Anyone using the Sand Shark in South Florida?

[fllawboy]

Looking to add a new detector to the family that can handle the wet sand and allow me to do some water hunting. I have been looking at the Sand Shark and would love to hear some feedback from anyone that has been using one. I would like the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly!

Best regards

 

[TreasurdiggrNY]

A friend of mine just took his out for a maiden voyage the other day he loves it. He is in South Fla. on the gulf. He says the pinpoint is great, very stable in the saltwater and wet sand. Very good depth, the target responses sound different so he should be able to cut down on the amount of junk he digs once he gets some time on the machine.
Glenn

 

[Daniel A.]

I use one on the west coast very solid machine the only thing I've found is the need to slow the swing down to avoid false signals. As is the case with any PI unit iron can be a pain but its a deep unit and carry a shovel. Dan

 

[fllawboy]

Thanks

 

[rons1947]

I have been using a Sand Shark on Cocoa Beach since last March.During that time,I have dug a lot of trash including bottle caps,screws,nails,iron wire,bobbie pins,paper clips,pull tabs and aluminum in many forms.All targets sound pretty much the same to me,in the head phones.I have also found gold rings,3 wrist watches,pocket knives,cellular phones, and numerous other items.
The Sand Shark draws very little power,so batteries last a long time.It is very good at pinpointing and detects deep.For the price,it is a very good salt water detector.This is just my opinion.

 

[fllawboy]

Thanks

 

[VBDave]

I've been beach detecting for about a year with my 1st water machine, a Sandshark. Considerations were price, lifetime warranty, it's the only waterproof machine capable of coil changes, and I was impressed with Tesoro's Cibola that I've been relic hunting with. With no discrimitation, I dig some trash, but I don't miss anything, either. The Sand Shark has 2 modes, Normal and VCO. I run in VCO with the threshold all the way down. This makes for silent running which I find much more relaxing, and doesn't seem to affect sensitivity. Just be sure to get a scoop with smaller than normal holes; the Sandshark will detect fine chains and small earrings that lots of machines will miss.

 

[Snook1998]

I've been using my Sandshark for about a year now. I live on the Southeast coast of Florida. The Sandshark picks up alot of stuff. The only problem I've had is false signals if the swing is not very slow. It takes time to hear differences in signals. There are some differences, but not much. Even after a year I still don't have a firm grip on the differences in signals. I think it's a great machine for the price. Good luck.