G2 At The Beach

[Smudge]

In searching this forum, I've noticed several members talking about the performance of the G2 at salt water beaches as being outstanding. Has this been everyone's experience (those of y'all who live near a beach, I mean), even in wet sand?

Would love to hear more!

 

[Smudge]

(Hmmm. No replies. Maybe I need to phrase it differently. Get a rise out of 'em...)


So, that Teknetic's G2. Huh? Does that thing suck at salt water beaches or what???

 

[EZrider]

I am a beach hunter. I have been eyeing the G2 for dry sand work. Used a friends AT Pro and was not impressed. Not two beaches are the same. While a beach in Florida a single freq detector might do fine in wet sand. They just don't work up here in the NE grey/black lined sand here. But for dry sand work, light fast and great ergonomics it would be hard to beat.

I have used a ETrac in the dry with great success the last couple of years. Almost half of my years finds are in the dry. It does require a different way to hunt than in the water. I don't think the ETrac picks up lighter gold and chains. Iv'e tested it. Nor will my CZ water machine. If your beaches do not have the heavy black sand lines in the low tide wet it may do well.

 

[Monte]

I'll make another beach trip. I'm not a big beach hunter, but the Oregon beaches aren't very productive. Not like those in California, Texas, Florida, the Carolina's or New Jersey. Heck, I have found more good older stuff around the very salty Great Salt Lake than I have on all the Oregon beaches I've hunted.

When evaluating the G2 I liked what it did in the sandy sites I worked, but time and weather were not on my side for a serious evaluation. On my next trip, probably next month when we get more Spring-like weather, I plan to pit the G2 against the T2 against one or two other detectors on the dry sand, half-way out, and onto the wet sand and maybe into the shallow surf. I'll use models that have worked okay for me in the past and see how things go. A good excuse for a full-day get-a-way.

Monte

 

[Ken in Georgia]

Well youtube has the video of the gold bug se at the beach. A lot of us have not gone to the beach as of yet. But this is a killer detector. Gold Bug on the beach vid.mov

 

[Big Boys Hobbies]

Inquiring minds want to know!....lol

 

[lloyd0161]

(Hmmm. No replies. Maybe I need to phrase it differently. Get a rise out of 'em...)


So, that Teknetic's G2. Huh? Does that thing suck at salt water beaches or what???

LMAO

 

[gmanlight]

I have a Gold Bug same as G2 . It is OK in wet sand not great , its not as deep as a CZ in wet sand .
On one test it it better on small shallow foil better than CZ
Machines with salt mode tend to be small gold dead.

Should post question on Gold bug / G2 forum.