hunterray2002
Senior Member
Currosity has gotten the best of me over the years and I broke down and spent $70.00 on a COBRA BEACH MAGNET.
Now before you laugh ,let me explain what I found .
After doing some serious looking over I came to the conclusion that IF THIS ISN'T A FISHER AQUANAUTT NOCK OFF then I don't know what is.
I opened up the batter compartment and there was the 8 AA battery pocket.
Now just like the fisher. It has 4 hidden screws in each corner where the battery pocket sets. Out they came and the front slid apart nicely. Giving me just enough room to find 3 pots I was looking for. Now most of you may have read the reviews on this unit and claims of how it doesn't perform very well and wont hit on gold at all. YEP. that part is true. (WAS TRUE) I RAN A 14KT LADIES RING UP AGAINST THE COIL WITH DISC DOWN TO NOTHING.
No tone. Sooooo. Being the tinkerer I am. Out came the long jewelrs screw driver and the 3 pots I mentioned inside. for anyone who has one of these units. On the right there is a small orange pot. It gives a high tone and a low tone. I turned it counter clockwise the entire way giving me a hightone.
Secondly in the middle there is a blue pot. I turned it all the way counter clock wise as well. giving me super sensitivity. Yep you guessed it. This crazy fisher nock off now hits 8'' on the 14kt ladies ring. 10'' on a quarter,penny,dime and 8 inches on a nickel. Discriminates iron rather nicely and the additional pot is the depth pot which I left alone.
So now this cheap low reviewed nock off hits like a champ as it should .
Resealed the housing back up with Plastidip and put the housing back together ,screwed all screws tight and did another air test.
Still operating and working as well as the aquanaut.Air tests are not to bad, gained roughly another 3 to 4 inches compared to what it started out as.
Well it doesn't run at 2.4khz tho but rather 12khz . Seems like it would make a neat fresh water unit as it is water proof. . Will be giving it a run thru at the lake to see how it works out with the tweaking done.
Now before you laugh ,let me explain what I found .
After doing some serious looking over I came to the conclusion that IF THIS ISN'T A FISHER AQUANAUTT NOCK OFF then I don't know what is.
I opened up the batter compartment and there was the 8 AA battery pocket.
Now just like the fisher. It has 4 hidden screws in each corner where the battery pocket sets. Out they came and the front slid apart nicely. Giving me just enough room to find 3 pots I was looking for. Now most of you may have read the reviews on this unit and claims of how it doesn't perform very well and wont hit on gold at all. YEP. that part is true. (WAS TRUE) I RAN A 14KT LADIES RING UP AGAINST THE COIL WITH DISC DOWN TO NOTHING.
No tone. Sooooo. Being the tinkerer I am. Out came the long jewelrs screw driver and the 3 pots I mentioned inside. for anyone who has one of these units. On the right there is a small orange pot. It gives a high tone and a low tone. I turned it counter clockwise the entire way giving me a hightone.
Secondly in the middle there is a blue pot. I turned it all the way counter clock wise as well. giving me super sensitivity. Yep you guessed it. This crazy fisher nock off now hits 8'' on the 14kt ladies ring. 10'' on a quarter,penny,dime and 8 inches on a nickel. Discriminates iron rather nicely and the additional pot is the depth pot which I left alone.
So now this cheap low reviewed nock off hits like a champ as it should .
Resealed the housing back up with Plastidip and put the housing back together ,screwed all screws tight and did another air test.
Still operating and working as well as the aquanaut.Air tests are not to bad, gained roughly another 3 to 4 inches compared to what it started out as.
Well it doesn't run at 2.4khz tho but rather 12khz . Seems like it would make a neat fresh water unit as it is water proof. . Will be giving it a run thru at the lake to see how it works out with the tweaking done.
) would be great to have.
