Dream Mat 8x35 Bigfoot Sluice. My Biggest Gold Pan Cleanup Ever! I Was Stunned! Gold’s KRYPTONITE!
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In this video I put the 8x35 Dream Mat Bigfoot Sluice to work and I get my biggest gold clean up to date!
I used the Vortex Mat and ran everything unclassified. I would estimate around 9 buckets worth of material over 3 hours that I ran through with only one clean up.
I’m so impressed with Dream Mat and can’t wait to test the other mats I have for my Bigfoot.
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Right On Stoney, Dude nice day. 👍 Thanks for bringing Us along. Take care Brother
HZ! Good morning my friend! Thanks again for stopping by and checking my video out. Appreciate it so much!
Great day at the creek. Your Florida fans would love some of your dirt. Very nice recovery.
Thank you so much! Super glad you liked the video and I was really really surprised to see how much I recovered. I was expecting something but not on that level! It’s funny you mentioned the dirt…. It’s nothing concrete yet, but I’ve been working on something. I’d love to send you a bag! I’ll let you know! Thanks again!
I wasn't afraid to hit the like.
I knew you would 🤣
You can't argue with the results. That was a great pan at any standards. Go for that gold all day long. Great video, great location. Nothin' but the good stuff!
My brother WheezinGeezer! Oh for sure! No complaints at all. That was a great 3ish hours and I will run more for sure. I still can’t believe I found that much. My wife was even surprised and wanted to grab a shovel and help me! 🤣🤣🤣 One thing I learned in this video, is that I have no idea when it comes to how much I have in the pan. When I saw the amount in the pan, I really thought it was only going to be a 1/4 to a 1/3 of a gram. I’ll take it! Thanks brother. Always appreciate you coming by!
I just bought a combo dream mat for my A52. I just installed it Friday night. We have flood water running in our river right now so I am going to wait till it slows down a bit. I can't wait to try out my dream mat.
High Tone! Thanks awesome and I know you’re going to love it! It’s honestly night and day. Yea some people will never convert and that’s ok, but since I’ve went to dream mat, I’ve consistently got better gold recovery. This video proved it to me once and for all. If I would of used my Keene I would of probably only found 50-75 flakes and would have to run it all classified and do multiple clean outs. So I wouldn’t of been able to run that much through it. Anyhow. It works, and it works great!
Great video, man. Nice explanation for how the dream mat works, then you double down and yank almost a gram of gold out. Very good day in my book.Thanks for sharing.👍
Hey Rich! I appreciate you coming by and yea, I killed it that day! You’ve seen me use the Keene in the past and I do like it, but I always found that I was only recovering like a max amount. It was weird and I had to clean the sluice multiple times and run everything classified. With this vortex mat I was able to run it with no limitations and put so much more through it. I couldn’t believe how much I got. I thought when I saw it in the pan that it was only going to be 1/4 to a 1/3 of a gram. So when I saw almost a gram, I about jumped out of my clothes. That was by far my best cleanup to date. I’m excited to get back out there and see if I am still on it. The only downside with doing it how I did it, is I might of only been on the hot spot the first hour and the rest was just dead material. So maybe I need to do more cleanups so I know what areas to focus in, because that area was like a 12 square foot area that I dug in. Anyhow. Thanks for coming by and I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Beautiful property, bro!
Thanks man! We love it too. The wife after she saw what I recovered even offered to shovel for me! 🤣🤣🤣
Couldn't agree more. Love my Bigfoot sluice with with the Combo Dream Mat in it.
Thanks Sasquatch! That was a very good day and I couldn’t be happier! That Bigfoot sluice killed it!
Nice pan. Keep on getting out there. stay safe
Appreciate that Moe! I hope you’re having a great weekend :)
You meant to say .924 grams. 😂 Such a beautiful creek. I really like that dream mat. Looks like a winner for sure!
