Price: $699.00 - $339.00
(as of Nov 12, 2024 12:24:11 UTC - Details)

The Gold Bug family has revolutionized gold prospecting with new prospecting tools, Target-ID, incredible depth and all at an affordable price! Its fast retune speed and biaxial Searchcoils create superb target separation with impressive depth. V-Break , the industry s first Variable Breakpoint tone discrimination system, allows user control of the multi-tone Audio ID system. This feature helps distinguish iron targets with a distinctive low audio tone while non-ferrite targets like gold, induce high tones. Tone discrimination combines with a dead-accurate Visual ID system to give gold prospectors a vital new tool in finding gold without having to dig any iron targets. An expanded 40-Point Iron ID target range helps differentiate between larger iron objects and smaller nails and pieces. The way it minimizes the masking effects of ferrous targets near non-ferrous targets is simply amazing! Two more unique features are the real-time display of the Ground Phase value and an Fe3O4 meter that indicates the amount of mineralization present. These features monitor changes in soil conditions to locate and trace black sand concentrations where gold is commonly found. The Ground Balance system handles the toughest of ground conditions, capable of balancing all the way to salt. No longer do you need a specialized detector for prospecting and another for coins and relics; the Gold Bug excels at both! Features:Discrimination Mode for coins and relicsMotion All Metal ModeNo-motion Pinpoint with Depth IndicatorComputerized GROUND GRABContinuous Ground Condition ReadoutContinuous Ground Phase and Mineralization ReadoutV-Break, Industry's first Variable Tone Breakpoint DiscriminationThreshold and Gain AdjustmentsSignal Strength IndicatorTarget-ID and 2-Tone Audio that includes V.C.OComputerized GROUND GRAB; with Manual AdjustHigher Sensitivity1/4"; (6.3 mm) and 1/8"; (3.2 mm) headphone JacksUses one 9V Alkaline batteryStandard with 5"; (13 cm) DD Round Closed Waterproof Searchcoil (Gold Bug and Pro only)19 kHz Operating FrequencyWeight: 2.5 lbs. (1.1 kg)5 Year Warranty
Finds the smallest gold nuggets in highly mineralized soils - v-break tm; industry's first variable breakpoing tone discrimination system - computerized ground grab tm
Real-time computerized ground balancing - v.c.o. audio in all metal & discrimination mode - independent control over treshold & gain - continuous ground condition readouts
Ground phase value indicates type of mineralization - fe3o4 graphic indicates amount of mineralization - static pinpoint with depth indicator - dual headphone jacks
19kHz Operating Frequency - Ultra Simple User Interface - Ultra-Lightweight (2.5 lbs)
Recommended for gold nugget / prospecting
Reviewer: PC-G
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good Intermediate Rig
Review: Bought this for some outdoor adventuring at my ranch in New Mexico. I take this back into the juniper forest and have found all sorts of interesting things. My favorite was the half-buried mule shoe, as shown. I have also found very old heavy equipment parts, a 1940's era thermos bottle, and a small meteorite (about a 1/4in across). Depths are usually shallow, although I found a mysterious steel pipe buried about 8 inches down in the driveway. After careful excavation, it turned out to be some random piece of pipe. I would never have known it was there without this detector, plus it helped me scour a work area for sharp metals pieces, after some construction work.I've been using this for over a year and I'm still on the first battery! Okay, I don't use it EVERY day, but I am amazed at the battery life.Be sure to add a hand-held detector. The Gold Bug gets one pretty close to the target, but the hand-held detector zeroes in. If it's small, one could really miss something good, using only the Gold Bug.Haven't found any gold nuggets yet, but if they're out there, this device will probably find it. Not flakes, though. It would probably take a small nugget to get a solid signal worth digging for.Great product; good value. Happy customer!

Reviewer: Dennis D.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: GREAT METAL DETECTOR-EASY TO USE!
Review: Very happy with the Gold Bug Pro so far! Instructions are a lot easier to get started compared to my Garrett AT Gold. Very lite weight. I was disappointed after spending $800, there was no packaging to protect the detector and parts were lose inside the box. A bit expensive, by time you ship to Canada ! A good quality set of headphones and a Double DD coil supplied would be nice! But a great starter detector! Actually far easier to get started with than my Garret AT Gold. AT GOLD is great as well - both great units- highly recommend both. AT Gold is waterproof. I did upgrade the search coil to a 11" DETECH ULTIMATE coil and this coil works great for deep searching and covering more territory!

