How to Snipe for Gold

[@michaellindsay6656]

Really amazing stuff, how you can be relaxing laying on a rock half submerged in rapids is beyond me. Sir, you deserve every bit of gold you find. Your videos are top of the line, and I sure learned a lot watching you. Thanks for sharing.

[@TwoToes]

Thank you very much!

[@jmeneely]

Took the words right out of my mouth! This makes me want to break out my surfing wetsuit, my mask and snorkel from my last trip to Mexico, and a few tools from my workshop and go jump in a river! There are tons of places around my part of the world to submit a claim. I actually mailed in my license application this morning!

[@HanVanVugt]

Quarter ounce nugget and no backflips.....I admire your restraint. Another great bit of video work. I've watchedway too many You Tube videos on gold prospecting but few/none come this close in their relevance and usefulness!! Many Thanks

[@TwoToes]

+Han Van Vugt At that point in the day, it wasn't restraint, it was fatigue. You can bet I was doing the happy dance the next day.Thank you for your kind words.

[@islandwoodsie4519]

Gary,, Your videos are the best. Straight up , no bs about it. You make a guy feel like he`s right along with you and feels right at home. I`ve been wanting to do some gold hunting all my life and have been watching everything i can find online. You are the tops bro, thanks a lot. Sadly i live in PA and I`ve never heard of a speck of gold found anywhere near me. I`m saving up though and am hopeful i can make a trip to Alaska. I`m almost 60 though so, i better get off the pot quick.

[@TwoToes]

Thank you very much - you are too kind!

[@onearmedman9042]

island woodsie I'm from Lancaster co PA. Live in Fairbanks now oddly enough. You don't need to come up here just for gold. Nevada produces more gold than any other state. Make a nice roadtrip out of it

[@tompersons6385]

Gary, I have watched your videos for couple weeks now. Have been tromping on creeks of the southern Los Padres National Forest for the past 20 years working to control invasive plants, but I had never really thought about prospecting. Well, all that changed today. Had much fun trying to figure out what a likely crevice might be, and got really good at getting my pan down to the fine black sand! Well got a quite a few pieces of lead, too, and a lot of black sand! No wonder the miners all left here as soon as big strikes happened up in your neck of the woods. But I have other stretches of my favorite river in mind where I know some prospecting took place, and the next time I write, I hope to be reporting even better success! Many thanks for all the work and teaching you do!

[@TwoToes]

If your getting small pieces of lead, your looking in the right spots and panning correctly. Good luck and enjoy the journey! Thanks - Gary

[@PioneerPauly]

I dont know how many times ive watched this. Breaking bedrock underwater is so satisfying.. Watching the clouds disapear is exiting! Now make us more sniping vids!!!

[@TwoToes]

But the water is soooo cold! Give me a month.

[@Smithsgold]

Best Sniping video I've seen !!!!

[@TwoToes]

Thanks

[@chrisanderson9276]

Michael said all there really is to say about it. Nice instructional video Gary I'm learning so much from you and I've been prospecting, rock-hounding, since I was old enough to walk and detecting since I was 12 and I'm in my 60's and have no intention of stopping any of it. FYI for me most of what you do in your videos I have done, just you have simplified a lot of stuff for me. Thank so much. There should be more teachers like you.

[@TwoToes]

IComments like yours, make me want to jump up and get started on another video! Thank you very much.

[@DominicUbble]

You spend a lot of valuable time setting up your various shots in this one. A lot of extra climbing and backtracking to retrieve the camera then move on. Using time you could be sniping or panning so I really appreciate your vids especially the ones that show us the beauty and ruggedness of the river.

[@edelgado1]

The best! Sound advice, good tips and walking the walk. What I find most interesting is that you show the process, good camera shots and producing the gold. Thanks a lot. Im grateful and if you're one day around my neck of the woods, you have a prospecting buddy in Puerto Rico. We have some good spots here. Mi casa es tu casa.

[@TwoToes]

If I ever make it to Puerto Rico, I will be to busy fishing to go mining!Thank you very much and good luck.

[@edelgado1]

Happy fishing then. Thanks for your post and vids.