Lol! Hey Silver! Thanks for coming in! Yea I obviously have no idea how a gram versus a 1/4 to a 1/3 of a gram looks in a pan. I should of stuck with my original flub of saying it was a gram but I only thought I had 1/3 gram at most. I was really surprised when I weighed it up! My wife even grabbed a shovel and wanted to start digging! Hahaha. Thanks for coming by!
That turned out to be a great day on the gold! The Bigfoot sluice is a serious gold grabber. Thanks for sharing Stoney!
My man Tony! Heck yea it was a great day! I still can’t believe it and hope to have many more like that day! I hope you’re doing well down south! You guys have all of the spots! That’s for sure :)
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser I hope you have many more like this and better! You know we’ve been hitting it hard down here! We’ve gotta get you down here again soon, send you home with some chunky Oregon metal!
I’d love to come back down! We’ll get something in the future going for sure :)
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser absolutely buddy. I look forward to it!
Now I believe in Bigfoot, the Bigfoot Sluice that that is!
🤣 you shovel and put it in the thing.
That's a pretty dope mat though.
Yes! When I saw David just shovel into his unclassified I was even more sold. Saves so much time!
Very noice stoney
Thanks David! Yea that was a killer day! Now if only every days was like that?!?! 🤣🤣🤣
Excellent job with what that Bigfoot does. Happy smiles in the pan, very cool. Thanks for showin' us. Take care out there! 🙂🤙✌
Hey thanks Mountaineer Michael! Really appreciate the comment and support my friend! Yea that was a killer day! I need to get my butt back to that location and grab some more! Life just tends to get in the way and then bam… a couple months go by and I’m like wth happened to the time! Haha, thanks again!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser I hear ya, these months are runnin' faster than the rivers n' creeks! Gotta get out there. I'd Love to just spend a good full week on the river campin' and prospecting. Heavy Pans Brother! 👊😁
That would be a dream come true for me as well. Camping and prospecting… nothing quite better! Have a great weekend Michael!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser You as well, the fevers got me itchin' to get out there today. 🏞💪⛏
that's how you run a dream mat! hot and heavy. great video
Thanks Jesse! There’s no other way. Super appreciate the support my friend! Heavy pans dude!
Wow! Definitely a great pan! Great luck with dream mats and the RPE. Mostly pack my RPE because it's so lightweight and one piece. A lot more cons with the RPE but worth the trade 😉👍
Thanks Rich! Yea that was a great day… my best day! I know they all won’t be like that, but I’ll try. I have so much more material to move from that spot so I’m excited to see where it goes. Yea and I see a lot of guys use the RPE. It does seem very lightweight and that’s perfect for long trips in where weight is a factor. Appreciate you watching the video and I hope the rest of your weekend goes great!
@Stoney Creek Sparkchaser it did brother...spent the day with the grandkids 😊. Another thing with the RPE is catching very fine flour gold...can't say how it compares to the Dteam mat because I didn't have them both out my last trip (gotten into a lot)...good idea for my next trip if the dredge isn't used 🤔
That spot was great! Woo hoo!!!
Thanks Uncle Jimmy!
Nice pan!
She was a beauty!
Super job there.....didn't look like you did much sweating.....lol
Hey Wilfor! Thank you so much for coming by! Happy new year to you and yes, that was a great day. I wish all days were like that. I just have to keep hunting. Thanks for the support!
Dropping by to show some love. The intro looks Boss.... Getting close to that 2k sub count as well 🎉
Just finishing the video.... Do you have an affiliate link to the dream mat?
Hey brother! Welcome back and thanks for noticing the intro. My friend over at FlatLineRacer hooked it up for sure! And yeah….. almost at 2k! Getting there quickly!
Thanks for watching it the whole way through… I know that can be difficult at times. Trust me, I watch the same video about 100 times before I post it and even I have to fast forward eventually 🤣🤣🤣 And no, I don’t have an affiliation with Dream Mat. I just know David and he has a great product that I want to promote. And that’s a good idea. I’ll drop a link in the description for his site, but it’s prospectorsdream.com. I used the 8 inch Bigfoot sluice with the vortex mat. He has smaller and larger versions of sluices and mats on his site. Really great prices too!
