School me on Prospecting Picks...

Tejaas

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Sep 8, 2012
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1,019
TX Hill Country
Detector(s) used
Garrett AT PRO ~ Propointer ~ Modified Lesche ~ Predator Little Eagle ~ Royal Picks ~ Marshalltown Trowels ~ Sift Tables/Screens
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Is APEX the golden standard, or is there a better alternative...?

My Criteria:

1. Prefer a mid-sized pick - something small enough to strap to a rucksack or use while kneeling, etc... not a hand pick, and not a full size pickaxe.

2. Magnets are not required, but also not a dealbreaker.
I'd like one on the bottom of the handle, but will add it myself if need be.

3. Needs to be "general purpose"... suited for use metal detecting, prospecting (should I ever try it), point sifting, etc...

4. Hardwood handle... preferably easy to find a replacement for and re-handle shall the need arise.

5. I'd imagine that price isn't gonna be a factor here... but let's keep it under $100 just in case I'm not aware of some $300 limited edition prospecting pick that charges your iPhone or some crap, haha!

Thanks in advance for any input!

~Tejaas~
 

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TheGoldProspector

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Apr 14, 2014
853
733
Gold Country - California
Detector(s) used
-Keene A52 - Fab2.5 Highbanker - GoldNSand Hand Dredge

Garrett AT Pro - Bazooka Gold Trap 30" Prospector - Garrett Ace 250 - Blue Bowl Concentrator
Primary Interest:
Prospecting
give or take, yea I guess we where told by a friend or saw online you can find gold, and look where we went pretty similar if you ask me
..and the fact that the pick is less than 100 years old. ;)

Keep up the diggin Kiddo. :)
 

2cmorau

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Nov 8, 2010
1,608
1,294
Camptonville, CA
Detector(s) used
GMT&GM3 Whites MXT Pro, Shadow X5, Fisher 1280, OMG and the TDI
Primary Interest:
Prospecting
Geo pick is great, had mine for decades, a little bent but works fine, once i am done breaking up slate, hardpack what ever happens to bedrock i just turn the baby sideways and use as a rake
 

TerryC

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Jun 26, 2008
7,735
10,996
Yarnell, AZ
Detector(s) used
Ace 250 (2), Ace 300, Gold Bug 2, Tesoro Cortes, Garrett Sea Hunter, Whites TDI SL SE, Fisher Impulse 8, Minelab Monster 1000, Minelab CTX3030, Falcon MD20, Garrett Pro-pointer, Calvin Bunker digger.
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
PM Calvin Bunker. He posts as BUNK. I made a tool that is industrial strong and not very large. I took an ESTWING 22 oz pick and had some one weld on a blade about 2 inches wide on the hammer end. I sharpened up the blade and it doubles as a root cutter for coin shooting. TTC
 

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