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blowfly1967

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i've been looking for a wet/dry detector at the beach and i got to wondering whether the at pro would be any good for this purpose for using both in fresh and salt waters.blowfly,hh,bye for now
 
As far as beaches go it depends on what part of the world you are located. Some users can use the ATP without major problems and others find it difficult to use successfully. I'm from Australia and live in Queensland and find the ATP in wet salty conditions challenging. Dry sand no worries. As far as fresh water goes I can't praise the ATP enough. I have had great success in fresh water rivers, creeks, lakes and streams. I have had more fun with this machine then any other I have used over the years.
Salt water 40% out of 100%
Fresh water 100%
Hope this helps.
 
From the land of the Bluenose......will work on wet sand and in salt water but a tad unstable. From my experience a pulse machine for those areas work th best and I use the Seahunte MK11. Happy hunting! Garrett buts out vide on youtube for the operation under those conditions. Others may have mastered it but not this bouy.
 
For me it has depended on the beach. We have beached that have varying degrees of trash. On has a lot of metal bits or chips from ships scraping their sides I believe. I stay out of the water there. The ATP picks up everyone of them. Some so small the pin pointer can't find them.
 
Freshwater yes...great machine. Saltwater, well technically you can but you have to adjust the sensitivity down so low you are not going to get much depth. This really is where having multiple detectors comes in handy. The ATP for the wet and dry of the freshwater, and dry of saltwater. A Excal (or PI machine if you like to dig alot) for saltwater.
 
Nice buzz words to market a detector for using it that was not originally designed to do. How about this statement from the first generation AT Pros? "The word " SALT " was NEVER mentioned in the beginning ...Other buzz words like "Beach" or "Waves " or "Sand " and "Waterproof " were mentioned to give an illusion for the buying to EXPECT a great running machine at a salty sand beach!!"
(Refer to page 47 Owner's Manual, Underwater Operation )
If the word "SALT" was never mentioned in the beggining, what great advancements to the AT Pro has been made but kept secret? Tell me please, why would anyone want to exagerrate an already great machine? Due dilligence. This is where dissapointments come into play.
 
From the land of the Bluenose.....At Pro serves this bouy well on land and fresh water. Do like my Sea HUnter MK11 in the salties ...a tad more stable...is doable with the Pro but a firm believer that a pulse machine is the way to go in water....watch out fur da crocs me son!
 
Its a great park and dry sand machine. In salt water beaches in the water its a bit eratic. If i could own just one machine it would be the At Pro. But if i could own 2 i really think for salt water hunting in water eighter a pi pulse induction machine is best or a fbs machine like the Minelab excalibur.
 
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