins.

Quicker and just as good when detailed searching.

yes Mal, i did, i seen the vid you demonstrated how you used the coil to move them, thanks

[Rob]

Always good to find yellow, nice find, plenty more where that came from so good luck and happy hunting.

[minty fresh]

cheers Rob.

heres a little staged advertising for Scott's scoop

[Iron Mask]

. Thanks
How do you find the weight? Does the sand get out fast enough?
Wait till you see the final design I am working on. Should have the 3D model complete next week.
Cheers

[Gold Finger]

Well done Minty on your first yellow. Not such a fresh noob anymore, so time to change your name. ET is great on the wet sand isn't it? That's the main reason I bought mine.

[moparado]

Half ring or not, gold IS still GOLD, congrats on your first!

By the way, i really like the look of Iron Mask's scoop.
Best part, that scoop apparently works as good as it looks.

[gobbag]

well done! gold is gold, it all counts! hope its the first of many

[minty fresh]

thanks again guys
Scott the weight is fine, i have a 4.5' ash shaft fitted and DRAG it behind me, i must look very strange to the folk walking their dogs in the wash the sand clears quickly and when i have to lift a scoop full it works better than my old spade this thing can hold a lot of sand, my back can vouch for that i can tell ya im enjoying the beach hunt again, was out this afternoon, no gold but another £3.60 towards the Excal fund along with the usual load of aluminium.
praise where praise is due mate and you have mine
not sure if i should change my name just yet as i still get sucked in by bottlecaps and falsing but then, im a minty fresh noob

oh yes the ET is awesome on the beach

cheers

Kevin.

[Kyle]

Scott - them scoops look the biz - proper job - none of that nancy built stuff - they look quality mate.

[audiolab]

maybe the admins can change your name to Minty Fresh now? good hunted gold mate

[Captainpugwash]

I can still remember my first gold ring from a beach, it was an unforgetable moment. Hopefully your ring will be the first of many, well done.

[minty fresh]

cheers guys & i too hope its the 1st of many

[vespaman]

nice find nice gold always welcome,oh nice scoop to will be needing one of them after xmas.

[Iron Mask]

Thanks for the comments on the scoop guys. The 3D model is 95% done and I will be getting a price sorted in the next week. It really is taking too long but I want to have it correct.
Keep you all posted.