What I look for when detecting a old hydraulic pit to find larger gold.

[@carocarp5]

Gary, I cut a corner off a blue tarp, about 2' by 2', and use it to put my diggings on. It keeps everything from getting mixed up with the surrounding dirt and you can spread the dirt around or put it into piles for further detecting. Also folds up and fits neatly into your back pocket. It saves a lot of time.

[@jimgriffiths9071]

Spotting the "out of place" rocks was incredible. Now that was experience talking. Just loved it!

[@zaynebrayan7203]

You prolly dont care at all but does anybody know a tool to get back into an Instagram account?? I was stupid lost my password. I appreciate any assistance you can give me!

[@franciscokaiden4695]

@Zayne Brayan Instablaster :)

[@zaynebrayan7203]

@Francisco Kaiden I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and im trying it out now. Seems to take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.

[@zaynebrayan7203]

@Francisco Kaiden It worked and I finally got access to my account again. I am so happy! Thanks so much, you saved my ass !

[@franciscokaiden4695]

@Zayne Brayan No problem =)

[@GramCanyonSam]

Just what I needed on this rainy morning , short on toes long video 👍🏻⛰⛏🇺🇸

[@TwoToes]

I think I got that gene from mom, she will talk for hours. lol

[@GramCanyonSam]

@@TwoToes 😁 I could listen for hours 👍🏻thanks Gary

[@lonesquid]

Hey Gary - I don't think your videos are too long. I always find myself sorry when they're over, because every minute of them is informative and entertaining. Thank you for being you, and for sharing so generously with us all! Oh yeah - and the way you spotted those "out of place" rocks? Dang! You're the master!!

[@californiamotherlodeprospect]

Excellent Video Gary you had me on the edge of my seat the whole time! I was waiting for this one as I knew from talking to you last you had found something good.. Made me smile to think that just when you were finding all that gold it was right around the same time I was finding my nice haul that day.. Your right, you better go with Bennett if hes tryin to take you! Great gold and video Gary!

[@TwoToes]

I'm thinking we have a layer of snow over the high gold fields. Now I don't have a excuse to get out of working on the house.

[@dalekundtz4603]

I always laugh when people say "ahh, just small gold.". Gold is gold and it adds up...lol. Most of us are out for time in nature and, if lucky, we find some shiny. It adds up and will give us some $$ eventually. Thanks for taking us along and explaining things along the way. Hope you have a Merry Christmas!

[@kennyjet]

I'm 59 yrs old..this is my first week watching gold prospecting videos. I know nothing about this subject. I'm a city guy, don't care much about hiking, camping.. Yet, I find your videos very instructional, professional, concise, and fun...im fascinated by how you read the landscape around you.,! thx for sharing your adventures. I might do this as a new hobby.. you're a fantastic teacher.. gonna binge watch all your channel..Subscribed👍

[@goldneckprospecting4534]

The 1st spot you were talking about with bennit is the spot I go to....good video. Happy hunting.

[@georgemohr]

At the ripe old age of 72, I'm in my 5th year of metal detecting. Honestly, most my hunting has been around old home-sites and parks. Recently I picked up a Whites TDI-Pro with a 7inch Miner John coil. I live in Corning, Ca ... not to far from your neck of the woods. Your videos have been a major inspiration to me. Hoping I can get some experience here, in Northern California, and learn a new skill with my PI machine. It's just a plain fun hobby, yes? Side note: Who says retirement is boring? =)

[@TwoToes]

I have been detecting for 50 years and still get excited with every target.

[@Smithsgold]

@@TwoToes even 22 bullets !!!!!!!

[@karolyferenc3184]

Absolutely love your videos,it's always nice to sit on the shoulders of the giants,and learn from experienced prospectors.🙏🏼 Hello from UK 👋🏽

[@tdiron5277]

Research + yrs of experience are his keys to the fun . The 🐐⛏🌲 👍😎✌️.

[@aumetalmental8403]

Really cemented that "recheck your hole" statement hey. Awesome😎

[@justinernsberger1817]

What a hot little spot you found! Always look forward to Monday mornings with the GOAT! Much love from Lake county.

[@timwhite6511]

Thank you Gary! I learn something new every time you post a video. That's why the length of the video doesn't even bother me. I've never seen an explaination of how to find big gold at a hydrolic pit as what you did in this video. You've helped me find more and bigger gold both with knowledge and with tool selection. I have a Marion tool and the others you sell and love them! Thank you for presenting your wisdom and sharing on site what you are doing, using and thinking. I just had to write you. I'm really fired up for prospecting now because, now, thanks to you, I have a way of doing things that really work well. The other day at the river I found twice as much in 1 hr as I have before, working it all day! That makes it fun! Don't worry about length. If you're presenting good info, who cares how long it is! Keep them coming Gary! Monday Mining Day!! Love it!

