Looking for a underwater detector, need help

[Diggincoinz]

Hi, a friend of mine is inquiring about a underwater detector. He scuba dives and stuff and wants to buy one.

But I don't know diddly about the water detectors. Can someone offer advice, websites to look into.

Thanks in advance.

Chris

 

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[mrsgoldigger]

There are alot of machines out there just make sure you study all the different situations that he will be hunting in, ie. salt water or fresh water or both, wet sand or dry sand, relic or gold nugget hunting.

I am a Garrett Dealer and I am currently looking for a water detector myself and I have found it to be very confusing so I have been watching the reviews, check out this site, it might help make your decision.

http://metaldetectorreviews.net/

Happy Hunting!

 

[Monty]

If it were just beach and shallow water I might recommend something else, but for diving to 200 ft., the Garrett Seahunter MkII would be a hard one to beat. It's a PI unit and should give you better depth through different types of bottom structure. I read several articles where a lot of loot was found with the Seahunter when I decided to buy mine. I was planning to do some diving when I retired but just never got around to it so I use mine on freshwater lakes and it does as well as some of the other units I have seen in use. Monty

 

[TonyinCT]

Since there is diving involved I would reccomend a detector that has discrimination so you don't waste your air. The Fisher 1280X is one and the Minelab Excalibur is another. The Tesoro Tiger Shark can hold its own im most cases also. Give me a call and we can discuss it further. 8)

 

[ScubaFinder]

I swing a JW Fishers Pulse 8X, but I'd have to second the Garrett vote, it's great little detector. We had an arsenal of every detector made at our Jupiter Inlet hunt, the Pulse 8X's were the most prevalent, but the Garrett SeaHunter Mk II found more than it's share, and is $400 cheaper. Depending on what type of hunting you will, discrimination may not be a factor at all. If you're hunting shipwrecks, you generally want to dig everything. In iron hit might be a spike or cannon or peice of rigging. The sand is do easy to dig through I just dig everything. If I were going to buy another one right now, I'd go with the Garrett.

 

[Diggincoinz]

Thanks folks, this is a good start.

My friend will surely hit both fresh and salt water as he frequents Florida often. And locally a few places like "sand bars" where the summer gatherings of all the boaters hang at the whole weekend long.

The more info the better! Thanks!

 

[mrsgoldigger]

I agree for the money, I am a Garrett Dealer and Garrett always stands behind their products. Easy to get stuff replaced or fixed if it breaks for resonable cost. My Store Motto is: GO FOR THE GOLD - BUY A GARRETT.

HAPPY HUNTING,
MRSGOLDIGGER