First of all the prospector dream mats are the best mats money can buy and no matter what with this sluice and that mat you will catch gold. My problem lies in sluice, the fact that the screws I received would not screw together because the threads are so rough and maybe not even the right thread pitch, I had to go and buy new screws and wing nuts to even get the flared header on. The flared header does not sit flush to the main sluice body allowing a lot of water to rip underneath the flared header and create fast moving water down the sides of you sluice box possibly moving water way faster than you may want. With that gap underneath it can create weird turbulent waters above your mat by your clamp making it hard to set up in slower water. The metal feels not of the highest quality for the 245 dollars you will pay for this sluice, if it was 175 dollars I probably would not be making this review, but seeing that you could buy a 10/38-12/38 inch sluice directly from Dream Mats website for the same money and you don't have to drill you own holes for the mat clamp is kind of a deal breaker for me on this sluice. Over all this sluice will catch gold, but I do not think for the money that is worth buying for the amount of work and the quality of this sluice when there is so many at this same price.
