Re: I'm About To Buy A Whites Beach Hunter ID, Any Comments?
I have a BHID that I really enjoy hunting with. Sure there are better detectors out there, the Excal is the main one but there is a big difference in price that I can not justify with the time I get to spend hunting with it. And you can't beat the Whites relyability. I would put the BHID up against the PI machines, I looked at them before I purchased this detector. The Dealer I purchased from has some PIs in stock but the BHID will allow you to bypass that iron. I get good depth hunting in all metal also. My favorite way to hunt is in the all metal mode. Ground balance as instructed in the manual and go. The ID lights are still available in all metal so again, you can ignore the iron. One suggestion I have found and been using is, after setting the ground balance, turn the sensitivity to full. The detector will squeal at this point. Use the toggle to reset the detector and re-balance the detector. This gives you a finer balance. I have been getting excellent depth using this method. One complaint you will hear is that the detector falses in the edge of the surf at times. I do not see this happening when hunting in all metal. My only complaint is that the coil does float and also acts as a wing in the edge of the surf as the water moves in and out. If hunting out in the water, there are a number of ways to add weight to the coil, sand bags, or pvc pipes filled with sand can be strapped to the coil or shaft. Most of my hunting has been in the wet sand and shallow surf and the detector has performed great