[@cindiharrington5340]

Love watching your video I have been learning a lot about different ways to find and recover gold thank you

[@the1spen]

I think this was one of the coolest videos I've seen on KZbin. The underwater parts were so great to watch. I enjoy taking my sluice box and pans up into the streams of the Sierra foothills, and I'm learning a lot from your videos. Thanks for posting them.

[@TwoToes]

Thank you very much, glad you enjoy it!

[@VoGusProspecting]

Absolutely fantastic video. I've been waiting for the warmer weather here in Australia to try this, it finally arrived and I'm keen as to give this a go

[@TwoToes]

I love sniping! I am in the process of editing the video I took on last weekend's sniping trip. It will be a week or so before I get it done - to much going on! Good luck on your outing and thank you - Gary

[@terrybaker6074]

Just found your channel Gary. Watched a couple of videos and I simply HAD to subscribe. As others have said your videos are amazing. Clear pictures, precise, accurate how-to information delivered in clear easy to understand language. Well done sir! I have been a prospector for ~45 years and still learn new things all the time. I live in Washington State (Western part) and our bedrock is mostly buried under at least 3' of overburden. Needless to say we don't get many opportunities to snipe or crevice in our part of the state. Those areas that are exposed get worked over very, very hard. So I concentrate on what we have the most of by far....100 mesh or less. I only get to dream of chunky gold like you find. Thanks and....Keep these great videos coming!

[@TwoToes]

Got to look on the bright side, most people live where there is no gold. The way I see it, some gold is great when you look at the big picture. Thank you for the support and good luck.

[@jenniferpage9231]

Absolutely fantastic job! From one sniper to another, this video was top notch! Great narration, great camera work, and great use of your skills! This demonstration of sniping is the epitome of mastering an art form. Well done and well played Sir. Hope to see you in the canyons this summer. Coloma area sniper.

[@TwoToes]

+Jennifer Page Thank you. You are to kind! Feedback like yours make all the work in doing a video, a non issue.

[@AmericanPatriot-bp7cu]

The intro band here sounds like the same band Wild Bill listened to on Silence of the Lambs. Hope that's ok to say. Good to see guys my age staying active! Keep the great vids coming Gary!

[@gregoutdoors7]

Never hunted for gold, Kentucky doesn't have much, but I love watching your videos. I take my detector out to look for coins, etc. Making, editing and uploading all those videos is a lot of work, so just want to say thanks from all of us viewers. Also, most of California is experiencing severe rain and flooding the last couple of days and we hope you and ur family are safe. Thanks and happy hunting :)

[@TwoToes]

My house was built in the 1880's, and it sits 4 feet off the ground. As long as the flooding doesn't get to bad, I'm not worried. The good part, with all the rain it should be a great year for prospecting. Thank you - Gary

[@harveykeefer7]

we have been working on the consumes river, we use to dredge it when it was legal. now we metal detect and just started sniping with detectors.

[@hightideadventures91]

Hey Gary, Thank you for making all these great videos on gold panning. Me n my fiance moved to Auburn from Southwest Florida 2 yrs ago and since then I've found my new favorite hobby: gold panning. That gold bug sure has bit me! You're one of the best and most knowledgeable people on KZbin for gold panning. Thanks again. C.J. 👍👍👏

[@WestCoastRider77]

Great video. Thank you for your hard work putting it together. I've been in the US Army for 17 years and videos like this inspire me. I really look forward to taking vacation back to my hometown in Northern California and doing some more prospecting.

[@TwoToes]

+Wes CoasRider (WesCoasRider) Thank you for your service to our country! When I get great feedback like yours, it makes the work well worth it. Hope you get to do some prospecting soon and find a pan full of gold!

[@GOLD_FEVER]

how would you work a thin and deep ish crevice underwater? it is across main flow and in bedrock. it kind of zig zaggs so i try to scoop out one section and it gets stuck in the next...

[@TwoToes]

A lot of times when I have a crevice that the gravel swirls around back into the crevice, I will fill my small gold pan with the gravel, then I can throw it out of the way. It takes a little longer but works pretty good. Thanks - Gary

[@GOLD_FEVER]

thank you, will try that.

