Was gonna buy a Tiger Shark

[jabbo]

for salt water surf but the dealer I spoke to said it won't be as good as my CZ20 in salt water. His customers said the TS is excellent in fresh water, but not in salt water. I was disappointed to hear that. I'd like to hear what other TS users have to say about salt water operation.

 

[RichW]

The CZ-20 is a far better machine in salt water. The Tigershark with it's internal controls is hard to adjust to handle the wet salt sand. It chatters a great deal unless the sensitivity is reduced a lot and doesn't get the depth the CZ delivers. If you use the Tiger in salt water and then go back to fresh water you have to adjust the sensitivity again. I just don't like the internal controls, they increse your chances of leakage. CZ for salt water, Tigershark for fresh water.

 

[jabbo]

Thanks for the info. Sounds like you have experience with the Tiger Shark. Will continue to use the CZ at the shore. I do like it. Did a test last year - buried my wedding band in the wet sand 8" deep, tied to a string, signal was weak but detected it. Thanks again, Dave

 

[RichW]

are the CZ's, a few of the Minelabs, and Whites Beach Hunter ID. If you have fairly clean beaches the pulse machines will work well. I haven't had much luck with any of the single frequency machines. The LST worked pretty well on the beaches in my area but you wouldn't want to take it into the Surf. Good luck.

 

[jabbo]

RichW, thanx for your great input. I'm sure it will guide many others too in getting the right detector.

 

[Kieth-Tx]

n/t

 

[RichW]

I'm sure it's the coil. I bought it when they first hit the market. It was a real work horse.

 

[thinkin2]

Rich, I haven't used a CZ since the first CZ-6 came out and have never used the Beach Hunter ID. Have you had experience with both? If so, a comparison of how they stack up against each other would be appreciated. I know they both work on a dual frequency but that's all. I'm in the Charleston, SC area, about 10 minutes from the nearest beach. I used to hunt relics but now just walk the beaches and want to get another detector. I've had a couple of the Minelabs and while they are excellent machines, I don't want to spend that much right now. Plus I want something a little lighter in weight. Thanks.
Jerry

 

[jabbo]

I have not used a Beach Hunter ID but a fella I met who lives near the shore and searches it all the time uses one and he does find a lot of jewelry. He is serious about the hobby and swears by his machine. If my cz20 stopped working I would get a Whites beach huner id. Hope this helps. The Tesoro Tiger Shark is not too good in salt water from what I hear. Dave

 

[thinkin2]

Thanks, jabbo. I was kind of thinking more toward the Beach Hunter ID over the CZ simply because you can use it in all metals and still look at the indicator lights for some idea of the type of target. I have a buddy who uses a CZ-3D and hunts in autotune, switching to discriminate once he hits a target. He does pretty well with it. I just wondered if anyone had ever compared the two units side by side. Thanks again for your response. BTW, just to keep this on topic, (Tesoro Forum) I used to be strictly a relic hunter and Tesoro units were all I ever used. For where and what I hunted back then nothing could beat them.
Jerry