An old pan, a fiery ambition for gold and fresh flood gold deposits. A recipe for major gold!
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An old pan, a fiery ambition for gold and fresh flood gold deposits. A recipe for major gold!
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Your stick as you call it has an old fashioned begining and a bit of history as well……..I still have in my possession from my own grandad what he called a "sounding bar"
It is a little larger than yours as it is about 2 and a half meters long and is basically a long 10mm wide piece of steel rod that is tapered to a point at one end.
It was used to find gravel beds and bedrock around creeks and areas where you had water as it requires water to really work the way it was inteneded.
By simply putting the rod into the area you want to explore and moving it up and down, you actually move the rod down through the layers, the real art is listening and also feeling what the rod is going through, heavy gravels make a harsher noise and vibrate differently, they also have a bit more resistence, where as light gravels are easier to penetrate and have a different sound and feel again, and of course bedrock gives you a resounding thump and your rod stops with a loud twang, and usually means you should check the end to make sure it has not blunted it too much!
Clay can also be explored in a similar manner, as can most areas where there is water sufficient enough to allow lubrication……
Just thought you may be interested in the sounding bars historical signifigance as I recall my pop who was an avid miner in the East gippland area saying most serious prospectors all had a sounding bar!
The latest Australian Journal of Mineralogy is dedicated to gold . May interest you
Nice haul! Keep up the good work!
Echidna' ha ha ๐
I had to fish one out of a long drop once.
Believe me you do not want to be head down hanging by your ankles (I'm 6ft 2) trying to grab an adult echidna burrowing in shit.
Well not sure if youโll see this comment but when you go back hopefully the highbanker you use has the right mats for that type of course gold and if you panned in the same spot thereโs probably a couple of nice pickers there ๐ฌ thanks for sharing see you on the next one ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ
Nice one brother
I hear idiots say yo man the flex little flakes add up, that's f**** with those little flakes in those pants so that you're not on the gold
Follow the leprechaun to the end of the rainbow ๐. He will show the way LMAO ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐
Hay , good work you guys, I'm sure your VERY happy, I would be . Keep up the good work, look forward to seeing you guys again, wish i was their with you.
Merry Christmas Chris and vogus prospecting co keep it going mate fantastic information
i think your loosing gold because of the small balls of clay picking it up as the clay is rolling around ,yes you are braking the clay up but the smaller balls of clay (grain size) are catching it as it is swished around and over the side they go, where the differant action of the gold pan is braking up the balls somewhat better, i could be wrong what do you think????
Thanks for so much joy this year Chris , you make a difference for lots of ppl , thank you.
Rob
Thats definitely one echidna boop snoot worth of the shiny stuff….. Happy holidays guys
How kool to be able to have your Grandad's pan, did he take you out prospecting when you were younger?? meanwhile Thanks for the video's Merry Christmas and hope you Guys have a super new year too and give ya dawg a scratch behind her ear for me… ta
You guys are awesome๐๐ช๐โค
It's interesting how we can become complacent in our hobbies, thinking we have a good grip on what we are doing only to find we have gathered bad habits that hinder our joy
Ever thought about getting an ATV with a small bed on the back. You could get into some deeper places with the high banker and not get exhausted carrying it in.
Another great vid, and congrats Lisa !!
love the vids dude
Nice pan's ! Great info !
Yuka says Thanks for the scratch .
You're lucky, right now where I live in Alberta it's – 41 Burrr !
Just saying ๐
Thanks for the video and Merry Christmas ….
Do my eyes deceive me?
An Australian using international cultural comparisons in their reasoning behind doing something, in such a way as to foster a deeper insight in their viewer?
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Chris, I enjoyed the spider love. Much respect. Better yet, Your grandfather "in his mind" gave all his knowledge to you. The pan changed his life. I am sure it even help supported his/your family. Now it is yours to help support your family. Yes pets are family too.
Well my nuggets are bigger cause I have a bigger nose bahahaha
Love it!
Well-groomed ๐๐ป
Got a slightly David Beckham look about you. ๐๐๐ปโ๏ธ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
I find that links in the descriptions don't work if there is an emoji with out a space before the link. That's an android tablet.
Loved this video Chris, especially restoring your grandad's pan. Merry Christmas ๐ป
From dozens of gold hunt vids yours is the best, realistic, comical,informative and bursting with the characters….good on you.
Merry ๐โจ๐ Christmas to all!
Awesome day that one man. Pitch a tent and do a 3 blokes on the creek week. Would make an awesome vid
Good Times! Keep going back.
The Jumping Spider jumped into the water,you murderer,Merry Christmas to you and yours Chris
That White dog looks awesome ๐๐๐๐๐๐
I would LOVE a box of those vogus guitar picks!idc what shipping is to Canada those are sick
That's very cool ๐ that you got to have your grandfather's old pan. I enjoy n' have confidence in the super sluice pan catching that Shiney! I see your friends do too. You'll get all that Gold back soon.
๐ I've never played with wooden picks, they look cool! Take care. ๐คโ
Congratulations, Lisa! Cool video, Chris. Nice haul!
Thank you for what you do. I relax watching your videos during my lunch break
Oh yes another good video of the shiny and you getting out with your friends and your dog ๐ฏjust something that you may want to consider they have a cleaner is called๐ No More Tears ๐it's for dogs and it cleanser tears off the face cuz she is such a cutie but anyways you and your friends have a Merry Christmas and a๐ฅณ๐ฅณ Happy ๐ฅณNew Year๐ฅณ๐ฅณ I enjoyed the video thank you very much find all the shiny a lot more next year๐น๐ฆ๐น๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ธโ๏ธโ๏ธ๐จ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅง๐ฅงโฎ๏ธโฎ๏ธโฎ๏ธโฎ๏ธโ๏ธ๐๐ ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ
Before I drop too many words, I want to keep it short: You guys are just AUsome in so many different ways!
Enjoy wonderful and great times with your beloved ones and you all stay safe.
Great episode and very well said!
I am very happy to hear you express Daoist principles in your life. The journey is the reward (stolen by Steve Jobs). The destination becomes an excuse for us to experience the process of reaching it.
You have grown so much since I started watching your channel 4 years ago, when you were posting lock picking videos. Enjoy the evolution of yourself. The only constant is change. I'm very happy for you.
Mate… you get grains of gold, yet declare you are getting HEAPS. Lets look at Western Australian prospectors shall we? You spend days working hard, and don't even make the minimum wage… Are you joking?
My dog loves nuggets too lol ๐
Time to stop useing that shit pan for videos
Wicked man!
Crazy cause if I had a spot like that I would be there 8-10 hours a day every day
A very Merry Christmas to you and your family, including The Gadzmeister.