Bought a Tesoro Sand Shark to hunt the beaches here in Florida. I have hunted since 1970 and have used a number of detectors. I was never happy with their performance on the beach in wet sand and thought I would try the SS. I went to the beach in the late afternoon just to give it a go. All I can say is wow. The SS is very stable and super easy to use. I did not find any gold but I did find a pair of sunglasses, hot wheel car, Bobby pins, bottle caps, 86 cents, fishing weights and enough stuff to know this thing works. I came at a bad time as it was high tide and I don't have a long handled scoop yet, but I love this detector. I am now a Tesoro fan !!!!!!!!!