1236x2 on the beach??

[Eric]

How does the 1236 perform on the saltwater beaches? Is it okay or great?

Thanks, Eric.

 

[amcjavelin]

well i have a 1236x2 i have used it everywhere but the beach but for preset ground unit it will handle it better than most machines out there according to fisher any ways

 

[Eric]

I had the 1236x2 before and loved. But only used it once on the beach and can't remember much of it.

HH, Eric.

 

[Ron from Michigan]

Eric,I don't think the 1236 will work very well on a salt beach being a single frequency detector.My suggestion go with a CZ,Sovereign or Excal.

 

[Willee - Texas]

It will work great on the dry sand.

In the wet sand it will be a little noisy but cut back the sensitivity a bit and it is usable.
In the shallow salt water it is not the machine I would recommend.

Willee

 

[crusher28]

I still use my fisher 1236x2 on salt water beaches all the time. IT WORKS FINE as dose my f5 just get use to a few false signals. turn sensitively down a little you'll still pick up most of the gold stuff. remember NO machine will pick it all up no mater what you read or here. (your coil needs to be in the right spot at the right time) fat chance of that happening on a beach that is 200 yards wide and 2 miles long THINK ABOUT IT. BEEN DOING THIS FOR 40 YEARS. 607 COINS THIS LAST WEEK (1) GOLD RING.

 

[otlew]

I still use my fisher 1236x2 on salt water beaches all the time. IT WORKS FINE as dose my f5 just get use to a few false signals. turn sensitively down a little you'll still pick up most of the gold stuff. remember NO machine will pick it all up no mater what you read or here. (your coil needs to be in the right spot at the right time) fat chance of that happening on a beach that is 200 yards wide and 2 miles long THINK ABOUT IT. BEEN DOING THIS FOR 40 YEARS. 607 COINS THIS LAST WEEK (1) GOLD RING.

I have to agree with what you say, I am new to this but what you wrote makes sense to me, even with my minimal experience.

A hunting buddy I occasionally, hunt salt water beaches, both with ACE 250s. He has a lot more time in detecting and with the ACE than I. His method is to turn the sensitivity down to 4 bars on dry sand and set to 2-3 as you go on to wet sand and shallow water, go to jewelry mode and notch out one segment below the nickel icon. It will false signal as you say, but not that much.

He finds gold and silver jewelry on a regular basis, and coins on almost every hunt. I am still waiting for my first piece of jewelry.

 

[Eric]

Thanks for all your anwers, I searched a little in the archieved posts on the 1236x2, and i think the machine will do just fine on the beach. I already know it's a great landdetector.

HH, Eric.

 

[amcjavelin]

that it is for sure loves silver!

 

[Eric]

n/t