Garrett carrot or Garrett Pro Pointer ll ?

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Hey Tnet brethren, I'm going to pop for a new/back-up pinpointer, and just want to put this out there...I love my Garrett Propointer but I would very much appreciate some feedback from those who own one or both of these pinpointers. Heck, even if you know of a different unit that is da bomb...throw that out there too! Thx Very much In advance...Ddf
 

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Hey Tnet brethren, I'm going to pop for a new/back-up pinpointer, and just want to put this out there...I love my Garrett Propointer but I would very much appreciate some feedback from those who own one or both of these pinpointers. Heck, even if you know of a different unit that is da bomb...throw that out there too! Thx Very much In advance...Ddf

Good Question ! I was just Contemplating the same thing This Morning.
I see the carrot has adjustments. on a Pinpointer, I'm not sure I want
to have to Play with Adjustments . But I do like the color better for when I drop it.
Expect in the fall of course when many Leaves are Orange :laughing7:

so The Carrot is Orange. That's a plus

the ll Is cheaper. That's a Plus

The Carrot is Adjustable.
that's a Negative

The ll is black
That's a negative

I'm Tied :tongue3:

maybe the ll & Glow in the dark Paint zinc-orange-glow-in-the-dark-paint.jpg



of Course if I could get a SUN RAY X-1 TARGET PROBE for $100.00 that would solve everything :unhappysmiley:
 

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The carrot has a different switch.. you have to hold it down, until it beeps, to shut it off. This takes a bit of practice, if you are used to just pushing the button. the switch needs this feature to allow it to make the other adjustments.

The carrot works fine, just differently then the original ProPointer.

The color is good, but waterproof is the selling point. Mine gets muddy and wet sometimes, and I'd hate to ruin one due to water issues.

I don't think you can really "go wrong". It's not that hard to adapt to the carrot, if it was, I would have given up on it long ago.

GL brother!
 

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I have both. The carrot is the newest. No problems with either. The carrot does go under water. I never use the adjustments. Just turn on and turn off.
 

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Thx guys! Appreciate the help...my hunting bud has a Carrot and it seems quite a bit more sensitive than my Pro Pointer, and while like JeffofPa, I don't want to monkey with a bunch of adjustments, does the Carrot have just a basic on/off feature? Thx again...ya'll are great! Ddf
 

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Yes it does. Like I said click it on and click it off. I think you need to double click or something to get different features. Didn't read that, wasn't interested.
 

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Waterproofing is what sold me on the pointer. I don't drip a ton of underwater stuff (none in fact) but that off chance I drop it in a creek or puddle or get a massive rainstorm... I want that protection.
 

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I had the Garrett pinpointer, the original as far as I know.

I bought the Carrot and compared them. The original picked up a signal at 2" + a little, and the Carrot picks up the signal consistently at 3". I prefer the carrot!
 

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I've had both and the carrot is adjustable to the point that, for me, it's too far away from the target and I have to really start searching the hole which takes longer. So I keep the carrot set on the second setting.
As mentioned waterproof is a plus. Good luck!
 

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I have a carrot and love it. It can be used as a straight on/off. The other features are just adjustments for sensitivity. It also has an auto off feature after giving warning beeps (for an hour, I think). Useful feature if you tend to set things down and have to go back and look for them.
 

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Thanks all!! Well, it appears unanimous...anybody on here have a Garrett Carrot and a Nel coil for my ATP!?....Thanks again, I knew I could count on you guys...Ddf
 

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RustyGold You do realize that you can easily dial back the sensitivity while it is beeping away just by hitting the switch once. Get closer yet and dial it back again. Practice this with the carrot in high sensitivity and you'll see and it is really quite easy to do.
 

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You likely have made up your mind already, but I will "beep" in for a second here if I may.

I've had both version, standard and waterproof, and would go with the waterproof every time no questions.

I'm an all day hunter no matter the weather, so if my regular Garrett pinpointer gets wet, it gets ruined. So for a few extra bucks it makes all the sense in the world to me.

The settings are quite simple to get used too.........but you just have to remember how when you are out in the field.

I have sometimes held the button down too long and changed settings, I have hit the button to quickly and turned my sensitivity way down and then couldn't find a garbage can lid at 1/2 an inch, but it's all a practice thing.

The bonus to the multiple settings is that you can have audio or vibrate or both.

If you are a night hunter and don't want to draw attention to yourself, it's nice to have just a vibrate mode.

Also a plus is when you are looking for a target in hard packed dirt and you aren't quite sure where it is, you can turn up the sensitivity on the carrot and it will go deeper and help you locate your find.

Once you've got your find in your pouch, then you just quickly and easily adjust your pointer back to its normal settings.

I use the mid range as I find it gives me the best of both worlds.

Good luck with whatever you choose.
 

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I had waterproofed my black Garrett--years ago I wrote Garrett and told them they should make a water proof one
said they could sell just as many over - don't know if they got my email or not - but love my "carrot"
was on a relic hunt and was pulling up 3 ringers in a swamp where I was able to stick the carrot into the holes
and pull them out with ease
 

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