what detector should i buy?

[urdaboss]

someone "borrowed" my whites from my truck after breaking the window. i want to buy another but do not know what. i only use it at the beach, clearwater on the west side or sabastion inlet on the east. i use it on dry sand and wet. thanks for all your help in the past and future! urdaboss

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

A GOOD WATER SCOOP IS GOING TO RUN YOU CLOSE TO $200......

 

[urdaboss]

i have 2 good sand scoops what is a water scoop? can i use a sand scoop? i have never tried in the water yet. thank you jack (urdaboss)

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

i have 2 good sand scoops what is a water scoop? can i use a sand scoop? i have never tried in the water yet. thank you jack (urdaboss)

that depends on what you buy, if your going in the water more then knee deep you need long handle water scoop

When hunting in water you want as big a scoop as you handle, anything less then 6 inches is useless in my opinion...l personally would not want anything smaller then 8 inches. hunting in the water is a whole new ballgame...

 

[urdaboss]

thankyou, makes sence

 

[urdaboss]

i really want to thank you all for the help!! i was going to buy something different when keppy said stick to your guns! he was right!
treasure_hunter had given me some GREAT advise in the past. and i hope in the future!! thanks again. jack

 

[Frankn]

It looks as if you are primarily a beach hunter. Before you blow a lot of money, consider this. The whites Beach PI or the BeachcomerPI will go down deeper than you want to dig on the beach I have found diamond rings at 10" with a loude signal. They work in black sand where others fail. They will work from dry to wet with no false signal. I have the older Beachcomer PI. It works in the surf also. It is waterproof. I have used it in the desert for prospecting. It has picked up a single #6 shot at 9"in desert dust and rock. As for a scoop, get a long handled S.S. scoop. No hardware clouth! Get it with a punched basket ,holes a tad smaller than a dime. Your back will thank you at the end of the day. I'm 70 and mine does! Oh did I mention ,it is fairly light!

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