Fisher CZ-20/21 vs. Minelab Sovereign GT

[tiggar]

for saltwater wet/dry beach use, not in the water, how do these 2 machines stack up against each other ??

[Bart@Big Boys Hobbies]

The Gt is a VERY hard machine to beat for depth and stability!

[Sandman]

Since with the SOV GT, you can change to a WOT coil for beach hunting it stomps the pee out of the CZ-20-21.
I've used both.
http://www.losttreasure.com/content/...s/sovereign-gt

[dazoff]

I have both and use the CZ-21 for diving, on the beach the SOV hands down can't be beat in VLF .

Dan

[therover]

Since you stated not in the water, the Sov GT is the better choice due to the ability to change coils.

One thing the CZ20/21 has as an advantage, is that you can rinse off the entire unit once you are done whereas you have to cover up the control box on the GT ( yes, even if it's not raining or you aren't in the water....sand, salt air and sea spray will get on the control box and you want to protect it as best you can when in the salt water environment).

[tiggar]

thanks, Bart, "Sandman", Dan, & "therover", all excellent replies & well taken info....

"tiggar"

[dbsmokey]

Since with the SOV GT, you can change to a WOT coil for beach hunting it stomps the pee out of the CZ-20-21.
I've used both.
http://www.losttreasure.com/content/...s/sovereign-gt

Is this true for the black sand beaches of Oregon? Seems as if little besides a PI will work on Oregon beaches, yet I have heard the CZ 20/21 fares relatively well. I had little success nor was I happy with the GT in my neck of the woods. I believe others concur.

[Keppy]

Since with the SOV GT, you can change to a WOT coil for beach hunting it stomps the pee out of the CZ-20-21.
I've used both.
http://www.losttreasure.com/content/...s/sovereign-gt

Is this true for the black sand beaches of Oregon? Seems as if little besides a PI will work. I had little success nor was I happy with the GT in my neck of the woods. I believe others concur.

Yes there are places the Sovereign will not work............ I know i have been useing them since they come out................

[Razr]

I had them both and i preferred the gt, i like the color better,lol. Gt had a meter and extra coils , so it would be hard to beat.

[LuckyLarry]

I had the same trouble with Sovereigns on our Oregon beaches, they losing 1-2" depth there and inland too, plus they had really bad problems cancelling/distinguishing pulltabs, often calling them "iron". Our soil is just plain too nasty for many detectors, and especially so with most Garretts, Minelabs, Nautiluses, and high-end/high-gain Tesoros too. I felt sorry for one woman who was using a Cortez, it only got 3-4" inland while my cz was getting roughly 6" average. Whites, Teknetics, old Compasses, and Fishers do the best here overall, especially on our high magnetie/salt beaches. They had their design roots here, that's why.

I have found that the only VLF's that work reasonably well on Oregon beaches are the cz's. Whites PI's do even better. Whites MXT's though seem to LOVE pulltabs there!

LL