Best brand of underwater metal detector?

[RonPaul2012]

I have been metal detecting here and there for about six months with a Bounty Hunter just to learn the ropes. I am hopefully going to start diving in areas looking for jewelry/coins, and I want a metal detector that would be good for both land and underwater. What brand would you reccomend?

 

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[ThTx]

As always, I'm a Garrett fan. The Sea Hunter Mk2 is an excellent machine.

 

[scrooge]

The Garrett LS Infinium is the newest machine in my arsenal,it has given me a hard time but I found out after sending it in for repairs it had a bad coil. Garrett's costumer service was great ..............if you get this unit be prepared to dig ,this is a deeeeeeeeeeeep seeking machine I dug a large bobby pin and I think I took it off a Chinese ladies head.............

 

[Tom_in_CA]

If you need a discriminator (to pass nails, iron, etc...) then the Minelab Excaliber is a good choice. The tooty-fluty sounds will drive you nuts at first. But once you get used to it, you'll learn the songs

 

[bazinga]

If you need a discriminator (to pass nails, iron, etc...) then the Minelab Excaliber is a good choice. The tooty-fluty sounds will drive you nuts at first. But once you get used to it, you'll learn the songs

It can make some beautiful music!

 

[steve from ohio]

The folks associated with the Mel Fisher group use the Excalibur. They even have a poster from Minelab advertising that fact in their museum in Florida.

I was talking to some of the folks in the museum and they say that the reason why they use the Excalibur is because they feel it is the best technology out for underwater work.

I use the Excalibur because it is so adaptable. I have modified it with a straight shaft and have put Grey Ghost headphones on it. I also have made it possible to swap coils on it. If I want to dive with it, I can chest mount it. Or I can set it up with a short straight shaft and dive with it. With the long straight shaft, I can wade with it in the surf and find jewelry lost by swimmers. Or I can use it on the dry sand with the larger coil and find stuff lost in the sand. Or I can use it on dry land.

I think of it as the 'Duck" of the metal detecting world. It can land almost anywhere. It can fly anywhere. An all purpose bird.

Come to think of it, I cannot even think of another detector out there that is so adaptable.

The Garrett machine is nice, and I have seen lots of them being used. The owners of them really like them a lot.

But the Excalibur, with its ability to be adapted for almost every situation, would be my choice.