AT Pro In Salt Water

[Lenmcgold]

Haven't used my at pro in salt water. Is great on dry sand. Any advice?
Len

 

[MrBranton33]

Run it without the coil cover in the water, as it will false a lot if sand and saltwater get trapped in there. It will also false if swinging in the rapid moving surf, but out a bit deeper it will run stable. I just ran mine at Myrtle Beach SC last weekend, and it worked fine. I was running 1 bar from max sensitivity most of the time, near the pier, I had to drop one more due to some emi. I was able to get several targets that were at least 8 inches deep in the wet sand.

 

[Eddie Current]

There are a lot of suggestions on adjusting the ATPRO to work in salt water on this website (as well as the Garrett website) that can help you tune your machine to detect in salt water, Just look at the older posts...

I do not like the idea of taking off the coil cover, as it can cause damage to the coil if it hits hard structures. (trust me... you cannot see many of the rocks when you are fighting waves)

After every hunt remove the coil cover and rinse out the sand & salt as soon as possible. The sand/salt is not good for any metal detector.

The ATPRO is my go-to machine in the dry sand

 

[firstring]

The AT Pro is great for land hunting, including dry sand. AT Pro in salt water? The AT Pro is great for land hunting, including dry sand.

 

[SavingThePast]

The AT Pro is great for land hunting, including dry sand. AT Pro in salt water? The AT Pro is great for land hunting, including dry sand.

now, now, now, lets not forget fresh water....

 

[Auriemma]

It depends on the sand your hunting. Southern NJ, no problem. Just keep on top of your GB. DISC at 35, and turn down the SENS as a last resort to stop chatter.
Beaches loaded with black sand will make the ATP useless.

I would suggest an ML Sovereign (any model). Great beach sweepers.

 

[Arns]

Going to Florida in June for vacation been thinking of taking mine