Water detectors????????/

[texan connection]

I was gona sell my PI garrett sea hunter and look for something with better discremenation (not elimination) (It doesent have to go deep just 20 ft if neccesary, and mainly just beach hunting neck deep or so) any suggestions??

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[John (Ma)]

I have been researching myself. The Minlab excal appears to be top notch, however has a nice price tag. The Whites Beach hunter and Tesoro Tiger shark appear to be good machines that are a little easier on the wallet.

[erikk]

Excal

[Sandman]

The best is of course the Excal at about $1,095.00. It doesn't disc. Iron, it ignores it. The regular VLF's from Whites, Tesoro and Fisher will do the job too, but not as well in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, they are good detectors but will null on iron. A gold ring near the iron won't make the detector respond. Excal's will report on a gold ring under a railroad spike. If you don't believe me, try it.

As for deep, you can take it down to 200 foot. Deeper than I dive with it.

[RuffandTuff]

Mr. Sandman, what detector do you recommend for under water, gold dredging application. Thanks, RuffandTuff

[Sandman]

Gold finding underwater for tiny targets like nuggets is different than just wading a beach looking for coins and jewelry. The Tesoro Tiger Shark had a higher level of sensitivity built in and I have found some tiny items with it. The Excal will report on gold earring backs too, but the Tiger will find thin gold chains easier. For gold dredging I would use the Tiger Shark with the smallest coil they have for it.

Good Luck