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anyone use this unit at the beach in wet sand? when i go detecting at the coast gold is what iam after.

was this a stupid question or what i am new 2 this fourm ain't sure.

u2 robert, the Gold Bug 2 should work OK in the dry sand for micro jewelry, but in the wet salt sand and especially blacksand, the little fellow will get caniptions and squeal in pain.
This is because of it's ultra high 71khz operating frequency, stellar on fly poop size gold in low mineralization but with a compromise on depth.
You would be far better of with a Fisher CZ or a Minelab Excaliber/Sovereign with their lower frequencies for the beach, as they are the most popular VLF beach machines... they handle mineralization extremely well and are depth monsters. A used CZ can be found cheaper than the Gold Bug 2 as well.


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Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 11/15/2009 02:13AM by PennyFinder.

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I am going to Arizona for a couple months, down around Quartzsite,AZ & was thinking about getting a Gold Bug to look for some type of gold, nuggets, flakes, etc, would you suggest this, as best or would another detector be better/ Thanks Jim

The Gold Bug 2 would be an excellant choice for hunting nuggets around Quartzsite, AZ.
It is one of the top nugget detectors on the market.