Sluicing Question

[goldenboyofwa]

I just got a sluice at the end of last season and I know a lot about them i have read many websites and books on it. But I have one question, dose the material need to be wet when being run? or is dry OK?
GB

 

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[geno]

A sluice must be used with running water ( either a creek or in a recirculating mode using a bilge pump)... its also necessary that the material you feed be wetted... otherwise it will just float on thru.
geno

 

[goldenboyofwa]

thanks for the info Geno so having some water in the bottom will be good?

 

[Hoser John]

Pre classify your gravels to 1/2 " DRY if possible,less weight and much faster too. Your sluice(all brands)will work much faster and at the end of the day run the 1/2"+ for any monster lunkers that may appear. Don't run apples and oranges together or you lose your specific gravity edge and your recovery fails miserably.Tons a au 2 u 2-John

 

[geno]

Lots of Water is necessary!.. good advice on the classfying Hoser...thanks...

I have a 40 gallon barrel cut in half... each filled with water.. Sluice empties into barrel A .... overflow pipe from A goes to barrel B....pump from "B" to the sluice... (the reason for the two separate halves is to cut down on the dirty water going thru the pump. When the dirty water goes into barrel A it gives the sediment time to settle and not get back into the pump)

geno

 

[nebraskadad]

1" of drop for 1' of sluice, stream run should be 1/2 depth of the sluice.

You might want to check Gold Fever out on Outdoor Network. I think a recent episode has Tom showing how to set your sluice up correctly.. I have it on my DVR, he is in AK walking through a setup. I think you can purchase it from the GPAA I don't remember the episode ##. I will see if I can find it.

 

[nebraskadad]

Boy,

PM me, I have CDVD I bought off ebay that goes through the "process" of sluicing. I can let it go for $10.00.

 

[Axgar]

i have sort of a sluicing problem .. there is not much elevation or steps in the area that i work so how do i get the 1" to 1' rule .. the bottom is all the way submerged ?

damning up the creek is really not an option . has you ever had this kind of issue.

thanks Axgar

 

[nebraskadad]

build up a mini damn out of rock and dig out for below..