My buddy Mark and I have been loyal Minelab guys for years and every time a new machine comes out we are first in line. The CTX 3030 really impressed me and I have been a loyal CTX 3030 guys since the first day it was released. The machine never ceases to amaze me!!
On a recent relic hunting trip to a gold rush house site, I decided to widen my search area and started to hunt the edges of the site. Bang-- I got a nice 39/40 signal on the CTX 3030. From past experience, I knew that larger gold nuggets hit in this range so I chiselled at the hard clay with my pick for a while and when I was down about 8 inches I slowed down and started scratching at the ground to see if I could get an edge to give me an idea of what the "treasure" was that was hiding in the dirt. I finally gave a quick rub and saw the glint of gold!!
Déjà Vu -- this has happened before and it was just as exciting!! I quickly called Mark over to take control of the camera while I popped the nugget out of the ground. We got the final dig live on video. I finally ‘popped’ the nugget from it resting place and went crazy when I realized it was at least 2 ounces in size. A nice chunky nugget with a lot of character! My largest nugget ever found ( 2.5 oz) and I found it with my Minelab CTX 3030. What a great machine! I own a Minelab GPX 5000, which is the cream of the crop when looking for gold, but the three largest nuggets that I have ever found were found with the CTX 3030!!
The rush and excitement of the find is why I love detecting so much. The finds are just a bonus!!
Thank you Minelab for making the perfect detector for my style of hunting!
As stated last time: Minelab Rocks! And when those “rocks” are gold nuggets—even better!!
Ron – CA, USA