[@RalphTorsiello]

Best sniping video I've ever viewed ! Great narrative as well.💥

[@patbrown2227]

Gary, thank You for taking us along with you to learn. Your videos are very professional and yet relaxing at the same time. The last nuget of the day was well earned.

[@chrisby777]

Hi from Oz, or should I say G'day. I just subbed you for many many reasons, too many to list here but I will mention a few. This is a wonderfully filmed and edited video, my congratulations! To show us the viewer, your secrets and hard work is extremely generous of you and I hope you get well rewarded for it. I was at no time bored, which I am usually expecting and was pleasantly surprised when it didn't happen. You don't fool around like some I could mention and which is totally unnecessary. So, many thanks for your special video. I've got notifications turned on, so, if and when you make another video I will be notified. All the best. Chris.

[@TwoToes]

You are way to kind, thank you very much!

[@junemelin]

Always fun watching you, Gary...

[@TwoToes]

Thanks!

[@ScarlettPreuitt]

One of the best sniping videos I've seen, thanks for making it. That nugget at the end is a real looker! Gorgeous section of river as well, reminds me of the Yuba. Perhaps I'll let the hubby play with the Bazooka tomorrow and I'll try my hand at sniping.

[@TwoToes]

Thank you very much!

[@qfm9378]

I should be working but I cant stop watching your videos,, heading up to Downieville in a couple of weeks can't wait to try some of your techniques.

[@TwoToes]

There is still a lot of gold in the Downieville area. I have plans to head up there in a month or so. Good luck on your outing. Thank you for the support.

[@shawndoe2834]

One of the best sniping video's that I've seen. Explained everything extremely well & the underwater filming was awesome. Haven't tried sniping yet, but it looks like you can't rush things. Gotta be thorough and clean everything before you move on. Thanx Again: Shawn

[@TwoToes]

+Shawn Doe Cleaning everything out of the crevice is the trick. The gold is on the very bottom, if you don't clean it thornily you may miss it.Thanks for the encouragement.

[@philoupaulo]

Hello from France Gary, you are a lucky man, living in California. Very beautiful images of this little creek, i'm a truit fisher and i think there is a lot of them in this pure water ! There is some little rivers in France in the mountains where we can find gold but in very small quantities ! Thank you, you make me dreaming of gold !

[@TwoToes]

+Philoupaulo 62 Thank you very much. California is beautiful but, we have a lot of regulations and laws to deal with. Guess you have to take the bad with the good! I love to fish also, hope you have a great year of fishing.

[@MrKidd-wp4jt]

Fantastic and full of great advise. No better feeling than to float along a gold producing river and check out what others might have missed. Will be looking forward to more interesting videos from you. Thanks.

[@TwoToes]

+Mr. Kidd Thank you!

[@danowilliams9971]

I wish you were on cable tv i cant get enough i watching and learning from you thanks brother.

[@TwoToes]

Thank you very much.

[@jordiegundersen1465]

Gary, you are an inspiration and a really sincere guy. Thanks for sharing your stuff. Cheers from 'Down Under'..!!

[@TwoToes]

+Jordie Gundersen Thank you very much and good luck.

[@tingoorensis]

Well done, very enjoyable video to watch. Prospecting is a great excuse to spend time in such beautiful places.

[@TwoToes]

Couldn't agree more! Thanks - Gary

[@PastorRob77]

Just stumbled across your channel. Great video! I've been seriously thinking of taking up sniping, and you helped me understand more about it. Thanks.

[@TwoToes]

Thank you very much!

[@nathanlabelle6923]

I literally yelled "no way"! In my office at work, while watching you pull the nugget. Your videos are gold sir

[@fizzkizer9410]

Gary...thanks so much for all of your insight into this amazing pastime...I live in northern Wisconsin and we just don't have this kind of terrain..but it brings back great memories of when I was a young buck chasin' trout out in the Cascades of central Oregon..seems to me they like to hang out in the same beautiful areas...I'm just getting into this and I plan on makin' back out west in the near future...thanks again..your shows are top notch ....fizz

[@TwoToes]

Casting a grasshopper fly, late in the afternoon, on a lake high in the mountains - life doesn't get much better.