Very very good video
The dream mat is the best. Any configuration!
Hey David and yea it really can be run anyway. It’s so forgiving and that may be one of the best things about it. Appreciate you as always my friend :)
Great info fam. What a great day out. Keep on having fun getting that au and living the dream. Gold Squad Out!!!
Thanks GS! Always appreciate you coming by and showing that amazing support!
I like how you get right to it. “Let’s go get some gold!
Hahah, thanks Stan! However most times I don’t just get to it! Lol, I tend to ramble on sometimes in these videos. 🤣🤣🤣
Very interesting and informative. Ty
Thanks Stan :)
Any time my friend. I’m learning a lot from your videos and can’t thank you enough.
That’s great! It also goes both ways… I learn a lot from people like you as well :)
I can always learn from you. Good systems in comparison. Thank you, Tony !
Ltn Immelmann! How’s it going brother? Hey thanks for stopping by and I appreciate the kind words. That’s was a great day and that clean up was a dream for me. I hope I can keep getting gold like that in the future! I’m going to try some other mats and see how they perform with unclassified material. Hopefully as I keep working the same area I can get similar results. Have to keep my fingers crossed. Have a great day my friend!
Oh wow! That catches gold amazing
Sonny Rico!!! Big thanks coming by showing that love and support! Yes, Dream Mats are amazing and I’d recommend them to all prospectors
Awesome video amigo!
Thanks Jeremy! That was a fantastic day and I was super pumped. I didn’t even think my creek had the potential for numbers like that. That was the first time I moved that amount of material and using the 8inch dream mat. I’m going to continue working my way up and see how it goes. That is all flood material from a nasty flood we had 2 years ago and it was piled there. Appreciate you coming by man :)
Nice gold that mat works no doubt the gold I find in Alabama is very fine my Goldhog mats work great on it enjoyed the video 🕳️⛏️🇺🇸
Hey PappyB! I so appreciate you coming by and showing that support! I’ve seen Gold hogs before and yes they can catch some nice fines. I’m really happy with Dream Mat. It’s been a game changer for me ever since I was introduced to them. It took me some time to move away from my Keene, but once I started seeing my comparative results, I knew I found the right sluice to use. Again I appreciate you coming by and super glad you enjoyed the video. Also, Rookie Gold Prospector is close to your neck of the woods (Georgia) he may have some great videos to show you as well, if you haven’t already seen his work :)
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser yeah I watch his videos I watch all the prospecting videos lol I just started prospecting a little over a year ago I’m 72 but still going pretty strong 💪 I’m going to the river Thursday we just had floods in all our creeks and rivers I’ll be panning and sluicing good luck to you👍
That’s so awesome! Well it’s never too late to start! Especially if it’s something you enjoy and can keep the mind occupied. Good luck to you! I hope you can strike it rich!
Thanks for sharing your adventure. Keep em coming
Thanks PNW Goldrushers! Appreciate the comment and finally the weather is getting better and we’re seeing better gold! I hope we can both kill it this year. My totals may be lower than yours, but I’ll take it :)
Thanks Buddy. Yup, I will be back out there tomorrow.
Heck yea! I really gotta get back to that spot, but have family plans. So next time! I did go back out a week later and scored another .118 grand from a smaller hole so I’m on something good! Look forward to how it goes for you
Great spot and great gold. Once you move those big rocks in your pit, you will see even more color!
You bet! I just need the water levels to rise! Everything is so low where I can’t use a sluice. Hopefully the fall rains bring fall gold!
That pan was full of gold! Woo hoo! I'm up in NW Washington and hope to have some luck too. I get a 5 day camping trip in gold country to look for Liberty gold!
Still my best cleanup to date! Still have some other nice ones though. I need to water to coke up again so it’ll run the 8x35!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser That's awesome!
