First GOLD for 2011!!!

[drewan29]

I just wanted to head into town to go pick up a gold pan. When my wife got home I loaded up my detector,scoop and hip waders ... Just in case. Picked up the pan and grabbed a bite and off to the beach we went.
I spent about 2 hrs at the swim hole I normally hit nothing but can slaw and a dime,quarter,nickel and the black thing is a ??? coin I hope it's around the same size as a quarter and heavy. Then moved to a little beach down the road that I just started hunting this year.
I got out of the van the wife was turned on the Excal and took 2 steps and it dang near blew my ears off a nice 10K with I think is a saphire and 2 little diamonds then spent the rest of the time digging clad. I love the SS the only arm that got sore was my digging arm lol.
So here it is sorry for the long post.
the good, the clad and the ugly.
Thanks for looking
drewan

 

[deepseeker442]

nice wrg

 

[Terry Soloman]

Great find Drewan, Congratulations! I'll get my first ring one of these days. Thanks for keeping me pumped.

 

[drewan29]

LOL Thank you and your welcome Terry I had to keep hitting the forums to keep the ambition up lol
GL & HH-drewan

 

[mudpuppy]

Very Nice, Drew! Keep with the long write ups...we like all the details of the hunt to keep us motivated. Good Luck!
Mud

 

[bootyhoundpa]

that new shaft is paying off already.......

 

[drewan29]

Very Nice, Drew! Keep with the long write ups...we like all the details of the hunt to keep us motivated. Good Luck!
Mud

Thank you Mudpuppy will do lol.

 

[drewan29]

that new shaft is paying off already.......

It is Bootyhound if felt good swinging it no fatigue at all.