Seeking experienced beach/water hunter advice on a new detector

[ltd063]

I am looking to get some advice on which machine to get, an Minelab Excalibur II or White's Surf Master PI? I have the money to buy the Surf Master right now, but am willing to wait to get the Excalibur II if I decide to go that direction. I was hoping that there are individuals out there that have used both and share their experiences and any pros/cons of each. I am only able to beach/water hunt a couple times a year right now (but those are a week at a time), but hope to start going at least once a month (weekend) in the future. There are some lakes and river swimming holes in the area that I can hunt. I am not sure what questions to ask, so think of this string as open ended.

Thanks for any help.

 

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[ltd063]

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[Denny45]

I've personally never used either machines but I will give you my thoughts.

If swimming area does not have a lot of mineralized black sand I would chose at pro, if it has lots of black sand I would choose the pi. If its loaded with iron and using a pi you're gonna have your work cut out for you. The upside of using a pi in heavy black sand is it will go deeper than VLF. I've found many gold rings VLF machines couldn't reach in black sand.