Sluicedog
Jr. Member
- Jul 5, 2007
- 78
- 45
- Detector(s) used
- Whites GMT, Garrett Gold Stinger, Garrett XL500 Pulse, 2" Sub-Dredge,Goldsnare SGS-1, ELF detector, MFD w/electronic detector
- Primary Interest:
- Prospecting
It was a great one week trip to NH. My Grandson and I spent long hours on the Wild Ammomoosuc River near Bath, NH. The Grandson used the Goldsnare SGS-1 12 volt submersible dredge. I used my DIY sub-dredge(Gould Bazooka type).
The SGS-1 worked great all day on a Diehard car battery. The dredge has an on/off switch for idle times. The grandson cleaned out the unit about every 30 minutes(2 min job). He sucked up material >3/4". He got very very fine gold, little purple garnets, electrum and some square garnets. The SGS-1 got the black sand too.
My 2" sub dredge has an internal classifier of 1/8", so I got the fine gold, very small garnets and electrum.
The river did not have an explosive spring run-off: to break up, churn and redeposit the larger gold this year. The river had spartan float gold to give up. Two days were a bust. Many in our club group at the end on the day had empty pans to deal with.
Back to the Goldsnare SGS-1: Great unit, very fast set-up, lightweight, has very good suction, easy clean out, wide range of gold capture....and best of all-Grabs the really fine gold!![Goldsnare SGS-1 -(1).JPG Goldsnare SGS-1 -(1).JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1097/1097601-3c44b71f5d95d638edfb028bcdcf1231.jpg)
![Goldsnare SGS-1-(2).JPG Goldsnare SGS-1-(2).JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1097/1097619-978f0feacf50ab1dd468fb30d37c35b7.jpg)
![Goldsnare SGS-1 (3).JPG Goldsnare SGS-1 (3).JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1097/1097627-2f0553ed3d5fc9848aa988f0d63f7d09.jpg)
Pics show the rocky river and float gold areas and clay bank area
The SGS-1 worked great all day on a Diehard car battery. The dredge has an on/off switch for idle times. The grandson cleaned out the unit about every 30 minutes(2 min job). He sucked up material >3/4". He got very very fine gold, little purple garnets, electrum and some square garnets. The SGS-1 got the black sand too.
My 2" sub dredge has an internal classifier of 1/8", so I got the fine gold, very small garnets and electrum.
The river did not have an explosive spring run-off: to break up, churn and redeposit the larger gold this year. The river had spartan float gold to give up. Two days were a bust. Many in our club group at the end on the day had empty pans to deal with.
Back to the Goldsnare SGS-1: Great unit, very fast set-up, lightweight, has very good suction, easy clean out, wide range of gold capture....and best of all-Grabs the really fine gold!
![Goldsnare SGS-1 -(1).JPG Goldsnare SGS-1 -(1).JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1097/1097601-3c44b71f5d95d638edfb028bcdcf1231.jpg)
![Goldsnare SGS-1-(2).JPG Goldsnare SGS-1-(2).JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1097/1097619-978f0feacf50ab1dd468fb30d37c35b7.jpg)
![Goldsnare SGS-1 (3).JPG Goldsnare SGS-1 (3).JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1097/1097627-2f0553ed3d5fc9848aa988f0d63f7d09.jpg)
Pics show the rocky river and float gold areas and clay bank area