Silver uMax at the beach

[Honeyman]

I'll be taking my Silver uMax to the Outer Banks. First time with a detector on an ocean beach. It still has the stock 8" coil on it. I know it will work in the dry sand, but will it work in the wet sand at low tide? Any tips you can share.
Thanks in advance for any advice.

 

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[jld66]

don't believe it will work on the wet sand. you pretty much need a unit made for that. but hey, i only live on the coast, not in Arizona. so, what would i know. haha. i do know the vaquero does not work good at all on wet salt sand. dry sand it is o.k.

 

[edwincd]

The Silver will not do well even on dry beach near the ocean. It has built in mineral rejection that makes it not behave well around salt water or high salt content sand. My wife and I went with her Silver and found out the hard way. However the Compadre did extremely well in the dry sand. The Silver does well on fresh water beaches and just about anywhere else. Hope this helps......