jadeblackhawk
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Looking at getting one of the two. For fresh water only. Pros? Cons? I've never used either brand. (I don't want a PI or a $1000+ detector)
Thanks.
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First few years I had mine I wrecked the coil by using it for land hunting without a coil.
The Tiger Shark is a better buy I think because it has manual Ground Balance, Disc & All Metal Mode, fast and slow retune.
jadeblackhawk said:Thanks! The Tiger Shark is looking real good with that kind of warranty! I had wondered why there are no used ones for sale on feebay
So is there a reason you prefer the 10" coil, other than the larger search area? I'm used to a smaller coil for water hunting, some of the beaches around here get mighty trashy, even with me cleaning them up all the time!
First few years I had mine I wrecked the coil by using it for land hunting without a coil.
Do they make coil covers for these? Or will I have to find an aftermarket one?
Yes they do make coil covers . I don't hunt in the water with the cover though because it makes the coil buoyant and you really don't need it. I definitely use it if I am shoreline hunting.
Headphones are hardwired. Older machines have removable coils. New ones are hardwired.
The Tiger Shark is a better buy I think because it has manual Ground Balance, Disc & All Metal Mode, fast and slow retune.
I didn't realize these had a manual ground balance, sweet. Are the headphones hardwired as well?
You're going to love your Tiger Shark, but I've stories of people messing them up by playing with the sensitivity. Use extreme caution when messing with any of the inside controls - they aren't marked very well.dahut said:I like them both. I have a Tiger Shark, one with the coil connector.
There is nothing major to complain about with either, although I consider them both freshwater detectors.
The Tiger Shark has ground balance and fast or slow retune. I like the controls inside, but I always bump them up a bit. It is essentially a Bandido, so you can super tune it. But be careful, the SENS is a bear. Just a little tweaking is enough. I bump up the THRESH and Volume though - this makes signals more pronounced.
Were I to choose it would be the Tesoro, simply because of its many features. In use in fresh water there isnt much between them.
Now, if Tesoro added iron ID tones and multi tone audio to the TS, they have somethi.... wait a minute - - - they'd have a Garrett AT Pro!
Oh Ive had it for years - I know all about the SENS controls! Mine is one of those with interchangeable coils.SusanMN said:You're going to love your Tiger Shark, but I've stories of people messing them up by playing with the sensitivity. Use extreme caution when messing with any of the inside controls - they aren't marked very well.dahut said:I like them both. I have a Tiger Shark, one with the coil connector.
There is nothing major to complain about with either, although I consider them both freshwater detectors.
The Tiger Shark has ground balance and fast or slow retune. I like the controls inside, but I always bump them up a bit. It is essentially a Bandido, so you can super tune it. But be careful, the SENS is a bear. Just a little tweaking is enough. I bump up the THRESH and Volume though - this makes signals more pronounced.
Were I to choose it would be the Tesoro, simply because of its many features. In use in fresh water there isnt much between them.
Now, if Tesoro added iron ID tones and multi tone audio to the TS, they have somethi.... wait a minute - - - they'd have a Garrett AT Pro!
I've stories of people messing them up by playing with the sensitivity
But I find it to be something of a one trick pony
In fact, Im putting it up for sale soon. Keep an eye on the classifieds.
I would like something that can ID iron.
It isn't really complicated or difficult. The thing is, you must do it one small increment at a time. The Tiger Shark is essentially a waterproofed Bandido, so it can be hyper-tuned like any Tesoro. This enhances it's response to small and/or deep targets. On the other hand, the T-Shark is intentionally unstable and so this has to be approached with caution.jadeblackhawk said:I'm not going to fiddle with the inside controls. I'm not an engineer or an electrician.
There is more to a detector than it's ability to find metal - that is, in fact, the easy part. How it tells you what it detects and how versatile it is beyond that, are other measures.Do your other detectors find something besides metal?
On this I would have to disagree. I find a never ending supply of ferrous crap when detecting. It may be that it is based on location, the places one detects. I'm exclusively a fresh water searcher, which may matter. I don't know enough to know that.When you're in deep water, you don't really find much iron. Not small iron, anyway. At least, not any of the lakes I go to.
How it tells you what it detects and how versatile it is beyond that, are other measures.
The most common trash I uncover in the water, though, is iron items and various aluminum bits, like tabs and foil.
The best ring I've ever found was a monstrous 14k, diamond encrusted piece, right in the "Mommy Zone"... 8" of water.
Some people will tell you that "fancy" stuff like tone discrimination is not important in a water detector.
I became a true believer and am now looking at Garrett's AT-Pro.