meeting him and listening to his first morning discussion on how to start your detector properly I realized that I had much to learn in this specialized area of gold nugget metal detecting. His training techniques and personal attention he gives each and every customer is second to NONE! In a matter of hrs. I felt years ahead of the game. He not only teaches proper use of this equipment, he actually puts the new user in a confident state of mind which is in my opinion a very important facet in being successful when hunting for this elusive yellow metal!

My first morning actually hunting at Rye Patch Gerry was plugged in with me and we were both listening to signals my machine was giving in this small wash I was hunting. I passed over a spot that gave a small faint rise in threshold response and he sort of nudged me because I was continuing to walk on. He said you must investigate that type of sound/response. Ok...I said, so I kicked some dirt away and the signal started to improve. Well about 10 minutes later and about 14 inches down I was rewarded with my first ever Gold Nugget!!!!! This baby weighed in at 7.8 grams of SOLID GOLD!! There is no way I would have ever been able to hear and associate that signal as a nugget on my own!! I have gone on to dig many more since then and cannot stress how important that 3 days of training was!!! We have grown to be good friends today and have spent countless hrs. detecting together for all types of treasure from gold to very rare coins!!! I can only say...THANK YOU GERRY! FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND FRIENDSHIP!

I highly advise anyone thinking about investing in a metal detector to take him up on his training and purchase it from him as you will end up being far more successful if you do!! Knowledge is the REAL GOLD!!

Best Wishes and GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!!

Marc Kelly