Reviewer: Redhead
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: GoldBug Pro
Review: This is a great piece of equipment. The manual helped me to learn how to use it properly and quickly, and I found my wife's lost wedding and engagement gold rings in our lake below 2 inches of muck and sand sediment. Money well spent!! I can't wait to go gold nugget hunting.

Reviewer: Danny
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Easy to use. Detects gold, even small grains very well.
Review: My Fisher Gold Bug Pro was for some reason NOT shipped in its Original Factory Box.It was placed in a plain box with NO packaging material. This allowed parts to movefreely in the box during shipping. Assembly was difficult as the one of the flanges forthe rod to search coil was bent inwards. I used pliers to bend it back, but still, placing thebolt through the flange holes was a pain to line up. I'd have preferred that my Fisher GoldBug Pro had been shipped in its original factory box nicely packed. I paid $549.47 I wouldhave expected better packaging.

Reviewer: james Breedlove
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great product and great customer service
Review: You won't go wrong working with the company. They sell premium product mand help is a click away. I highly recommend.

Reviewer: boatsb4hoes
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Easy to Learn, Fun to Use!
Review: This detector works well in highly mineralized soils like we have here in California. I will be taking it out to gold country soon to give it a spin on some nugget shooting. Overall it works well and the iron discrimination is much better than expected. Although you do not get as much depth with the 5" coil it comes with, that thing sure is sensitive! The auto ground balance is really convenient (as well as the manual ground balance) and it also has a "pin point" feature that tells you the exact location and depth of the item you've found. I will update after my gold trip!

Reviewer: Craig Burns
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Best GOLD detector and is the same as the PRO model
Review: Fantastic metal detector. It's light weight, picks up all types of targets, and is simple to use. Can detect flakes/specks of gold with the 5 inch coil. Sidenote: I own the pro model too and there is no difference between the two except they moved the battery life indicator to the bottom middle.

Reviewer: shootnrats
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: great machine for parks, not so much for gold
Review: I am a serious hobby prospector and purchased the Gold Bug Pro to find small gold on my claims to dig and process with recovery equipment. I have owned and used the machine for several months and have not yet found a piece of gold. I have found many other items, one being an old pick dated around the late 1800"s. I have a friend who has a GM1K, I have used it on my claims and found gold, very tiny specks of gold. The gold Bug pro is easy to use, very light weight and is moderately priced, but if you are looking for gold spend the extra 400 bucks and get the GM1K, I certainly am.

Reviewer: Chacapamac
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: My second year of having fun looking for gold and peace in Quebec. After many videos and reviews, I decided to get my first detector and choose the GoldBug Pro. I chose the GDP because of the ease of use and renowned for its gold-finding abilities, and its price was also a good point. I know about fake copies, but the fact that this item is sold by Amazon gives me confidence. Now, I can assure you that this is the REAL DEAL. The box is plain, and the packing is somewhat light. The detector pieces are tied up together with strong zip ties. Nothing was damaged. The box, even if relatively plain, has some important info about your detector; date of packaging, serial number (should be the same as inside the battery compartment) and provenance (“First Texas Products”, El Paso Texas ( Fisher Labs). So far in only few trips this detectors help me find some gold and also help me identified soil with high level of magnetite where I find good amount of alluvial placer Gold. Thank You Fisher.

Reviewer: ankush
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This product is only use for mettle not for gold and it have problem to maintain ground balance this product is is 10 years old model

Reviewer: Foteen16
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I like my metal detector very much. I found a few things already but nothing valuable. It’s easy to use and not complicated.My only concern is that it gets heavy after a while, I don’t have strong arm muscles but I will if I keep at it every day.

Reviewer: Paige1690
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Nothing to complain about with this product

Reviewer: Isabel P.
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Esta excelente el producto, solo no le doy 5 estrellas porque debería traer instrucciones traducidas al español (mínimo), para poder sacar el máximo uso o correcto, del detector. No hay mucha información disponible en internet y sí en inglés u otro idioma.