Beach Detector

[GoldenGirl]

Hi, looks like we are moving to Jacksonville in a few months and I need to start saving for a beach detector for my Christmas present.
Wet and dry sand, no deep water, light weight, and about $600 to $800. My experience is CZ-5, MXT, and Ace 250 plus a couple of Tesoro's.
Am think X-Terra. But, would like comment and suggestions from beach experts.
Thanks

 

[Craig-PI]

ExplorerII, BeachHunter, CZ20... Forget the MXT it doesn't like the wet stuff at all. The Ace 250 won't go deep and from what I understand doesn't care for the wet either... Sometimes you just got to open the pocketbook if you want to be successful After your detector you need a good scoop and they are not cheap either.. Good luck in your search

 

[BEACH HUNTER]

n/t

 

[Chuck@TreasureHut]

The Tesoro Sand Shark would be your best bet in that price range. Reliable, sensitive, and microprocessor controlled. The MSRP is $679.00, your price $543.20. To top it all of, a Lifetime Warranty from the fastest responding company in the business with service repairs.

 

[Anonymous]

You really want to invest a little in a water-proof machine. If you already have experience with a CZ-5, try to find a good, used, CZ-20. Other than the Volume and GB knobs being switched, it's the same machine, just no meter. I use both myself, with good results.

If you just can't find a decent detector, switch the CZ-5 over to SALT mode and do the dry/wet sand. Keep a wary eye out to sea, as you don't want to take a wave.

 

[greenmeanie]

Excaliber and hip mount it

 

[Bobbie]

Good for salt water......it's lightweight, controls are in the headset and if you fall over in the water......it can get wet!!
It's a PI so you will dig everything, but the newer ones have a tighter discrimination that does cancel out some iron. I just got a new one and really like it a lot.

 

[Rudy]

The Wader, like the Diver, are not PI units. They are VLF machines. There is, however, a HH PI version as well.

Does the Wader work? Here is a post I recently made in another forum.
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I got there about 7:00am, expecting that there I would find some friends and five or six other hunters.

 

[GoldenGirl]

Hi, ya'll have given me lots of ideas. Thanks alot.