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What detectors work in Salt water?
- Thread starter landman
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dewcon4414
Well-known member
Any multi freq VLF or PI thats water. Single freq struggle and arent as effective since you have to reduce the sensitivity. The VLF machines that come to mind...... CZ 20 and 21, Xcal, CTX 3030, and Whites beach hunter. Id consider these as proven machines that most use now days.
Dew
Dew
Any excalibur, sovereign, explorer or ctx. Cz21.headhunter underwater. Pulse machines. And I'm shocked how well my makro racer works in the wet salt sand it's quiet as a mouse until there's an accepted target. Dug dimes 8-10" and other coins and one piece of junk jewelry just trying it out for the first time in wet sand.
GeorgeinSC
Well-known member
When I was looking to purchase a Beach/Water machine I decided that I wanted a machine that would discriminate out Iron and Steel. I was not interested in spending the day at the beach digging bobby pins ETC. That ruled out any of the PI machines.
Then it was between the Fisher CZ-21 or the Excalibur II. Since I was already a Minelab owner I decided to go with the Excal. No Regrets. In less than two years it has paid for itself in Gold and Silver jewelry and clad coins.
Then it was between the Fisher CZ-21 or the Excalibur II. Since I was already a Minelab owner I decided to go with the Excal. No Regrets. In less than two years it has paid for itself in Gold and Silver jewelry and clad coins.
Flintstone
Well-known member
I love my Beach Hunter ID, when the red light comes on it is iron, when the green light comes on you know you have a coin. I love to hunt at night with it.
Just for conversation on this topic.....
That DetectorPro UW with the 12"dd NEL coil has caught my eye...theres a video on that Forum regarding its function on wet salt on gold rings and even a chain against a CZ21 and a 'Lab...its interesting to watch that video....It made no technological sense to me, but there it was, a guy could see it and hear it....No, I have no affiliation with this outfit, it was just that the video made a guy think a bit...this really is a pretty new sport from this whole tech angle after all, so a fellow has to keep an open mind and not settle on absolutes, I dont understand how this UW outpaces these other rigs using conventional tech understanding we are led to believe?...time and gold wait for nobody....I am a student, so somebody chime in for the knowledge of the group?
Mud
That DetectorPro UW with the 12"dd NEL coil has caught my eye...theres a video on that Forum regarding its function on wet salt on gold rings and even a chain against a CZ21 and a 'Lab...its interesting to watch that video....It made no technological sense to me, but there it was, a guy could see it and hear it....No, I have no affiliation with this outfit, it was just that the video made a guy think a bit...this really is a pretty new sport from this whole tech angle after all, so a fellow has to keep an open mind and not settle on absolutes, I dont understand how this UW outpaces these other rigs using conventional tech understanding we are led to believe?...time and gold wait for nobody....I am a student, so somebody chime in for the knowledge of the group?
Mud
dewcon4414
Well-known member
I saw a Video on Garys 12" unit where it showed that chain comp against 3 top notch machines.....as well as the hunt and comparison against the CTX IN the salt water. That 12" isnt out yet. He said this summer. BUT.... its a single freq so on damp sand or dry it may well do as advertised. Im from MO. when it comes to being in salt water thou. I know he had to turn down the sensitivity out there and it was chatty.......... so im at a wait and see since i know a guy or two whose going to try one. If it works... BIG IF..... i wouldnt expect the same performance against those machine IN the water. The Sov mentioned is a great beach machine....... but its NOT water proof.
Dew
Dew
dewcon4414
Well-known member
Great news.....now you need to get out there so i dont buy a pig in a poke. Let us know how it handles the salt water and run a couple of small chains for us. So ......is it just the coil he added or a completly different machine?
The Beach Hunter I.D is one of the best kept non secret units out there. LOL
There are a ton of good water units but let it be know I modified a landpro with a detech SEF 12X10'' coil and it was way beyond more sensitive after tuneing it then I would ever expect.
I gain a good 3 inches ontop of the 10'' concentric that was originaly on the unit and funny thing is The Detech wasnt made for the Landpro but for a Tesoro Cibola.
I should have kept it but It sold. .
Will have to build another sometime.
There are a ton of good water units but let it be know I modified a landpro with a detech SEF 12X10'' coil and it was way beyond more sensitive after tuneing it then I would ever expect.
I gain a good 3 inches ontop of the 10'' concentric that was originaly on the unit and funny thing is The Detech wasnt made for the Landpro but for a Tesoro Cibola.
I should have kept it but It sold. .Will have to build another sometime.