Sand Shark/Beach Question

[bucketheadben]

I just got my Sand Shark this week and I'm not sure if this is typical behavior. When I'm in the surf, right before a wave hits me, the threshold will get higher and then drop as the wave passes. Is this normal? I'm I doing something wrong? It just seems odd to me.

 

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[DewGuru]

Is the machine completely underwater when this happens?

 

[bucketheadben]

It doesn't seem to matter if it's underwater or not. It seems to "sense" waves if I'm in knee-high water or up to my chest.

 

[Da Sand Crab]

Maybe you're inadvertently lifting the coil off the bottom in anticipation of the waves.
Or the waves are lifting it off the bottom causing the fluctuation.
I hunt almost in silent mode and when I lift the coil off the bottom, even slightly I get
a false signal which varies depending on the contour of the bottom.