which one

altinkum · Apr 1, 2010

hi guy's i'm from the u.k and i have a choice between a minelab sovereign xs2a pro or a fisher cz6 for my beach detecting (wet sand only) i just sold my ex11 as i felt it was just to heavy and it was time for a change. the 2 model's i've mentioned are both hip-mount if you choose that's why i've gone for them so in your honest opinion which would you go for. thank's mike

Sandman · Apr 1, 2010

I have the Fisher CZ-6a and it is the land version of the CZ-20 or newer 21. It has the salt water mode switch so you can turn it on or off. Depending on the amount of salt and black sand it should work fine.

bazinga · Apr 1, 2010

A lot of guys out there recommend the sovereign with the 15" WOT coil installed on it.

But if you are a beach hunter, why not just get a hip-mount water machine?

altinkum · Apr 1, 2010

thing's are a bit different over here as theres not many get in the water to detect as it's just to cold even in our summer

. i dont want to put my heart and soul into beach detecting because my favorite type of detecting is inland which i use a f75 but during the summer month's theres quite a lot of ring's to find on the beaches if your prepared to work for them. i suffered a heart attack 2 months ago so money is tight at the moment that's why i need info to make the right choice. mike

TORRERO · Apr 1, 2010

sovereign xs2a pro or a fisher cz6

I don't know about the Minelab but I had a CZ6 or CZ5 with the salt water switch, and in the salt
water mode you would walk over almost all small gold items...
Example: I dug a large gold rope chain with the CZ6 that I had, but I got it only because it had a medallion on it.... It would not register on the rope chain in Salt water mode...
It would not pick up small gold rings, Bracelets, charms, or earrings...
It did well on coins and silver.... but gold is where the money is... and that chain of mine is worth
almost $1,000 just in gold weight.... (32 grams 18k)
not something you want to walk over if you can avoid it...