Bought a Tiger Shark, have a few questions..

[pinenut]

Hey folks.. I bought a Tiger Shark to play with and curious as to just how badly (or well) it'll do on California beaches. I know the Sand Shark is deeper and supposedly quieter running in salty stuff, but I kind of wanted discrimination so I won't be chasing after bobby pins a foot down.

Will the Tiger be OK on wet, low-tide sand?

 

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[Terry Soloman]

I believe you are going to be disappointed. Single-freq VLF, built for freshwater. The "Salt" mode just dumbs the Sensitivity (gain) down to cope with the added conductivity. Let us know what happens.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Like Terry said, the tiger shark is a fresh water detector, not designed or built for salt water detecting. The salt mode lowers the sensitivity which means it lowers your depth tremendously.

 

[pinenut]

Thanks, guys..

Well, I'll try it and if it's a stinker at the beaches I want to do, then I'll just use it at a few lakes. Planning on picking up a Sand Shark too, but got what I think was a decent price on the lightly used Tiger, so it came first.
Maybe it'll be a good foul weather detector, for when I have just to get out..

 

[Peter67]

The Tigershark is a very good detector but only for for fresh water, i prefer it most of the time over my Excallibur because it's simpler to use. But it's true that it's no good for salt water. It false all the time and with the salt mode switched on, you almost have no depth anymore.

 

[eastcoastdetectorist]

Sometimes I wonder why it isn't built for saltwater since it's called the Tiger Shark.

 

[Electricfrontporch]

Sometimes I wonder why it isn't built for saltwater since it's called the Tiger Shark.

Tiger sharks are one of the few that can tolerate and frequent fresh water.
There are actually a few places where there are landlocked freshwater populations.
Strange but true.

Noah

 

[pinenut]

Well..

..I got it today, and it's a beauty for being used. Even came with the warranty card. Supposedly only a few hours on the detector.
Seems to go fairly deep, even in disc. Just hits a 10" buried nickel in gravel and soil mixed; I'm impressed. I set it up with the belt mount bag to lighten up the swing, but guessing the 8" coil is weighted; it feels heaver than my land 8" donuts. Hoping it'll do "well enough" at my ocean beaches on the wet sand.. I'll see next week.

 

[Electricfrontporch]

Nice lookin machine.
Hope she works good for you.

 

[pinenut]

Nice lookin machine.
Hope she works good for you.

Thanks. Me too.. Now I just have to get a decent sand scoop, then head to the beach. 'Bout a two hour drive from here, so I may just go once or twice a week.

 

[Billinoregon]

Pinenut, I hope it gives you many hours of satisfaction in the environments in which it excels.

 

[doggoneitdignit]

Clean! Nice purchase on the Tiger, wish you some succesful hunts with this machine.