[@sherylwilson9584]

When you were detecting the large rock I thought you had two hits before moving rock, and so you did🤗🤗🤗

[@leannkennedy6568]

Personally, I like "stupid long."

[@bedrockbennett1827]

Damn you killed it once again great job... your knowledge is top notch

[@californiamotherlodeprospect]

That sure was fun to watch!

[@mininhawaiian2911]

Dang bennett you weren’t kidding . That gold he found at your spot was heavy and water worn!

[@bedrockbennett1827]

@@californiamotherlodeprospect great video right

[@jasond6770]

Really enjoyed this video and so glad you found some nice gold! That one area was awesome! Thanks for all the teaching/sharing you do.

[@piedmontartifacts8910]

My two favorite hobby’s. Prospecting and metal detecting. Well done Gary.

[@rastamanralph6670]

All that gold has give me my daily fix.well worth the length of the video.you have so much knowledge to share and learning takes time.🌟✨👍😊

[@successfulfailure3534]

No such thing as too long when the gold is that beautiful and the nugget are that big! Great video!

[@junemelin]

Such a good cache. Need a headlight on that kind of prospecting trip. Thanks Gary for a great educational outing.

[@Mike-co9te]

Cant beat that experience. Thank you sir for the lessons and taking us along! Big congrats on your finds.

[@edmc1000]

Reminds me of digging a hole of civil war minnie balls back in Virginia. Every time I got one out still another signal still there. Got nine from that one hole. Great spot Gary . As always thanks for taking us along.

[@aaronbazor2604]

Gary, very informative video. Great finds! I appreciate you explaining what type of area you are in, what you are looking for and why, along with your thought process. You also take the time to move the camera to share it all with us. Thanks again... Aaron

[@richardmayell9684]

That was probably the most exciting few minutes I’ve seen in any video of yours or others. I hope to take your knowledge and find gold like you Gary. If I only found a tenth of what you find I’d be happy. Look forward to the next one 👍

[@ajewon615]

I'm glad you mention the quartz in the the gold. In my area there have been two found and they went for about $50,000.

[@carvinlambert6899]

I sure enjoyed this one Gary! I sure hope that you're going back here, and am looking forward to some more of those out of place rocks!! Man that was exciting!! Thank you !!!

[@jeremyowen1]

I'm 26 and I don't think I could keep up with you on your hikes. Keepin' busy keeps ya young, proofs in the puddin'. I also appreciate the longer videos!

[@1000000trs]

Brilliant Video - loved every second: hilarious one minute, tremendously exiting the next. That hole that kept on giving was awesome. And so full of generous knowledge sharing too. GReat.

[@TreasureExplorer-Twig]

Great info! We are working a bunch of old hydraulic workings. Thanks for sharing!

[@oov55]

Nice man, knows what he's doing, good communicator..and a chilled guy. Thanks for the smiles Gary - I'm European.. there's no Calif gold where we are :-)

[@mininhawaiian2911]

Thanks for more great info Gary You have had a great year !! The gold you got with Bennett were some heavy slugs! Thanks for the great experience at your hydro pit. I Look forward to this spring .. It’s back to Hawaii for me but at least I got all your future videos to watch this winter!!

[@TwoToes]

Going to miss finding your gold! lol Have a safe trip and looking forward to seeing you and Tim next year.

[@mininhawaiian2911]

Haha ya you Gary I’m gonna get a better detector and hopefully I won’t be missing nuggets anymore lol See you this spring 🤙

[@blueleadgoldproductions133]

@@TwoToes Like migrating snowbirds, the Kanakas will be flying North to return to gold country in April. Summers prospecting in gold country and winters surfing in Hawaii is the plan for my retirement. It will be nice to have JC back here to keep me company. See you next spring.

[@jerryblack6948]

Hey I live in the area at property in the area around the Truax Road area and I think there's some areas are that you should look at let me know if you're interested

[@genofromrenoprospector6940]

Excellent tutorial Gary. That sure was a hot pocket. Nice. Hope to meet you at Tim's dig this coming season. Should be lots of fun.

[@TwoToes]

Got the day marked out on the calendar.

[@devin1754]

Always informative and funny. Thanks Gary for being such an informative educator for prospectors.

