Gone Detectin
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- Nov 2, 2015
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- Detector(s) used
- XP Deus, Bandido II Umax,
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Looking for some advice on a good beach detector without having to spend $$$$.
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Looking for some advice on a good beach detector without having to spend $$$$.
Looking for some advice on a good beach detector without having to spend $$$$.
Well we don't know if you want to use it for fresh water or salt water. If you want to use it on the dry sand or hunt the wet or even if your planning on taking it in the water. For dry sand any detector should work well. Just depends on if you need a display to lie to you. Wet sand requires a CZ-21, Excal II, BHID, all $$$ as these operate on more than one frequency. Then there are the Pulse Induction detectors which are very deep but you'll dig deep holes for tiny pieces of iron, tacks, nails, all junk ever made. Water proof fresh water-Tesoro Tiger Shark with large coil for covering more area fast.
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Sorry was thinking just beach hunting in general. Wet sand and dry, not much for wading but I guess I could put most detectors in a waterproof box.
Been eyeballing a sovereign gt but not sure about how good it would do in trash.
Thanks for the help.
Saltwater beach setup:
In the water and on the WET sand - Tesoro Sand Shark 8" coil pulse induction machine $580.00
On the DRY sand - Tesoro Compadre 8" coil VLF machine $160.00
Total Cost for beach setup - $740.00
With these two machines you have better capability than with one machine that costs twice as much.
I would NEVER recommend a PI to a person wanting to beach hunt the first time. I also don't know why you recommend an 8" coil. As stated a PI will pick up every piece of rusty iron. I think a PI is only good for professionals who don't mind picking up everything.
I would recommend a machine good for the water and the sand. A Minelab Excal, Fisher CZ-20/21, or a Whites BHID. All three will work great in fresh water, salt water and wet and dry sand.
I only use my 8" coil in weeds where it gets tiring trying to knock them down in the water with a 10.5 inch. Open sandy areas I love the larger coil.
The Sovereign GT is a great detector but has little or no support from Minelab on this discontinued detector. You may never need it. The Sovereign GT clearly defines it's targets and absolutely discriminates iron targets with silence.
It was one of my favorites and wish I still had it.
Best of luck out there!
I love my AT Pro in dry sand, but as soon as I get into the moist stuff it's a mess on my beaches. Listen to the pro's above, and you'll be on the right track no matter which detector you chose. I learned quick that you can use a water detector on land (Unfortunately they're normally heavy), but most land detectors suck in the saltwater.