[@phoenixfusion1949]

you and Adventure Gold are on top of my list

[@richardchase4019]

Hey man I watched dozens of your videos......excellent presentation and extremely informative. You easy going and straight forward style is a pleasure to watch. Thanks for the hard work you do

[@TwoToes]

Thank you very much!

[@jamesglynch]

AWESOME video. REALLY appreciate you showing the ins and outs of prospecting. FABULOUS NUGGET!

[@TwoToes]

Thank you!

[@brickau4367]

Just found your channel . Amazing !! Great camera, great film work, great tips and awesome gold ! Thanks Gary !

[@TwoToes]

+Brick Au Thanks for the kind words. Makes doing the videos a lot more fun!

[@hardshellconstruct]

excellent gold and helpful tips all the way from nz keep it up cheers

[@TwoToes]

Thank you for the support!

[@TheBlackForestClockShop]

Great production Gary you make it all so interesting to watch and strait to the point! Thanks again.. looking forward to more! Jim

[@nancyaberg3204]

Thanks Gary! I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos and then putting what I learned to practical use. Great video work!

[@TwoToes]

Thank you!

[@dirkbergstrom9751]

Your vids are great! I've been meaning to go prospecting for years and you have inspired me!

[@TwoToes]

Get out there, you know you will have fun! Thanks - Gary

[@rodneybushnell9120]

Gimme more Mr. Gary love your videos very informative i am learning so much can't weight to go try what I've learned.

[@janjohannessmith7033]

a beautiful panoramic Journey from driving through the valley of the mountains down the four wheel drive dirt road and then you hike down the trail and so casually explain how you will go diving into those dangerous looking Rapids and you actually find gold sir how commendable a beautiful nature video and rewarded by the shiny yeehaw

[@Rfloyd5wanafish]

Just great stuff. Waiting on the next video. I think I watched all of them so far.

[@TwoToes]

Thank you very much!

[@steveshepherd2712]

Quality video Gary, very interesting stuff, shows what you can get if you make the effort

[@TwoToes]

Thank you.

[@thomasallport317]

Great video mate, really well shot, learnt a lot.

[@TwoToes]

Thank you!

[@curtisthornton5280]

I like your sniping videos best. I'm waiting for the runoff , I have a 2.5" highbanker dredge combo. This place I go has 100'+ canyon walls.

[@Hallettjs7957]

Thanks for some tips. Will try your methods on the Yuba this weekend

[@davidstepnenson857]

you are very good at what you do gary your awesome keep up the good work.

[@PSMITHjl]

This is so cool! I had no idea that sniping was a thing! Now I'm thinking of bringing my snorkel on vacation!

[@ShuMO99]

I love your style - you really make the work like enjoyable ... thanks for doing this!

[@TwoToes]

Thank you for the support.

[@briansullivan3691]

Awesome and very informative. It is so great to know that Americans can still search for real wealth on Public Lands. Thank you very much for sharing. I like the comments on safety, maintenance of tools both very important considerations I understand now, so thank you again very much.

[@nomana60]

Awesome video and teaching in this. Sniping will be in my future!

[@TwoToes]

Thank you.

[@inshanity84]

Wow, I learned so much from this, and the other videos. Thanks for posting, I hope you post more!

[@TwoToes]

+Shane Andersen Thank you! Will try to keep them coming.

[@brendomac848]

Thanks for the tips, I'm heading out tomorrow and will use your tips. Your video work is awesome, by the way. I appreciate it.

[@TwoToes]

Have fun and bring home a pile of gold! Thanks - Gary

[@dobos420]

Thank you for making these video's. I've learned a lot from you and your very entertaining.

[@robertmort3326]

Fantastic video very instructive and a lot of fun

[@WhoWouldWantThisName]

I'm wondering if a turkey baster would work well as a suction dredge for the fine cracks that a full size hand dredge can't fit into. Also it's a lot less baggage. When the hike is tough every bit makes a difference, as you probably know better than me.

[@steveturpin4242]

Hell...your music is good! Thanks for the vids..they are an inspiration.

[@goddog47]

Thanx for the post, I'm addicted to finding gold and this is a very useful video for future missions into the unknown! I like videos from older people because less shit, more knowledge!

[@TwoToes]

Thank you!

[@GrooberNedJardine]

yeah, I could watch more of these sniping videos ,no problem ,good stuff .and nice gold .

