Tiger Shark in Salt Water?

[Jim Robertson]

Can any one tell me how the Tiger Shark does in salt water and on in wet sand that has a lot of iron? Thanks jim

 

[Mark ( ohio )]

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[John (west central FL)]

I tried mine in salt water once right after I purchased it. I had to turn the sensitivity down a little to stop the false signals. The depth was not near as good as my Excalibur or my CZ-20. I use the Tiger Shark only for fresh water or dry sand where it will find small gold that the other machines pass right over. Another thing to know about the Tiger Shark is that it hits hard on steel bottle caps. If you normally use an Excalibur then you will be amazed at how many bottle caps are actually out there.

 

[Terry Soloman]

If you are hunting saltwater, why waste your time up on the dry sand? Get a Sand Shark (An all metal Pulse Induction monster), get in the water where 90-percent of your competition CAN'T GO, and start learning to use the machine in a relatively trash-free enviroment compared to the dry sand. Good Luck! - Terry

 

[John (west central FL)]

I agree that the water is generally more productive but wind and waves sometimes make it impossible to hunt there. I've only used the Tiger Shark a few times in the dry sand but I have found gold there too. I have had to dig hundreds of small pieces of aluminum foil but also have found light gold earrings that the Excalibur and the CZ-20 would not detect at all. 90% of the dry sand hunters won't dig that much foil and will discriminate it out in favor of digging the easy targets. To be successful you sometimes have to be able to shift gears and try something different. Pulse induction machines may be great where you live but several of the beaches I hunt are infested with iron. I personally don't want to waste my limited detecting time digging up iron trash.

 

[Jim Robertson]

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