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Well, I decided to trade my XP Deus in on a new Minelab Excal II with the 10" coil and some other goodies. When I bought the XP Deus, I was torn between it and a water machine. I have been using my E-Trac for the beach, but I want to start doing some heavy duty river and lake hunting and for that you really need a water machine. My decision to trade the XP was not associated with it's performance as it is a very nice machine and I may come back to it in the future. I just will get more use out of the Excal and it will open up a whole new world of detecting for me. I wish all of you Deus users continued success and thank everyone for the great posts and tips. Off to the Beach and Water Forum.
Well my not having received my new Deus and searching the web for ideas on how to set up the machine,
your posts have helped me a lot. Can't wait to test it out.
Sorry to hear you are letting your Deus go.
Good luck in your new adventure and let us know how it's going with pics of your finds..
Wow - I would have thought a better deal would be to get rid of the E-Trac and get the CTX - 2 detectors in one. The Excal altho a good solid detector is 10 year old+ technology...
Wow - I would have thought a better deal would be to get rid of the E-Trac and get the CTX - 2 detectors in one. The Excal altho a good solid detector is 10 year old+ technology...
I haven't used the ctx but if it performs like an etrac (which I bet it does in terms of depth and sens. to gold) in wet salt sand, an excal would be my choice for serious water hunting, all day, every day.
Wow - I would have thought a better deal would be to get rid of the E-Trac and get the CTX - 2 detectors in one. The Excal altho a good solid detector is 10 year old+ technology...
Believe me Barry, I will be getting a CTX, but it will be in year 2 of production. I have two rules, never buy a new model car or metal detector in year 1 of production. I'll wait until all of the kinks to be worked out first.
The CTX is only waterproof down to 10" and the Excal is waterproof down to 200". Needed the extra depth for my future diving plans. Will be taking a certified divers course this year and will be joining my brother for some dives in the Myrtle Beach SC. I will never get rid of my E-Trac, it's just to good a machine. It may become a backup to the CTX once that happens. The BBS technology may be 10 years old, but it works and works well. There are many people that feel that the Excal is the best overall water machine on the market. Fisher CZ-21 is an excellent machine as well.
