Fisher Gold Bug 2
Street Price $850 - Gold nugget
Number of Reviews: 15
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John in AZ in USA -The Fisher Gold Bug 2 is excellent for small nuggets, sub-grain gold and flakes. My Prospecting buddy and I go out weekly in the Bradshaws. I take my Minelab and he has the Fisher GB2. He NEVER gets skunked. I have a Minelab 2200v2 which is fantastic for larger size deep nuggets. He kicks my butt every time. If you work in areas that have small nuggets/grain size, get a Fisher GB2
May 02, 2010
18 Yes
0 No
Slowly slowly , catchy monkey.
ausdigger in pyramul, Australia -
Not had it for long & still working out the bugs (no pun intended). Bought second hand from a detector shop with warranty for a great price(was shop owners personal detector). Have found discriminate works to a degree. Small iron is canceled out but if its a big bit of iron or close to the surface it still tells you to dig.
Found nothing yet but thats not the detectors fault, I am taking it to the beach next even though thats not what it's designed for. Will tell all about how it goes.
Apr 24, 2010
3 Yes
0 No
Big to minute it gets them all .... NO Bull***t
Chrispy in Scotland -I've used this now for 8 years, and am changing to a Minelab GPX4500, as I need to work salty soil. I've pulled out nuggets to 7 Grm and stuff so small it's difficult to almost see.
And this is in Scotland. If only I could get to Ozland !!!!!! Learn and keep at it, you will win. This for me is the bees knees !!!
Chris
Apr 21, 2010
3 Yes
1 No
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Mike in Christchurch, New Zealand -I did a lot of homework before becoming convinced this was the best machine to start with as my interest lay in finding nuggets in comparatively clean ground and I did not want to spend more than NZ$1200 (about US$800).
It's excellent for finding even very small bits of gold in rock crevices. It's easy for anyone to use with a little patience and willingness to read the manual. Once ground-balance adjusted for the type of ground being searched it gives clear signals when even tiny crumbs of metal are found. Definitely best used with earphones. Only drawback is it also find every kind of junk including tiny crumbs of foil, lead shot, flakes or rust, even tiny fragments of corroded wire rope. But that just proves it is super sensitive. However I am never able to say with any certainty "that's not gold" when listening to any signal. I have to dig up every bit of junk!
I'd be really interested in hearing from anyone who can offer advice on getting better discrimination and interpreting signals -- please email me m.bradstock@paradise.net.nz
Jan 11, 2010
30 Yes
4 No
Ground Balancing
Cube Monkey in Phoenix, AZ -
In AZ, the soil is heavily mineralized. I found I would have to ground balance between every other swing because the detector was too sensitive. I'm sure it's a great detector for a place like Alaska... ...not so good in AZ.
Jun 29, 2009
28 Yes
2 No
Great gold detector
joseph t. in utah -I am extremly pleased with my Goldbug 2. This detector picks up gold so small that its hard to find. It will also pick up all other metals also so be ready to do a lot of digging. If its small gold you want to find I have never seen another detector that will work as good as the Goldbug 2.
Sep 09, 2008
87 Yes
4 No
goldbug 2
rocky in alaska -I just got this wonderful lightweight detector, and though I have never actually used it, I am certain it's going to be fun as soon as the temp raises above 15 below and the snow thaws
Jan 11, 2007
10 Yes
115 No
not what I thought
James in west Texas -
I spent a lot of money for something that has never really worked the way all the hype indicated. Maybe I have a lemon. Maybe I don't know how to use it but I have owned other detectors and I have really studied the manual and other literature. The iron discriminator does not seem to work at all, in fact, it seems to pick up iron better in that mode. I have gone to several areas that should be loaded with gold, but never find anything but trash and hot rocks.
Sep 12, 2006
39 Yes
12 No
Best on small nuggets
Steve in Oregon -The Gold Bug 2 is the best nugget detector for sub-grain nuggets especially when using the small coil. It is also the easiest to learn to ground balance and the most forgiving when the balance is slightly off. It does struggle a bit in areas littered with "hotrocks" and I don't trust the "IRON ID".
Dec 07, 2004
69 Yes
4 No
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Stephen Eshbaugh in Goldfields -This is the best small nugget detector made-bar none. I've picked up pieces
1/4th the size of a pinhead or smaller using the 6 1/2" coil. If you want the best- this is it.
Apr 22, 2004
49 Yes
3 No
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