Everybody talkin about the drought...

[sactosluicer]

Like its a bad thing...

I, for one, happen to be a big fan of droughts...

 

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[Peyton Manning]

i heard a report about it on the radio today. Cali it was. keep on finding man

 

[Fullpan]

Woohoo ! - gorgeous little suckers - would love to hear the details.

 

[Hangtowndiggins]

Chunky pickers, nice finds! How about the smaller stuff that came with those, or detected them out?

 

[mxer47]

I'll reserve my opinion about the drought until after April. I will say I'm enjoying the weather now, 60 degrees at 6000 ft. In January just plane nice.

 

[Prospecting P.]

very jealous! nice find

 

[NorCalPilot]

Interested in hearing the details as well! Is anyone sluicing in the middle of the rivers or just taking advantage of the low water to reach cracks/bedrock bust below the normal waterline?

 

[fowledup]

Fullpan is right you can't tease us like that and not tell a story. Come on man, throw us a bone, lol!

I took advantage of the drought this past weekend as well but didn't have near the good fortune as you did, nicely done. I went to a questionable area rumored to be owned by the people of the state of Ca. Tons of trash, 6 or 7 cars, twice I had two really good deep hits, thought for sure it would be something good or at least old, both ended up being fairly new Budlight cans over a foot deep in the silt. Conclusion- the gold is way, way, deeper then I can get to below the silt without a backhoe. And Budweiser drinkers litter far more then Coors drinkers at a ratio of 8 cans to 1.

 

[Aufisher]

What's your secret to such super clean shinyness?

 

[sactosluicer]

Here, I will explain everything:


Totally by chance this fell in my lap, by being in the right place at the right time, and taking about 30 minutes out of my day to listen and talk to a lonely old man.

 

[sactosluicer]

What's your secret to such super clean shinyness?

white spiral florescent light bulbs, and a crappy camera phone??

 

[wingmaster]

Yep when the water is low its a good time to hit those spots that are normally out of reach, even if you could get to some with normal water level its sure a lot easier when the water is low to really work those spots over to get every little bit out.

 

[deserdog]

I remember a long time ago reading an article by Gail Butler about metal detecting the San Gabrial river bed during a drought, and she came up with some nuggets.