BEACH HUNTER ID VS. SURFMASTER P.I. PRO VS SEA HUNTER MARK 2

[salty dog]

Hi everyone,
I'm looking to buy a beach/water detector very soon and was wondering what what your thoughts were on these three models. They are in my price range and I'm having a hard time deciding on one of the three.
I will be hunting salt and freshwater and beaches.
I have read a few problems about the BHID having a leaky battery door.
I have heard that the others will have you digging a lot of fish hooks, etc. Don't the discrimination work on these models?
Any help and opinions will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

 

[guzz1]

Check out the Toroso Tigershark or Sandshark in your situation tiger would do better.. For The Money you can't beat these MD'S.. GUzz1

 

[FloridaBill]

I love my beach hunter ID, and I heard that the problem was fixed by white. As long as it has a red seal around the battery compartment where the problem was it's fixed. They are all good machines, good luck in your decision.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Glad to see Whites fixed the door problem, it was the only complaint I had on mine, but after leaking twice, I no longer trusted it.

I traded it in on the first of my two Sov GT's, got a $500 trade in too, before the prices went up due to the devaluation of the dollar.

 

[Indasurf]

I've been running my BHID and never had a problem with it. The thing I found is you need to make sure the battery door gasket is plugged in straight and level. If it's positioned correctly, the latches should lock pretty easy with no problems. I also added the super 12" coil and it's a real monster with it!!!


Thanks!!!!

 

[ozdrew PI dig all]

Hi salty
I have had the seahunter mKII for 7 years and at one stage i was going to the beach 3 times a week.

The discrimination they talk about on the seahunter is Rubbish, You use that and you will loose heaps of depth.

With the 8" coil you can (after some time ) you can pick the sounds , bobby/ hair pins vs a good target.

New bottle caps sound like a coins, and a rusty ones, i can tell by the sound.

The 14X10 coil they all sound the same but you looking at digging over 15"

My seahunter mkII finds me about $2500 AU a year (note we have 1 and 2 doller coin) plus bling , but i take about 500g plus of trash out of the beach each time.

The Battery i use are alkaline and last approx 20hr, I just use Vaseline on the rubber seal and never had a problem. I have been underwater with it and its had a few hard knocks and the coil is tough as rocks too. NO coil cover needed.

This is my honest opinion but I know nothing of the other models you are looking at.

If you have any more Question I would be glad to try answer them.

 

[BEACH-HUNTER]

BEACH HUNTER ID

I HAVE USED THE BEACH HUNTER ID FOR YEARS ALSO THE PI PRO/SURF MASTER PI...THE PI PRO/S.M PI HAS NO DISE SO YOU'LL DIG LOTS OF IRON TILL YOU FIGURE IT OUT...ITS BEST FOR WATER HUNTING WHERE THERE'S LESS TRASH...I LOVE THE BEACH HUNTER ID...NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT AT ALL!! I HUNT 100'S+100'S OF HOURS A YEAR!! WITH THE NEW SUPER 12 COIL I AM GETTING DEPTH RIGHT UP THERE WITH THE PI PRO I USE FROM TIME TO TIME!!HERE'S SOME LOOT I HAVE GOTTEN THIS SPRING... THE VISUAL ID ON THE BEACH HUNTER IS GREAT!!

 

[salty dog]

Thanks everyone for the posts.
When I decide what to get and get in the water I'll post my results and my Field test results about the machine I purchased.
Seeing all the great finds make me want to hit the beach.
Robert


"YOU WON'T FIND ANYTHING IN 100%
OF THE HOLES YOU DON'T DIG !!!!!