newbie- first detector for Oregon southern coastal region.

[Gsa396]

Looking for best bang for the buck.

Preferences:
Waterproof (scuba as well?), salt water, sand, river, bedrock applications, looking for gold flakes to nuggets preferably. I’m also don’t want to miss jewelry or relics but primarily gold.

I’ve looked at a few models but would like to see options from some pros possibly Familiar with my area. I’ve also been looking at the CIEA CMD military grade unit. There’s a video on YouTube comparing it to sovereign GT Minelab and it shamed it on buried coins in sand, any Opinions?



Units I thought might be options:
Goldmaster pro
Gold bug 2
Minelab SDC 2300
GB pro
V3i

All suggestions welcome... thank you!

 

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You can scratch the V3i off the list. Don't get me wrong; I think the V3i is still one of the best machines on the market, but it is NOT waterproof.

Some possible considerations:

Nokta/Makro Anfibio - waterproof to 16 feet (somewhere around there anyway).

Minelab Equinox 800 - waterproof to 16 feet or so.

Whites TDI Beach hunter - waterproof, but not sure to what depth

I don't own/use any of the "possible considerations" so I'll let someone who does know those machines tell you about them.

Fisher has a new salt water machine coming. I don't know much of anything about that machine either.