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[captaindoug]

Getting ready to purchase my second machine, My first being a fisher 1236x. I live in an area of dozens of fresh water lakes but my wife loves to spend time at the beach which is an hour away. So I will probably use this machine half and half, salt and fresh. I'm liking Tesoro but undecided about Tiger vs Sand shark
I may not follow your advice but sure would like to hear it/ Thanks for any input

 

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[Treasure_Hunter]

Getting ready to purchase my second machine, My first being a fisher 1236x. I live in an area of dozens of fresh water lakes but my wife loves to spend time at the beach which is an hour away. So I will probably use this machine half and half, salt and fresh. I'm liking Tesoro but undecided about Tiger vs Sand shark
I may not follow your advice but sure would like to hear it/ Thanks for any input

Tiger Shark is a fresh water detector, the black sand and saltwater minerals at a saltwater beach will drive it nuts. The Sand Shark is a PI, it will work on saltwater beaches, but being a PI it has little or no discrimination so you will be digging a lot of tiny pieces of iron trash unless it is a clean beach, Sand Shark will work in freshwater but it takes years for iron to rust in freshwater so you could be digging really deep holes for old bobbypins......

A multiple frequency detector works best on saltwater beaches for handling the black sand and salt minerals..........

 

[relichunters]

I've owned 10 different detectors, go with the Silver Umax, you will love it.

 

[s.c.shooter]

Excaliber 2

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

I've owned 10 different detectors, go with the Silver Umax, you will love it.

Sorry but since he is asking about a detector for fresh and saltwater beaches, being a single frequency detector the Silver Umax isn't going to work on the wet salt sand with out turning the sensitivity way down causing it to lose a lot of depth.... It will work fine in the dry sand, but not too good in the wet salt sand....

 

[Dirty Money]

You might want to take a look at a Whites BH 300. It's water proof and dual frequency. Should work well for what you're describing.