Tiger shark

[JHM]

I was considering a tiger shark and was wondering how well they deal with pulltabs VS rings. Most areas I hunt are loaded with them. They give a different sound with an excalliber but 1500 bucks is more than I can justify right now.

 

[John (Ma)]

If it's fresh water, it will work well. Pull tabs and rings go together, dig them all to find the gold.

 

[mikeothmer]

$1500 is the suggested retail price. If you contact one of the sponsor's you may be able to get a MUCH BETTER DEAL. I did !

 

[scubadetector]

n/t

 

[PowerDetecting]

Do like mike said contact a dealer for best price. Everyone digs trash its something you have to deal with just toss it in the bag and keep going.

 

[Water wizard]

2nd hand is an option, but be careful with underwater machines. You gotta dig ring pulls to find rings. I paid about $850 for an Excalibur 1000, second hand. Some of the hi tech machines give you a conductivity reading which you can use to identify the target before you dig it, I think even those guys still dig lots of ring pulls though....

 

[arclyt]

i would hate to think i missed a good target thinking it was a pull tab so i dig them all as well. As for the choice of detector i would look around and hold out for the Excall, i am go to Mexico next week and get to use the one i bought last Oct for my Florida trip. This is my second time using it and i really like it. I have a Whites BHID that was my only water unit for 6 years and got to know that really well and thought that was all i needed till i got a deal on this Excall 2. It is a great MD and i am sure there are others that are good as well but you do the research and read these forums, save the money -or just put it on a card because if you use it enough you will pay for it in no time. Good luck with your choice--HH

 

[Tin Fin]

Even with the Excal, when under water, I dig it all - bubbles from the gear can make the finer distinctions hard to determine; rather dig some trash and get the good stuff too than miss anything.