Vaquero in shallow stream

[dlh]

I know the control box is not water proof but has anyone ever used the Vaquero in a shallow stream?

 

[POLEWAGGER]

The stock 9X8 and others are advertized as "waterproof". The coil should be perfectly safe in streams, lakes and salt water. I've dunked mine in them all. My C did not perform well in wet salt sand. Dry sand is another story.

 

[tvr]

Like POLEWAGGER, I've used my Cibola in shallow water, but not a Vaquero. Should work fine, but don't dunk it. After finding a load of silver and junk rings plus one gold ring, and wanting to get deeper in the water, I picked up a water proof detector and stopped risking dunking the Cibola. Some people have put the control box in a waterproof container. There are some examples of that, including part numbers used, over in the modifications forum.
Cheers,
tvr

 

[REVIER]

Once, in a small park with a small stream passing through it, just for laughs and giggles I past my Vaq coil along the edge near a shallow part.
Didn't expect anything but I got a high tone signal.
Used my Propointer around the rocks and eventually dug my first Alabama tax token!
All beat up, washed down from somewhere upstream and stuck here for who knows how many years.
I have dunked that coil from time to time at other sites and never a problem.