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« on: May 21, 2011, 02:38:34 am »
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So I'm in the market for a new waterproof machine and was set to get a PI machine, but after talking with a local dealer I was HIGHLY advised NOT to purchase any PI machine. Obviously this gentleman knows what he is talking about and said he has advised people in the past the same thing, yet they went ahead and purchased one of numberous different PI machines only to return shortly after the purchase and ask him to help them sell the detector for them. I guess the shores/waters of Lake Michigan are just saturated with metal junk and that makes it insanely difficult to us a PI machine. The common response is that the machines just drive you crazy...waaaaay to much garbage.

So...back to the drawing board. I own a Garrett AT Pro and really like it...but my goal was to be able to see deeper into the ground in the water.....thus thats why I was looking at a PI machine. He was alittle amazed that I have an AT Pro but was looking for more. He suggested if I really wanted to invest more money in another waterproof detector (and I got the feeling he felt the AT Pro was sufficient), that the Minelab Exalibur II with the 8" coil would be the way to go. The multi-freq. of the Excal would gain me an advantage over my AT Pro...yet stay way from the zero discrimination of a PI machine.

Any Lake Michigan or fresh water hunters out there that can chime in here?!? Am I jumping the gun here...should I give the AT Pro more benefit of the doubt or for SERIOUS water hunting should I really consider the Excal...?!? My focus this summer is going to be IN the waters of Lake Michigan and inland lakes.....I have my V3i for dry beach hunting when I so choose. The Detector Pro Headhunter Wader also looks interesting...but I've just never heard

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« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2011, 01:01:48 pm »
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Few people detect to the limits of their detectors capabilities.  If you want the Excal, I'm not going to stop you.   You'll probably see an immediate difference, but whether what you see by switching to the Excal now would exceed what you woud see if you took the time to truly master the AT Pro....?     

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« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2011, 02:15:08 pm »
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Quote:Posted by BitburgAggie_7377
Few people detect to the limits of their detectors capabilities.  If you want the Excal, I'm not going to stop you.   You'll probably see an immediate difference, but whether what you see by switching to the Excal now would exceed what you woud see if you took the time to truly master the AT Pro....?     

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That is the $1200 question!

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« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2011, 02:18:28 pm »
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Here's another PI to consider. Unusual in that it uses two coils. The price here is insane!

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« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2011, 04:44:56 pm »
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Have you looked into theTesoro  Tiger shark , That is the one I am getting Lake Ontario is littered with iron like Michigan, I talked to some people here they pretty much said the same thing  GL with what ever you decide

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« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2011, 06:34:40 am »
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Here's another PI to consider. Unusual in that it uses two coils. The price here is insane!

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WOW...that is cheap for a PI...and waterproof to boot.  Tempting as it looks the low price and unknown brand will keep me from buying it...

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« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2011, 08:47:43 am »
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USD1,295.95 for that sand shark. Better add on another $3.05 and get an Excalibur 2. Grin

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« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2011, 10:02:22 am »
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Nobody is going to talk you out of buying a new detector but you will find a new detector is not always the way to go. Here on the forum and in real life I have watched people change machines time and again because  they are not doing what they want them to. In most cases its not the detector but the operator not willing to spend the time learning what the detector is telling you. 

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« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2011, 11:30:21 am »
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USD1,295.95 for that sand shark. Better add on another $3.05 and get an Excalibur 2. Grin


Sand shark is alot cheaper in the US Sale Price
$577.15


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« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2011, 07:49:19 pm »
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Sand shark is alot cheaper in the US Sale Price
$577.15


$577.15's the proper price for the TESORO Sand Shark. However, the detector which costs USD1,295.95 is also named the sand shark (see URL in reply #3)  Grin

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