I was thinking the same thing.
A good day is 1 1/2g. Occasionally youll find a picker in the 3g size thatll make the day. If you can stay out a few days at a time you'll earn but these gas prices are biting into that margin. Go Brandon.
I've found 3 ways to make $$ at this.
1)Find gold on unclaimed land.like the above pics, claim them for a $225 filing fee and sell fast for 50x that.
2) sell the gold in artwork or in Paydirt bags. Ex. At the recent Wickenburg Gold Rush Days, we sold over 300 bags of Paydirt. They each contained $10-15 worth of gold and sold for $30 each.
3) A way to make money is tutoring those whom want to learn gold recovery. That's my day time job. Dredging, drywashing, panning, milling, smeltering, testing, Miller table etc.