Florida Bound

[The Descriminator]

I will be traveling to Boca Raton area this week for a mini vacation and taking my Fisher Cz6a. I was in the same area about 2 months ago and I attempted searching in the surf in about 2 feet of water but I simply could not get the machine to quiet down in the salt water. The Cz does have a "salt" switch to help cancel out the mineralization in the water but that did not seem to make a difference. Is there anyone out there who's had experience using the Cz successfully in the water? Also I noticed that I could not get the machine to ground balance at all in the sand. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

 

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[Cool Hand Fluke]

I also have a CZ6. You might try to turn down the sensitivity to 3 or lower if needed to stop the chatter.. You might try this before you ground balance the machine. I use a CZ20 for water hunting, never used my CZ6 in the water. Be sure to put a clear plastic bag around the CZ before you take it in the water! If you drop it or get it wet you might be in trouble....

 

[The Descriminator]

Thanks Cool! I'll give that try. I do dneed to get in th habit of wrapping my unit.. That didn't sound right...lol I appreciate the advice. I'll post again if I find anything worthwhile.

 

[U.K. Brian]

I've detected Florida but not the area your talking about but my CZ had no problems what so ever. Its a bit worrying that you say you had problems ground balancing on the sand.
Incorrect ground balance will cause the problems you mention just as much as using to high a sensitivity. Everything working O.K. on land ?

 

[The Descriminator]

Everything works great on land. I wonder what type of Cz you have because I hear there are other Cz's that handle salt water better. I've heard that the Cz6a does not