Andy Sabisch
Active member
Finally getting some time away from work and as they say, the worst day detecting is better then the best day in the office . . . . so I made plans to do some land hunting with a friend of mine yesterday and a bit of water hunting today to get the chance to try out a new PiratePro from DetectorPro.
I've always liked Gary's concept of the electronics and batteries in the headphones and being able to collapse them down to just about nothing so I wanted to see what the newest model would do n shallow water nearby. The PiratePRO is not rated for full submersion but it will hold up to hunting in the rain and an occasional dunking so wading up to neck deep (not sure if I would go that far out in the surf at the ocean but in fresh water I felt pretty confident I would not find myself treading water unexpectedly).
The beach I hit is not super popular but it is close and easy to get to. I've hunted it before with a number of water units and while it is a fresh water beach, the bottom is red clay rather than sand so mineralization is a bit of a challenge. I was only able to spend an hour before I had other places to be but did manage to pick up $3.82 in change, a set of keys, a Matchbox car and a 10KT gold "dog tag" with the name "Princess" on it . . . . with the Sensitivity at "7" and the Discrimination at "3", the detector ran pretty quiet and what iron that was not totally rejected was easily distinguishable based on the scratchy sound as compared to the solid hit from the coins, keys, car and charm.
You rarely see people posting about their use or success with a Headhunter detector but I was pleasantly surprised at how well it performed and at a price that is quite affordable . . . . anyone else have any experiences with these models that they want to share - especially at sites such as salt water beaches?
Andy Sabisch
I've always liked Gary's concept of the electronics and batteries in the headphones and being able to collapse them down to just about nothing so I wanted to see what the newest model would do n shallow water nearby. The PiratePRO is not rated for full submersion but it will hold up to hunting in the rain and an occasional dunking so wading up to neck deep (not sure if I would go that far out in the surf at the ocean but in fresh water I felt pretty confident I would not find myself treading water unexpectedly).
The beach I hit is not super popular but it is close and easy to get to. I've hunted it before with a number of water units and while it is a fresh water beach, the bottom is red clay rather than sand so mineralization is a bit of a challenge. I was only able to spend an hour before I had other places to be but did manage to pick up $3.82 in change, a set of keys, a Matchbox car and a 10KT gold "dog tag" with the name "Princess" on it . . . . with the Sensitivity at "7" and the Discrimination at "3", the detector ran pretty quiet and what iron that was not totally rejected was easily distinguishable based on the scratchy sound as compared to the solid hit from the coins, keys, car and charm.
You rarely see people posting about their use or success with a Headhunter detector but I was pleasantly surprised at how well it performed and at a price that is quite affordable . . . . anyone else have any experiences with these models that they want to share - especially at sites such as salt water beaches?
Andy Sabisch