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AT PRO VS AT GOLD IN SALT WATER ?????
- Thread starter docaudio
- Start date
Good thing you asked the users!
BJ in Okla.
Active member
docaudio said:
Everyone that I talked to at Garrett's told me the AT Pro was better in salt water than the AT Gold...
If you are going to spend a lot of time hunting in salt water,, then you might be better off with one of Garrett's 3 PI units...
A PI unit will hunt in salt water and highly mineralized soils....
The AT Pro and the AT Gold have different ground balance systems.....
You might tell us what type of hunting you plan hunting....
Trackerman
New member
Thats wierd because on garretts website they put the At pro for beaches as well but not the Gold. A Pi is your best bet for beaches. Or a minelab excalibur for exampe is good too.
I had the A T Pro on a saltwater Ga beach last month and it worked great in dry sand and wet all the way down to the water line. Little more chirp ping in the wet sand, but still fine. Didn't get in the water other then walking the edge of the surf line and the coil would go under water with no further ill effects. Can't speak for the gold. The A T Pro is a great all around detector. HH jim tn
NamVetLesTreasureSeeker
New member
Doc, I used my AT-Pro at my South Jersey Bch. last Summer, and it Worked G-R-E-A-T in the DRY SAND, and once you Ground Balanced IT in the WET SAND, IT ran VERY
SMOOTH!! Then I took IT into SHALLOW Saltwater, and it WAS'T That BAD, once you Ground Balanced IT again!! But, the DEEPER You went it GOT NOISEY, but if you
Continued Ground Balancing IT, IT was T-O-L-E-R-A-B-L-E!! It RUNS VERY S-M-O-O-T-H in DEEP FRESHWATER !! Hope this HELPS, Les Robinson.
SMOOTH!! Then I took IT into SHALLOW Saltwater, and it WAS'T That BAD, once you Ground Balanced IT again!! But, the DEEPER You went it GOT NOISEY, but if you
Continued Ground Balancing IT, IT was T-O-L-E-R-A-B-L-E!! It RUNS VERY S-M-O-O-T-H in DEEP FRESHWATER !! Hope this HELPS, Les Robinson.
BJ in Okla. said:
Posted on this forum September 30, 2010 before the release date of the AT Pro. "When you posted, "And you can hunt in saltwater or anywhere else you choose." Are you passing along that Garrett is claiming this is a salt water machine that will do as well as the multi-frequency units? No speculation here, I want to know what Garrett is saying not what you are reading into the phrase of "All Terrain". The reason I am asking is that I have carefully reviewed the advertising glossy on the AT-Pro that is posted everywhere and there isn't a mention of salt water anywhere in that. You would think that if they believe that they are the first ones to design and build a single frequency machine that can do as well as multi-frequency machines in salt water that they would be shouting it out, in all capital letter, bolded and underlined instead of not mentioning it at all."
What's changed with the AT Pro in the last 3 years with the AT Pro (Happy 3rd Birthday, AT Pro) that I'm not aware of? Salt water hunting was a concern of mine back in the day also and I contacted Garrett with some of my concerns and questions. Can the AT Pro be used in salt water? Of course it can, it will ground balance to salt water. Is it an effective detector, as some claim, to find what I intend it to find when hunting in wet salt sand/water environment...namely gold jewelry? From Garrett, "In order to get the best performance in your salt water beach environment , Garrett suggests you use a PI detector ( pulse induction ) instead of a VLF detector...To better address your questions, I have forwarded your requests to our Marketing and our Engineering depts. Please remain patient as we wait for their response." And then..."You must deal with the conductivity of the salt water which is equal to your small gold. It is unlike searching for a needle in a haystack , yet more like searching for a needle in a stack of needles. No current VLF machine can do what youre asking. Engineers are always creating and experimenting with new ideas. I hope this will help in your quest for answers."
Perhaps the Engineers have created the solution (ATX) to my particular problem...time will tell.
Ytcoinshooter
Well-known member
I never would have purchased mine if the intent was for hunting in the saltwater, even as a backup. For all the good things I've noted and posted from using my ATPro there are things I'd never bother with. I'm not going in the I ocean with it. With the exception of the CZ 20/21 no VLF in (IN) the ocean for me. I'd be wasting MY time getting prepared, wet suit or waders etc- that's just me. I tested my pro on dry and wet sand and in the dry sand it's a very capable detector. Over the wet sand - ground balanced and sensitivity reduced to limit falsing it was not too impressive but can get targets that are shallow. Bury a nickel in the wet sand and keep changing the depth of the nickel and you'll see how a single frequency VLF just isn't suited for serious wet sanding or ocean wading. I'm really happy with my ATP on turf and have successfully used it in lakes if you've seen my posted results.
HH - Bruce
HH - Bruce