Fisher Gold Strike Metal Detector
A Personal Review Of The Fisher Gold Strike
For a few years, I have used the Gold Bug 2 detector and decided to purchase the more recent model by Fisher called The Gold Strike. In the beginning, I wondered if it was a good idea, but soon realized most of the "issues" were in fact user-error. The Gold Strike model is not as easy to master as is the Gold Bug 2; however by continual practice and diligence, the Gold Strike is actually very effective.
Gold Bug 2 Vs. The Gold Strike: Head to Head Comparison
When I recently traveled to Arizona, I brought both metal detectors with me to compare them when I was out detecting. Here are the results: For the better part of 3 days, each time the Gold Bug 2 found a piece of gold, the Gold Strike would also locate the piece prior to digging.
The Gold Strike detected 2 pieces of gold that were buried fairly deep that the Gold Bug did not due to the presence of hot rocks. The Gold Strike uncovered quite a bit of worthless items that were not picked up by the Gold Bug. The end results were: The Gold Bug 2 found five pieces of tiny-to-medium-sized gold.
The Gold Strike found 7 pieces of tiny-to-medium-sized gold.
The total amount of gold found was approximately 4 Dwt. Through diligent practice on the Gold Strike, you will find that it is a great device overall. What I don't understand is why Fisher's decided to discontinue this detector.
When I was out detecting with a different model that cost $1,000, I found that the Gold Strike detected much smaller nuggets of gold and other items. In addition, it is also able to pass hot rocks and find gold below them, which is not something most other detectors can do. The Gold Strike is very innovative in the way that it can find extremely tiny nuggets!
I would probably suggest that people new to detecting not use this model, but if you are willing to practice with it a lot to learn all the details, you will be happy you did.
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