[@TwoToes]

Its going to be over 100 degrees for the next week, I think I need to do another sniping video! Thank you - Gary

[@davidmalton]

Your videos Rock, they are teaching me a lot!

[@TwoToes]

Thank you very much.

[@davidmalton]

Welcome do you ever take people out prospecting?

[@TwoToes]

Right now I don't have enough time. If I ever get to retire, I plan to give that a look. I might need some thing to do. Thanks for the support.

[@2580jordan]

Thanks alot. Awesome videos and appreciate the information you give

[@TwoToes]

+2580jordan Thanks for the support!

[@robwolfeauhunter8349]

good job new sub from Vancouver Island love this keep it up

[@TwoToes]

Thank you very much.

[@montyp99]

Thank you so much for the tips! May I ask, how do you ensure that you don't throw out the gold when you are scraping the gravel with the crevice tool? This looks so fun, I need to move to the mountains...

[@nancyaberg7111]

Another great video! Is this one in California?I prospect along the Klamath River. Not allowed to dredge or use any motors. Now watching this video, I'll dust off my scuba diving suit and got more crevicing tools from your store, so will be sniping this summer.

[@eddieg5466]

You are really a true inspiration my man !! God bless you !! 🤠✌

[@donaldjohnson4019]

Wow a 1/4 Ounce Nugget Nice 2 Toes In N.Cali Is Knocking it Out Way to Go Gary !

[@2580jordan]

Wondering what brands of goggles,snorkel, and wetsuit you use or would recommend. Thanks

[@TwoToes]

+2580jordan Most of the stuff these days is made in Taiwan, not much difference between them. I buy US when I can. When it comes to goggles buy good ones, they will last for many years. Comfort is the most important thing, they have to fit good, you will be wearing them for hours at a time. I like the small snorkeling type because they fix in a pack better, and they are less likely to break. I like a snorkel with out a purge. I have gone threw 3 last year, none were any good. I'm still looking. In the spring, I use a 6.5 mm farmer john wetsuit with the hood attached. When the water warms up, I switch to a 3mm one piece suit. Don't spend a lot on a wetsuit, they get tore up fairly quick (2 -3 years).

[@Денис-ф1х6ч]

Warm greetings from frosty Siberia!A very interesting video!!! Thank you for sharing your secrets.

[@TwoToes]

+Простой поход Glad you enjoyed it. Thank You - Stay warm!

[@WestCoastGoldProspecting]

Howdy mister, when you come up to the Medford (Southern Oregon) area get ahold of me. I have some good little spots you might like. Great job and video by the way 😁🤙

[@JS-ud7ml]

Great Vids !!! They are to the point and always a joy to watch. I live in Colorado and work in Cali. Really wanting to get helicopter dropped far enough out to get away from the trails. Have you ever done that?

[@TwoToes]

Many a time!

[@goldhunterturkey3439]

Good natura, good water, good working and good gold. I wish y'll best to do.

[@TwoToes]

Thank you very much!

[@jonathanmaynard8998]

Gary you must have missed my comment about where to look for gold in michigan and where to do my research.What sites? Or am I just wasting my time in michigan ? My health isnt the best but Id love to pan some gold.Do you remember me? Ive made quite a few comments on your site.Your the man Gary,Thanks

[@TwoToes]

Your best bet is to research old records and news papers to see if gold has been found in Michigan. Here is a good site to start - news.google.com/newspapers

[@islandwoodsie4519]

Hmmm, my post got cut off for some reason. I wanted to say, i`m almost 60 and have been saving up for a trip to Alaska next summer. Sadly i live in PA and haven`t heard of a speck of gold found anywhere near here.

[@TwoToes]

Hope you are able to make your trip to Alaska, and bring home some GOLD! Thanks again - Gary

[@1000000trs]

Question...... Really enjoyed this video Two Toes. I understand about looking on the inside, and in the crevices. But How do I know which stretch of river to search to start with? For example you sometimes now to walk a mile upstream before starting your search. What characterizes the right stretch of river? big thanks.

[@NewfoundlandDetectorist]

Great video...Oh, and good on the background music.