I’m down in the southwest area of Washington. I’ve always heard great things about the Liberty area. Your 5 day trip is going to be epic! I wish you the best of luck!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser I need to trim my Dream Mat and get a good fit in the sluice. It's nice to see it catch so much gold! I was really surprised when you peeled back the cons. Wow! What a day!
Me too man! It’s. A great mat. I have like 4 different mats for each size sluice but all
I all, I like the original vortex mat. The no classifying makes running through material nice!
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Really appreciate that! Thank you!
Very nice video Stoney awesome stuff lol yea you were way off on that amount. Nice ground for 3.5 hours send it love my dream mats keep up the good work heavy pans brother
Thank you so much Rocky Mountain! Glad you found it enjoyable! Yea, I’m stoked and you’re right, that amount of gold for 4 hours is amazing! I went out a week later and found another .118 grams just digging on the north side of that hole for a bucket or 2 worth of material. So I’m on to something, and we’ll just see how it goes! Thanks again my friend and heavy pans!!!
Reminds me of The BEE Movie.
"That's not even what they eat , that's what falls off what they eat"
Hey Moe! Sorry this is really late but I’ve had a lot stuff happen lately so I couldn’t engage much at all. I also have a few videos from you I need to catch up on which I will in time. Anyhow, I don’t really get your quote but still happy you came by! That was epic and my best recovery to date. It makes sense to me though with all of that material being pushed into that spot from the flood. I always heard big stones, middle stones and gravels were key. I also went out today for a little bit, like an hour or so and I pulled out another .118 grams. This was just from the north edge of my hole about a foot and a half down. It may Peter out eventually when I get out of this concentrated area, but we’ll keep it going as long as I keep getting returns. I hope all is well Moe!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser I knew you wouldn't get my comment.
You would have to have watched The Bee Movie for a start and if you ain't , then I suggest you watch it with your family.
Just git the samne boox for Bllack hills SD exciting
Let’s go! It’s awesome and that vortex mat works surprisingly well catching small gold. I have some buddies who swear by just that mat! Good luck out there and if you remember, post your finding! Thanks again and gold luck out there!
That's a darn good pan I can't wait to use that dream that I have one and have had it for a few years now and just got a slice that it fits in.
Yea it’s amazing. I’m still working that spot and I’m getting good returns. I’ll never not use a dream mat. So easy to use and very forgiving.
Hey STONEY! Very nice Dream Mat Bigfoot Sluice review! Gold's Kryptonite! 🤣🤣Almost 1 gram for 3 1/2 hours is awesome! Thanks for sharing. Have a fantastic week!
Hey Cason! Thanks man, I was really surprised! I knew the pan was going to be good when I saw it, but had no concept how good it was going to be until I weighed it. I thought I only had 1/4 gram at most, and even that would of been a fantastic haul! I’m obviously not done with that spot yet and I’m going back to see where the gold is traveling. It’s a very unique spot on my creek. It’s the only place I know where it has a bank that big and washed all of that material during one storm last year. The rest of the creek is usually has water over the whole surface mostly year round. I’ll be more methodical this next time. I have some theories I want to out to the test. Thanks again dude!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser Hopefully, you can find the vein and be able to follow it!
this looks super efficient esp with all these rules I've been reading about
You got that right! With the right amount of flow, this thing can eat through a ton of material and it will catch everything! Good luck out there and thanks for the comment and support my friend!
🤣 yeah you did alright.
Hahahaha! Dude! I knew I’d get something but never thought I’d get that much! I think I know what I did wrong in the past. I would test pan and get around 25 pieces per pan in certain areas. Then I would use my traditional Keene sluice and always recover maybe double or triple that but that’s it. I can confirm now that I was just blowing it all out the sluice because it was already saturated with material. I wasn’t really aware of it at the time, but the dream mat you can just go go go. Complete game changer for me to say the least.
