My detecting started with a surf pi. On low tides I’d find several rings on an outing to Laguna while getting up to my knees or so in the water. I progressed with a multitude of detectors since - like the CTX, DF, EQ800, EQ600, Excals, and GP Extreme.. Since the beginnings with the surf pi I have found less and less targets in the surf (years). Not unique to me - everyone is finding less. Over the years I’ve read people say they are a little disappointed with the CTX and Equinox in the water. The CTX has been my favorite all around detector but I wonder if I should use one of the other detectors, possibly the DF for this weekend. What do you think? I have a big scoop and am not going to be digging holes to China in our waves. In wet sand the CTX has performed well, just not sure about it in the water. I will not be intentionally getting the detector above the low shaft wet. I normally keep out of the waves - sometimes during a lull will run at the last wave break area to see if any targets and then hightail it back.