[@bigfootingermany]

Wow Gary, you knocked it out of the park again! Bob

[@firewaterforgeofarizona4304]

Thanks for taking us along

[@aumetalmental8403]

I totally agree about digging every hole. An iron signal could be covering up a good target underneath. That's why you always recheck your hole. ✌😎

[@S13402]

I keep praying for this man, like watching his videos .. very informative!

[@PingerProspecting]

Well Sir, you can't beat experience. I learned a lot, thanks to Gary for the show. Gold Work !!!!

[@majorronaldmandell7835]

What a productive day! I loved every minute of it. Not one moment of boredom! Beautiful gold! Your total weight was s out 11 grams. 11 X $48 = $528 (roughly). Way to go!

[@MarvUSA]

Nice Finds Gary. What a great few hunts you had. Thanks again for the wonderful videos.

[@erlingharaldsen1684]

Hello from Fort Bragg again. As far as my wife and myself are concerned, you can't make a video that is to long. We can take all you can put out. Thank you for sharing all the good times!!!

[@michaelbarry4465]

Wow, awesome job at the Hydraulic pit, I will definitely take another look at this video

[@jeffsmidwestgoldadventures4593]

Great video to toes and talk about a little nugget patch that was awesome you don’t run across that very often well stay safe and keep the videos rolling we love to watch you thanks a lot and have a good one out for now

[@jefferywilson4091]

You have a sharp eye when it comes to picking out your spots. Also not being able to use your left hand has slowed you down.

[@pauljacobs8073]

This video is one of my favorites! Perfect example of real knowledge. Awesome for the fact that you truly prove that always checking your hole before moving on is so important. I think you could even find gold in a Waimart parking lot. Im amazed at your keen sense of location. Im hoping I can do a some prospecting with you sometime. You have my ph #, lets go!! I also want you to come up to my claim when the snow melts next year.

[@friendlyguy1074]

Treasure pit under that rock :) Thank you for great educational videos, we newbiees appreciate it so much

[@johnsaucerhunter]

Nice adventure there Gary to the pits. Great little missed hole under that rock.

[@jerrettfeatherston7530]

If your can handle it’s a good adventure. Pretty place. Liked the video.I don’t think I would want to leave.

[@mikeobrien4437]

Great video. Your knowledge is priceless . Nice gold!!!!

[@kristinacable]

This is so exciting for me! I love watching you hunt

[@mincarelleonostri4350]

Ahoy YAH, thanks for Gary's lessons based on personal experience so i'm learning while here in New Jersey while i'm nearing my Day One when i will be free for leaving here for having good fun while finding Au in USA's safe areas of wilderness in California.

[@joeljohnson5260]

Great video! Glad I found ya. Super informative. I really appreciate how you explain how to find gold in depth. Old guys always have the most knowledge! I’m hooked! Thank you for sharing

[@tammypatton8800]

Those nuggets are beautiful. Nice finds

[@PaNDaSNiP3R]

Thank you for teach us. I really do value everything you and many others have been giving us. I’ve been inspired to get out next spring myself.

[@neilcotter6035]

So glad I found your channel. Love these videos. Reminds me of the many weekends spent up in the Plumas NF on the gold claims!

[@GrooberNedJardine]

The time just flew by Gary , i was with you all the way when you were hunting those nuggets out lol, , you had me in suspenders , ha ha ,great vid ,thanks for taking us along , cheers .

[@mikemarriam]

Great to learn from you and see you finding some really nice gold.

[@philegumbo7822]

I really enjoy your methods, you show a systematic way to do our searches. Thank You ! PR

[@onemansthought]

Honey hole!!! Thank you for teaching us, I keep learning so much from you!

[@donaldking8288]

That's awesome Prospecting with a detector is the best hobby in the world , I have a whites GMT and it's excellent, extremely sensitive, awesome video and good luck 👍

[@frankyates1054]

You are fun to watch Gary.Thanks for another lesson.

[@MannyScoot]

I leave about 80 iron, lead, BB's and shotgun shells and aluminum foil where I parked..... That way the next guy that shows up get back in his vehicle hangs a U-turn and finds a new spot to dig.... Ha ha ..... Thanks for the video ...... Keep filming the videos that are very enjoyable and you have a top personality ..... Thanks again !!!!!!

[@robertloth3224]

Excellent educational and rewarding video. Another winner, TT. Continued good luck in the future.

[@tattoedmat]

Very nice chunky gold and very practical and well explained process of

[@kennethclark5636]

That was wonderful Gary. I always look forward to watching your videos. God bless and have a great holiday season.

[@FlourgoldWizards]

I always enjoy your vids Gary!!!! Hello from sunny Wisconsin ✌️😎

[@FlourgoldWizards]

It’s really not that sunny.....