Looks like I’m going to pick up some Dream matting tomorrow, great video
Hey what’s going on Free Range? Thanks for stopping by and checking out the video. And yes it’s a fantastic product. I got to use the Dream Mat a few times now and each time I’ve been able to run more material in shorter amounts of time and get better gold. I know have the 6 inch and 8 inch sluices and I may go bigger, but the bigger I go the harder it is to work in my creek so I’ll have to find another river if I go say to the 10 or 12 inch. Thanks again for the support and I hope you had a great weekend.
gd job
Hey thanks Jack! Appreciate you coming by and giving your support!
Wow that's a lot of shiny looks like 1oz 😅😆 almost one gram!! You definitely have a nice spot!! Mahalo for sharing the information on the Mat! Stay bless braddah and much Aloha to you and your ohana 👊🏽🙌🏽🤙🏽
Thanks brother! I know I was surprised but I’ll take it. I’d wish it was an oz! That’s would be amazing to say the least. Appreciate you coming by and I hope everything is going well for you!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser the water looks nice and refreshing and the spot looks promising 🤙🏽🙌🏽 mahalo braddah yea it's hard but I'm staying strong. I should be heading home soon my dad's birthday is on the 31st and I wanted to get my brothers and sisters together to get my dad's memory tattoo on all of us.. hopefully everyone shows up but I know it's hard be they have jobs and bills they can't just drop it and come home... I understand.. 😥 but bright side my dad is happy I'm sure he is 🙌🏽🤙🏽👊🏽🤗 if he is happy now no pain I'm happy I always wished he never took that needle in his spine that made him very sick that it killed him....
I'm liking that sluice. Still on the fence if I need another or should just buy the mats to try and compare for catching this fly poop over here. Nice haul!!
Hey DoggoneGold! I completely understand what you are saying. That fly poop is hard to capture. The vortex does well with it, but you can also try the mini or micro mat. They also have combo mats with multiple sizes in them. I’m going to try that 8 inch with the micro or mini in it and see how it does. I also want to keep trying unclassified to see how it works just shoveling it in there. I’ll put it to the test soon and see how it performs. I was really surprised with what I got. I’m pretty consistent at that spot but I know as well as you that it could change drastically even a few feet over. I’m excited to see where it takes me. Thanks again my friend!
@Stoney Creek Sparkchaser I'll be watching to see if you put up a comparison video on the micro mats. I got a small fortune on gear just sitting so not sure of I wanna grow that collection.
I will definitely use my other mats and see how they compare my friend. I feel ya on the gear. I don’t have much thank goodness, but I did invest in some stuff that I’ll throw out there to give them a try. I’ve always been a believer in the saying, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. But for me personally, running my Keene versus the dream mat, there’s just no comparison. Especially on my creek because I’ve just been blowing out gold on my creek the entire time out of my Keene. That’s why I’m excited to hit these other areas and see how it performs where I went in the past and was getting fine gold recovery
Very nice ! Im def gonna get me one. After today lugging the Keene around. And classifying I'm over it lol. Nice AU brother !!
Hey Anthony! Thanks brother! Hey I checked out you live today. How’d it go after you ended it? Also thanks for checking out the video man. That was an epic day for me and I ran the crap out of that Bigfoot sluice. I had another similar time using my 6 inch dream mat on that creek in another spot and I got some really good gold too but only did like a bucket worth of classified material. Needless to say, I was stoked almost getting a gram. It didn’t sink in until I weighed it with how much I got. I thought it was only a 1/4 or a gram at least which is be floored with as well! I’m going to continue on that spot with some other mats for my 8 inch and see where the pay streak goes. I’ll probably do a few clean ups this time so I can better track the spot. That was one of the issues with this cleanup, not too sure if it was the spot closer to the creek or as I was going down further in the bed where the rusty red stuff was. I also came to the conclusion that I wasn’t running my Keene properly enough because I know I was blowing stuff out the other end. Was I feeding too much, too much flow, or just not doing more regular cleanups? Anyhow, these are things I need to figure out. Thanks again man and I hope you have a great night.
