[meteorite-list] - Fisher Gold Bug owners?

[michael cottingham]

Hello,

A quick side note about Fisher Gold Bug's I and II . I have both and  
sometimes I can't tell the difference between the two. I use my old  
one -GB1, 80% of the time.  In fact, I found over 1 1/2 ounces of gold  
nuggets this week.

Better yet, in WEST, Texas I found nearly 200 grams of complete stones  
with my Gold Bug 1, found them in the tall grass.  Even though West  
(Ash Creek), is an L6, the Gold Bug picked them up. I have 6 metal  
detectors, and the Gold Bug I and II were the only ones that would  
pick up the West meteorite. I would easily recommend an older Fisher   
Gold Bug 1, make sure it comes with a manual though and expect to  
spend some real time getting use to it.

Best Wishes

Michael Cottingham
On Jun 1, 2009, at 9:51 PM, Linton Rohr wrote:

> Thank you, Erik.
> Based on that, I'll try to find myself a Gold Bug II,
> but if I come across a good deal on the original model,
> that might be fine to get started with.
> Linton
>
>
> Erik Fisler erikfwebb at msn.com
> Mon Jun 1 04:14:52 EDT 2009
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> The second version has a substantially higher frequency so it's  
> really hot on metal.
> John Wolfe's can pick up some gold basin L's and Palo Verde Mine L's  
> that a GMT can't.
> He showed me some very nice specimen gold too.
>
> With my Dad's Gold Bug Origional, I have found bird shot 8 inches  
> deep, as loud as a wistle.
> Either one is good on meteorites but I would sugest paying for the  
> version two.
>
> [Erik]
>
>> From: lintonius at earthlink.net
>
>> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
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>> Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 23:57:23 -0700
>
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] - Fisher Gold Bug owners?
>
>>
>
>> Greetings listees.
>
>> I know some of you prefer to use the Fisher Gold Bug II metal  
>> detectors.
>
>> I've been watching for a "pre-owned model" and what I'm wondering  
>> is...
>
>> Is the difference between the Gold Bug II and the original subtle, or
>
>> substantial?
>
>> Should I bother with the original at a good price, or hold out for  
>> the newer
>
>> model?
>
>> Either way, this will be my first detector. Any advice would be  
>> highly
>
>> appreciated.
>
>> Thank you.
>
>> Linton
>
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