Have questions on best metal detector for river hunting

[Keithbar]

Hey folks,

I have a access to a Revolutionary camp site, and a fort site next to a river crossing established back in the 1750s. This site has long since be overtaken by Mother Nature once again but the river is very accessible.....I have never water detected but am considering it....I know most people lean toward beach-hunting or underwater detecting, but this site is back in the mountains away from civilization, and was the crossing that George Washington used when surveying the Allegheny Mountain region....The river averages knee to chest deep water, very rocky bottom, ranging from large boulder type stones to gravel and sand...What is the best detector for the job, and what am I looking for in a water detector? I would certainly appreciate the knowledge and experience everyone has in this forum.

 

[tippyhound]

I don't know what your budget is, but if you are hunting fresh water only and want a easy to use, dependable, very sensitive to small targets (Gold) water detector check into the Tesoro Tiger Shark. They are well under the $1000.00 mark (Kellyco is selling them for a $662.00 sale price) , have a unbeatable warranty (Life Time), are fairly light weight, are easy to locate your targets with, and get great depth. It might just be what your looking for, and no I'm not a dealer, or sales rep. Rick IL.

 

[Keithbar]

Thanks for the advice Rick.....I will start researching it.

Keith

 

[tomcatpl]

looking foward to seing the find from that site

 

[captainron]

I don't have the experience, but, I just bought the Tesora Sand Shark (vs Tiger Shark) because it is fully submersible. Moving to Panama City Beach at end of week and will be using it ALOT.
Otherwise I use the White's V3i that I've had since they came out.

 

[Tom Slick]

Both the Sand Shark and the Tiger Shark are fully submersible. The sand shark is a PI machine and you don't want that for your river crossong machine. The Tiger Shark being a VLF would work much better for your hunting situation and it works very well on dry land also having full discrimination.

 

[goodmore]

In fresh water streams the AT Pro is a really good detector. There is plenty of footage on youtube of river hunting.

 

[rivvers]

why wouldnt he want a PI machine for a 1750's river crossing? that would be my first choice, it the deepest and you will be digging everything from a site like that anyway, atleast i would, who knows what could be down there., and being such a remote area there should not be any modern junk there.

 

[NEBeachcomber]

I have to agree with rivvers in that I think the pulse detector would be my first choice for searching this river crossing. I know I would want a detector that it would sound off on any metal it would pass over... at least at the Revolutionary war river crossing. However, if I were to search regular fresh water swimming sites for coins and jewelry I would prefer a VLF water detector.

-NEBeachcomber

 

[StavRscoop]

Keithbar .if the alleged discovery of non-ferrous metal and large and deep in the ground, it makes sense to use - Excalibur.
if smaller items - Tiger Shark or GoldMaxxPower (GMP-need sealing)
scoop - StavRscoop type Monstrik-9 or Monstrik-10