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser your welcome man. It went alright. I hiked far up creek. There wasn't much water. Went to my normal spot. The hole I've been working last few months got filled in with sand from all the rain and snow lol. 3ft of it..found a different spot didn't get skunked so that was good. But yeah man the Keene is tricky sometimes. Sometimes it takes me like 10 min to get it set up correctly.. but yeah man that was a decent amount of gold you found. Start digging close to the creek. Pan it out if not much then hit that backside. You will find the streak. Might even lead to some pickers
Love the channel buddy. Wondering if you going to head out to cape D this year? I got a permit and a gold cube I plan on going a lot if you ever wanna go!
Hey Cows Go Huh! Definitely appreciate the kind words and you coming by! I’d love to join you! I usually do a couple Cape D/Long Beach trips a year and always wanted to do some beach mining. Now I have to admit, I’m jealous you got a permit. I tried putting in for one but hit some roadblocks with the county. I’d love if we can chat or email back and forth what you did to get yours. It would be great info to know and pass along. Plus… I want a permit too :) anyhow, we’ll connect and get something figured out. My email is on my about page if curious. Thanks man!
Berry nice!! 🤓
Morning Backwoods! Thanks! I absolutely love using my Bigfoot sluice. It’s been a while but I have to get out there soon again! Super appreciate the comment and support my friend!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser I took my 8x36 vortex out yesterday but I had trouble getting it set up to run right. I always have trouble getting the angle needed and the flow required. The water I was in was flowing much slower so it wasn’t clearing out. But that’s the dream, shovel unclassified straight into the sluice. Saves a lot of time and work. Happy hunting brother!
@Mr_Popejoy I hear you on the correct flow rate. Dream mats needs pretty good flow. The creek I live on is pretty low so I probably couldn’t use it either. I’d have to damn it up and run it that way to increase my flow. As for the angle, dream mats are pretty forgiving so at really fast flows, you can pretty much have it level. At really slow rates that’s where it’s complicated. As long as you’re seeing the material flow out leaving cons behind in the cells you’re good. Also bigger sluices in slow water are a problem. I have a little 6x24 that works great in slow water and to be honest works just as well. I just have to feed it slower. Anyhow… this is the life story of a prospector! Hahaha. Good luck to you out there as well. I hope you strike it rich!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser I ended up switching to combo mat but as the receding flood water level dropped that stopped clearing as well so I used the the 6” with micro mat. I love the micro mat, I’d like to try the dredge mat next and see how that does with medium to low flow rates. I’m hoping for a July 4th sale and then I hope to snag one 🤞🏻
@@Mr_Popejoy that’s awesome! Yea I love the micro mat as well. I think I have every different kind (bought at a gold show he was at) I love having one sluice that I can change the mats on according to the flow rates and what I’m looking for. It’s actually a pretty genius idea he has going for his company. David’s a great guy and a true American. I’m sure he’ll have some 4th of July flash sale. Are you part of his Dream Mat USA Facebook page? He usually puts news out on there with what’s coming up. Always worth a shot.
How did u add the v mat, is that a special piece that u made for it?
Hey Joseph. Yes I just added some v matting that I got from Amazon, cut it to size and then siliconed it to the top. Really really easy and it really does work great!
that does it, imma be buying the dream mat for sure, thanks Stoney
Danny! For sure my friend. It works so good and I’ll never use anything else! Let me know how it goes. Oh and if you want to save some tax, type in my code JC$5 to save $5 dollars! Thanks again Danny!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser the floods have stopped here for a while, so soon I will be in the creek with my faithful furry dog, she loves looking for gold, we combed the beaches in Alaska, ride my 3 wheeler and get black sand, put it in my gold wheel, fire up the grill , put some music on and feed the wheel, what a life it was,
in a payday or so, will be buying mat and sluice and feed the fever, and thanks for the saving some tax, you rock brother
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser oh, how is the air bucket going?
@pick4u2 that all sounds amazing Danny! I’ve always wanted to prospect Alaska and it sounds like you’re living the dream! Good luck with you and the doggie! Strike it rich!
