I bought a Tiger Shark the other day

[duggr]

Since the price of gold is sky high! I thought I would try my luck in the fresh water ponds and lake's here in Illinois.
I haven't owned a Tesoro since the Toltec 100 first came out. If the T. Shark is as good on low conductive targets
as the 100 I will be happy!
duggr

 

[tvr]

Congrats on your new detector and best of luck with your hunting!
tvr

 

[JimCVA]

I been useing the tiger shark since 2005 and I did well with it in the fresh water when I lived in Mississippi Now I live in Virginia I haven done that well with it in the salt water at the beach very Good in fresh water

 

[DewGuru]

Perhaps the best freshwater machine money can buy - Not worth a damn for salt tho.

 

[duggr]

Thats what I'm going to use the Tiger Shark for! Freshwater...I know where to get a 10.5 inch coil for it...
Is it worth having one? Duggr

 

[DewGuru]

Yep. It is, wider coverage area without losing much, if any, sensitivity.

 

[cometguy]

What makes it so bad for salt? Are we talking wet sand hunting bad or immersed bad? If one of you could share it would be helpful. I am also a fresh water guy, but figured it would be "ok" as a wet sand or shallow water salt hunter. Please let me know your experiences.

Thanks, Don

 

[pelanj]

I used my Tiger Shark few two times in the sea. I had to turn down the sensitivity, so that I reduced the chatter a bit. My unit would not groundbalance in the water and I had to send it back due to a bent GB pot shaft (most probably caused by the overseas transport). I do not have it back yet so I do not know if it groundbalances in the water at all or if it was just a faulty unit. I was finding coins down to some 6" in the water. The targets are easily heard amongst the falsings but you cannot hunt for "whispers" (or maybe I just was not patient enough). I used to have a Fisher 1280x and I feel that the TigerShark performs better in the salt water.

If you wonder why I use fresh water machines in the sea - I live inlands and do plan to detect fresh water lakes and streams around. I can get into salt water just one or two times a year.

 

[Jerseymike]

I've been using a TS for several years and find it to be a very good machine but not the best on wet salt beaches nor in salt water. In the wet salt it chatters quite a bit and requires turning down sensitivity and playing with the threshold which still does not eliminate the noise. However I have found items in the wet it's just that the chatter really starts to get on my nerves and I think a machine better suited to the environment would perform better. In the dry salt sand it's excellent as it is in freshwater and soil. Since I now do most of my hunting on saltwater beaches I'm going to buy a sandshark but hang onto the TS for other areas.

 

[mickfin]

Yes i got a Tiger Shark and it Loves GOLD!!!! I hunt is fresh water, This weekend will try the ocean???
But i got Her 4R the Fresh, Mickfin

 

[JustinG.MDguy]

Does Tejoro make a good salt water machine?

I guess the Sand Shark would probably be about it as far as tesoro's go. Is the sand shark worth the money?

~ Justin G.