[@TwoToes]

Same here! lol

[@bobcansee]

Wow Gary you found a nice spot! Id be going back there for sure (and Im sure you will lol) Thanks for taking us with you and all that you do!

[@cowboygeologist7772]

Great finds. I got a overload signal on my GPZ-7000 and even thought, "some idiot left their soda can here and it got burried". I started to go on and not dig it up. I decided to go ahead and remove it. About 1 inch down was a 1/4 ounce gold nugget!

[@608garage8]

your videos could never be too long. I love to absorb your knowledge and would be a honor to gold mine with u. im in Wisconsin home of the gold u cant see with a naked eye and cant catch with the newest technology. wife and I are taking a trip this June 11th to south dakota black hills for a week and then from there to Nevada for a week and back home. so we can actually find some gold. I have filled my cart with your tools on your website and will be ordering them asap.

[@blueleadgoldproductions133]

Damn! That does it, I'm getting a metal detector. It's all about the gravel...even in hydraulic pits. It's been a a year with a lot of great finding of buried treasure. Poker is a game with a large element of chance, but its skill that gets the same group of guys to the world series of poker year after year. Apparently the same is true for prospecting. Thanks for sharing the techniques and thanks for another great video.

[@bobbys5775]

An old miner stopped there to fix his boot and dropped that gold out of his pocket.

[@TwoToes]

A old miner stopped there picked them up and put them in his pocket a hundred and thirty five years later. lol

[@MericaAdventures]

Hey Gary bet you have liquid gold for blood you are a true gold hound. Great instruction video. And nice little pocket you found!! Well done sir 👍🇺🇸⚒🍀😊

[@getdownanddirtyprospecting]

great video and some mighty fine nuggets, Yep i would strip around that area of the large rocks and have another detect and where those nuggets came from i would bag some gravel to pan out cheers Glenno.

[@onemansthought]

Gary another top notch video, thank you. Can you do a video on researching areas to detect, ie finding old hydraulic pit locations online, things like that.....

[@WildWestGal]

Fantastic outing and great tutorial! There's no substitute for the 'eye of experience'. As always, thank you for sharing your brilliant skills, Gary!!! PS -- the video didn't seem long at all, I was riveted the whole way through1

[@allansgoldmining]

Great day on the gold ! Very nice specimens ! Hope you find more. Best of luck to you !

[@nulife022]

Thanks, gaining experience without the pain.

[@lukasblazek5225]

That is one likeable pile of gold! :) Nice video, nice commentary. Thank you.

[@jamesmudd2227]

Awesome gold gary! I very much enjoy all of your videos, you're very knowledgeable!!! Almost 1/2 ounce of gold is great for only 3 trips out!!!

[@josephpecoul6532]

Ive watched this video 3 or 4 times now and i believe its my favorite

[@matthewblack987]

Easy west coast gold, come to Georgia and help us dig this overburden! Lol Nice day Gary, nice hole with all those peices!

[@DuaneTheOakHirst]

You definitely nailed it that day! Sweet

[@oldminer5387]

Outstanding video Gary, thank you for sharing your insights.

[@insolentstickleback3266]

That was excellent! Thanks Gary!

[@hwesley111]

Great video Double T!

[@everetthouserakadto4190]

Just a thank you You’re a bigger help to beginners like me then you’ll ever know From an Old Jarhead Semper Fi and God bless you

[@davidvilla3243]

Lesson well learned from a miner to a miner.Thank You.

[@KristopherPierce-by5wl]

I'm wondering if the gravel and dirt that you picked up around these pieces of gold would be a good thing to bag up and take home to pan out?

[@roadapple8193]

Great video Gary !!! I love watching how you work with that metal detector finding the GOLD ! You got enough to melt it down and make a Christmas ornament... LoL " Merry Christmas to you and your family" and keep the videos coming into the new year !

[@brandonburdette7895]

I really like the longer videos thank you for doing the longer videos

[@josephpecoul6532]

Ole son that is big gold and thanks for letting us watch.

[@xxoozzcici13]

Incredible job. So nice to see that gold.

[@lozzcalderwood9584]

The longer get the better another class video lovin it 👍

[@planetprospector5872]

Nice looking pieces, great job.

[@ericsaddington3885]

Loved the video just a bit confused about your version of what is a small piece of gold, we must have different sizing methods in Australia. Keep up the great videos

[@paullong4471]

Good spot for colors..congratulation! God bless

[@sbadolian]

Where do you find that magnetic claw scraper??

[@goldennuggs5608]

Holy moly Gary, that is some awesome nuggets there mate👍