@@pick4u2 it’s coming, I’m still making some stuff for part 3, but after that I think I’m done with that until I figure out the next thing! Thanks for asking though. Fun little project
Where can i get one of those indicator mats ?
Hey Michael! If you’re talking about that black Matt at the top of the sluice, just type in deep v matting in Amazon and it’s one of the first ones that come up. Get the right width and then when it comes in, cut it to size and glue it in. Boom… done! :) thanks for the support my friend!
Impress that the vortex mat that seems to be used for bigger gold caught quite a bit of fines.
Hey Moto! And yea it’s a fantastic mat. I got to meet the guy who made the mat and he impressed me with what he caught with it. I was sold from that point on and love the dang thing! I love the shovel and go… no classifying needed! Thanks for swinging by my friend!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser no problem.
Can't forget erosion control.
That’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it!
I have a Bigfoot 10x35 and would like to add an indicator mat, what type of glue did you use?
Hey Gamblin’ Cam. Thanks for the question and support. So I just used regular waterproof black silicone from Home Depot. I put some on the bottom, then along all of the sides and put some weight on it and let it set overnight. Never had any issues and it works fantastic. You have yourself a great sluice! Have fun and heavy pans!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser Thanks! I’ll do that. Awesome videos
Thanks Gamblin’ Cam! Really appreciate it!
Hey Stoney. I hope I’m not bugging you so much trying to get Indy. But I’m just wondering if you’ve ever bought paydirt, and if so, any recommendations? I hate to be a pain, but you are the most knowledgeable person I know. Thanks my friend.
Stan you are absolutely just fine! Never worry about bothering me. As for paydirt, I have to shout out my good friend Mike from Vendetta Prospecting. He has a TH-cam channel and a store website that is attached to it. I can confirm that he has some of the best paydirt on the market in multiple sizes either way really good guaranteed results. You can be confident when buying from him. Try and stay away from the Amazon paydirt, yea they may be cheaper but you’ll get squat for good returns. If you order from Mike… tell him Stoney sent ya! lol. I’ve done plenty of business with that guy. He’s stand up!
Ty Stoney. That’s where I will go.
No worries Stan and thanks. Also goldnuggetsales.com has some really good paydirts as well. I trust them fully :) thanks again Stan!
Nice clean up for the amount of time and effort you put in ✨✨
I’m in a town named Ballarat. Also known as the Golden triangle. I’m just getting back into prospecting so I’m trying to watch all the videos on river sluicing I can, for more motivation 😂
Cheers from Australia mate 🍻🇦🇺✨✨
P.S. You have yourself another subscriber 🤜🤛
Aaron! Man thanks my friend and hello from the USA! I’m glad your getting back into it! Dream Mat makes a superb product and I’ll put them against any other sluice mat maker out there. I know a few guys down in Aussie and there is some fantastic gold to be found! Thank you for the subscription and good luck to you my friend! Coke back any time!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser I’m currently running a Gold Rat 12” x 46-48” with dream mat. I’m loving it.
(Gold Rat is our equivalent to Gold Hog I guess)
It’s a “bare bones 12” with dream mat.
Cheers again brother 🍻🇦🇺
I'm in Australia (NSW) and use my river-sluice where the gold is extremely fine flour gold. The Dream Mat with mini cells is superb and, as he says in the video, very forgiving with regard to water flow rate and drop level. I cannot praise it enough!
Currently, I'm looking into the new Gold Rat 3-in-1 combo Dream Mat which looks as if it will increase retention of mixtures of gold and gemstones in challenging working environments.
I’m glad you like it! I’m waiting for my water levels to raise. Dave from Dream May sent me some goodies to test! I can’t wait to try them out and show you all the results! Thanks for the comment and support!
How does it do with flood gold??
