Feels like Christmas

[LRC253]

The last couple days I've been receiving ups packages and have one more coming.

4" hydro force

8'x16" of gold hog matting.
I'll post a picture of the complete unit soon.
It's hard to sleep right now.

 

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[mike(swWash)]

I know the feeling, my mats will be arriving this week and I'm getting things put together slowly. At 2.5", my dredge won't hold a candle to your monster

 

[LRC253]

Hopefully I'll see you out there this summer, are you a wpma member?
What mats are you going with and what configuration?

 

[mike(swWash)]

On Doc's advice I ordered River hog, talon and scrubber. Since my box will be 12"x6' I had to double up on one of the mats. Doc suggested Talon, he really likes it. I'll be taping them together until I find what works best.
I'll probably start out with River Hog maybe trimmed a bit, Scrubber, Talon Talon, River Hog trimmed lower, Scrubber, Talon Talon, Scrubber, River Hog trimmed way down, Talon Talon.

 

[LRC253]

Very cool, yea Docs recommendation kinda confused me a bit for mine because I pretty much copied his Monster Hog which runs a 4" dredge. In his monster hog he runs 2 cut river hogs and 2 uncut...yet he told me to only run River hog cut, talon, bedrock over and over again... Not sure what to think about that but I ordered it and threw in 2 scrubber mats. We'll see. Taping is a great idea as this mat is too expensive to buy over again.

 

[mike(swWash)]

I hear you on the price, but if it works as advertised it'll be well worth it.

No. I'm not a member of any group. I live too far away to be able to get much, if any, use out of the claims. I am going to try to do some prospecting in the Cispus r. area to see if I can find a good location to stake a claim, otherwise I'll just find open grounds to work. Since this will be my 1st time with a dredge, I'll probably stick close to home this season while learning and figuring out what works best as well as building confidence in my equipment.

 

[mike(swWash)]

My mat's have arrived......let the fun begin

 

[LRC253]

Two of the three highbanker pieces. Almost done.

 

[LRC253]

She's finished

 

[LRC253]

Went out for the first time with it and the 4" hydroforce and it worked out great!


Larger flake up top

larger flake under microscope

 

[Echoplex]

Great stuff man. Congrats! Hope to get out with ya sometime next month.

 

[mike(swWash)]

Zesty!

 

[AimSmMissSm]

A couple pictures of LRC253's monster running on private claim in Slate creek Hart's pass area. Pictures taken just before we were evacuated due to lightning strike wild fire less then a mile away.

 

[LRC253]

That was a good time while it lasted! Kai, we need to get out soon and explore some of those places we were looking at on the map.

 

[Jjhall68]

That set up looks great Luke.

 

[AimSmMissSm]

Headed to Blewett to run my new 3" highbanker dredge.

 

[Jjhall68]

Are you headed to one of the club claims?

 

[AimSmMissSm]

Where ever i can get in the water today Scotty creek or Peshastin. Tomorrow I'm pounding on rocks I found exposed Calcite I need to sample.

 

[425jesse]

Hope the day goes well!!