Panning question

[tolan]

Do you really need to use soap when panning?

 

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[Terry Soloman]

no.

 

[tolan]

Lol I thought so =D

 

[stefen]

Only for washing the dirt from my hands when done...

 

[tolan]

I've also heard if you put your hands in the dirt and mix it around all your find gold and flakes will flout away is that true?

 

[Terry Soloman]

no, thats not true either. Watch my friend Bret Chicott pan a little Arizona desert dirt. Jump ahead to the 1:30-minute mark.

 

[Chisos]

Listen to these folks young one. They are really good teachers that have been there, done that.

 

[kuger]

Def. never use soap in a stream either....it will kill fish

 

[tolan]

Also when panning is moving the pan around in a circular motion a great panning technic?

 

[kuger]

develope your own method.I would not get carried away spinning the pan....whats it doing?Why?You want the gold down on the bottom of the front edge...you spin it,where is it now?

 

[B H Prospector]

Go to youtube and search "gold panning made easy 40+ years experiance" and youy will get a very good vid on panning.

Good Luck!

BH Prospector