What’s going on Hash?!?! It does really good. My creek is basically all flood gold. It’s replenished after every winter and I do fairly well. As you can see the vortex mat does good with it, but that mini mat or micro might be better under slower conditions. That’s what makes this product great. You can buy one sluice and have multiple mats depending on what you are finding. Always experiment though because some gold will not get caught as easy. I like the vortex because I can just shovel and go. Classifying is fine but as you know it takes time and if a little gold bypasses that’s ok with me, because I can run more material and get more gold in the long run. Hope this helps. Thanks for the support and comment. I really appreciate it 💪😎👍
Where are you located bro?
Hey man, sorry this is a late reply. Down in southwestern washington my friend. Some pretty good spots around the mountains. Mostly small flour gold
.924. Not bad mf. A great cleanup. Ty
Thanks Stan! And yes! That was my absolute best clean up ever. I went there a couple days later and gobbled up another 1/2 gram or so, so all in all it was a great time. I’m excited to get back on it here in the future :)
Where’s your state?
Washington Donald. PNW! Thanks for asking :)
I'm sure those big rocks are banging gold out of them pockets as they roll down the sluice..you lost alot of gold dude..I would pre-load buckets using the classifier to remove 1/4 inch possibly 1/8 inch rocks..less rocks the better ...unless it's gold rocks lol
Hey Duane! Appreciate the comment and support and you may be right. I’ve had the privilege to prospect with the guy who made and designed the Dream Mat and when using the vortex mat, you can most definitely shovel and go, but yea I probably lost some gold, no sluice is perfect but with the amount of material I read I was super happy with my results. I’ve used tons of equipment on that creek and by far my Dream Mat caught the most amount of gold. Also, if I was classifying, I would have in no way ran through the amount of material I did in this video. Also, the creek I’m on is so hit or miss, I could get nothing just a few feet away, but other pockets I’ve found have some substantial gold. Prospecting for one thing is a guessing game as you very well know. Again, thanks for the comment and support. I really appreciate it! I hope 2024 loads your pans full of gold my friend!
@StoneyCreekSparkchaser it's awesome to see you out there in the first place. Have you tried to put 2 sluices inline using the dream mat, and then the miners moss.would be cool to see both in action..just curious...lol
@duaneklein7390 thanks Duane, first off, I’m super lucky to have that creek in my front yard so that makes it a lot easier 😂 as for your suggestion…. I can definitely give that a go, I have plenty of sluices to try. Let’s do it!
I just want to know which river you are getting that much gold! that's Brilliant!
Hey Landon! Thanks brother. Yea that was and still is my best one day total from that creek. I’ve tried going a bit more upstream and found .3 grams in a bucket then .1 grams a bit to the left of that hole. .1 grams is my usual. We had a big storm a couple years back and it really piled a lot of material right there and it ended up paying out. Between Mt Rainer and mt Adams are really good spots with lots of gold. Just need to be a part of a claim for most of those areas. Thanks again man!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser Your are welcome, and Thank you! I am From Azusa, so we rely on the San Gabriel River which you are lucky if you get a couple of specks at times. In order to get bigger stuff you would have to hike up 6 miles up the canyon. I'm just wanting to find a place that is more consistent and you feel good after a hard day of diggin. I might have to check up that way sometime. Thanks Much!!! Cheers
First off, that was a great video! Great multiple perspectives and editing. You almost pulled a gram out of fly poop creek? That’s amazing! Dude, I’m going to have to raid your creek in the dark of night😂🥷
Dude thanks Mitch and yea I was just as surprised as you are. I wanted to send you a pic so bad but wanted you to be surprised like me. It’s not just fly poop on that creek. Although I have never got a picker, there are some bigger flakes that show up. That area flooded so bad a couple years ago and pushed so much material into a concentrated area. I was getting some good test pans and with running that dream mat unclassified I was able to run so much material. I can’t wait til you come up here and we can go find some gold together.
Hahaha. You are always welcomes to help me dig this spot! Hey didn’t you say you had really good luck dredging under the bridge a few years back?
@evergreen prospectors I want in those pockets😂😆