


This equates to roughly 1 degree of sluice box angle, and is the correct starting location for dredging. Next, go to the front of the unit and adjust the front crosspiece (the one under the hopper) so that it is 1'' above water level. You're using the water as a level to ensure that the unit isn't leaning to the left or the right. When you set the sluice box into the water for dredging, adjust the rear crosspiece (the one running under the riffles) so that it is just touching the water in the creek all the way across. Here's a very simple, very effective way to establish a starting point for sluice box angle when dredging. They probably don't own a Proline anyway. You need to ignore whoever you've been listening to and completely start over. You're going the wrong direction in your set up and it's easy to see why your recovery is being negatively effected. "I don't know who's talking about 8 to 10 degrees, but even that's way, way too steep. This advice on running a Proline highbanker was sent to a Proline owner by Jeff of Proline, this advice was for a 3" highbanker setup as a dredge and a highbanker, but this is how I setup my Proline 2" combo and it works great, copy and print it out so you can have it with you until you learn the setup.
