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What is the AT Pro's ground balance system?
Garrett AT Pro All-Terrain Waterproof Metal Detector
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Open May 20, 2026 - 04:21 PM
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May 20, 2026 - 04:21 PM
The Garrett AT Pro offers both automatic and manual ground balance, handling mineralized soil and wet salt sand without the drift that plagues entry-level VLFs. Automatic ground balance works well in most park and field conditions, while manual ground balance gives you control in variable mineralization such as red dirt, hot rocks, and wet salt sand. Fast Track ground balance is an automatic feature that lets you quickly ground balance the detector in mineralized soil before each hunt, and the manual mode stabilizes the AT Pro in environments where auto-tracking smoothing would bury faint targets.
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Garrett AT Pro All-Terrain Waterproof Metal Detector
The Garrett AT Pro is the all-terrain VLF that lets us walk from a dry park lawn into a creek bed without swapping machines. Running 15 kHz with proportional Pro Audio and a fully waterproof control housing rated to 10 feet, it delivers the depth, target separation, and submersible build that single...
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