[@robertlaplante8043]

pretty sure its from coroline on loop

[@mrMacGoover]

Hi Gary, love your videos and just subscribed to your channel, I was wonder if you could zoom in on your final clean ups and pan shots or maybe just bring your finds closer to the camera? thanks and keep up the good work!

[@TwoToes]

I am getting a new lens for the camera that will allow me to do close ups a lot better. Thanks - Gary

[@devito501]

Great video . Some amazing gold you found . Regards from scotland.

[@TwoToes]

+devito501 Thank you. I love the days when I go home with a nugget. Its great to hear from Scotland!

[@prospectorjake933]

Great Video, Rinds me of the Yuba This upcoming summer I’m going to use these skills that you’ve taught me and use them on my claim on the south yuba 👍

[@kusTVadventures]

Summer here, going out soon to try sniping for the first time. I'll make a vid and post it to my channel. Just subbed too mate.

[@TwoToes]

Been raining for the last 3 weekends here. I think it will be a while before I get to go out for gold. Good luck, bring home a big hunk! Thanks for the support - Gary

[@Jessgo33-]

Awesome video they are very good, and I love the narrative part the best.. :)

[@TwoToes]

Thank you.

[@einsteindrieu]

Nice gold Two Toes !!,nice area to !!

[@PointGuardTalentAgen]

Thank you mate I actually learnt a lot from you...cheers

[@TwoToes]

+m ra Thank you!

[@robertcaldwell3055]

love your educational videos,thank you.

[@CrabberPA]

Great video. Wish PA had some gold areas like what you have :-)

[@TwoToes]

We have the gold, but we have the stupid California laws too. Thanks - for the support.

[@moltenconcepts398]

Great video, good to see some actual footage of gold being found while sniping. You got a sub from me! What state are you in?

[@TwoToes]

California, thanks for the support!

[@nissimnave]

great shootings! thank you!

[@TwoToes]

+Nissim Nave Thank you very much

[@treasurehuntingscotlandmud9340]

enjoyed the video thanks for sharing

[@williamoman5028]

Excellent job! Especially the underwater camera work. Never tried this but would like to. I assume the suction bottle is for 'vacuuming' little flakes from off the bottom? I've subscribed to your channel to learn more. Thank you!

[@TwoToes]

The suction bottle works great for sucking up small pieces of gold. It also works great as a small flusher. Thanks and welcome aboard!

[@tonysouthern3017]

14:33 - did you miss a bit lower screen?

[@TwoToes]

With my eyes, anything is possible. But, gold is one thing I can see best! LOL Thanks - Gary

[@shawndoe2834]

If you have time in the future I wouldn't mind more on locating area's of river for sniping. I was pretty amazed at the white-water you were sniping in, it was clipping along pretty good. I was also surprised that you could see so well under all the white-water, never would have guessed it. Do you always pick white-water area's over calm sections? And also is there much more of a benefit for guys who snipe with scuba tanks?

[@TwoToes]

+Shawn Doe I have a video on " How to Crevice for gold " You use the same methods to locate areas under water. Sniping is just crevicing under water. When working the white water, most of the time the bubbles don't make it all the way to the bottom. I like working in the areas most sane people won't go. The hard part is staying put. I use hookah sometime to snipe, but scuba tanks are to heavy and they don't last long enough. To use the tanks you would have work in a areas that are to close to the road.

[@susanhamilton1922]

This was fun to watch,,, awesome video...👍👍😀😀✌

[@AmericanMadeAdventures]

Is there a suction device that you could use to pull the material from the crevices? Very cool video! Subbed, Thumb up and bell clicked after watching only 2 from your channel. Excellent content, very entertaining and educational. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@brucekeeler6690]

Hi Gary, love your programs, where can I get the two orange handled crevice tools you have? Thanks...........Bruce

[@TwoToes]

I am out right now. I am working on another run, hope to have them ready wed - thur next week.

[@juanmanuellopez6599]

congratulación very nice videos I folow your canal I live in patagonia Argentina .

[@triplebacon1]

Superb Gary!

[@chadjelliston5652]

Awesome video! Why don’t you snipe as much anymore? Or do you just not video it as much?

[@KEVINNOAD1]

Great Knowledge and no B.S. You Really Rock and Roll Thank you