Experts recommend Minelab Vanquish 440 more than Fisher Gold Bug Pro
As of 10 Jan 2025, experts prefer Minelab Vanquish 440 over Fisher Gold Bug Pro, but both Metal Detectors have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, Minelab Vanquish 440 received 3 recommendations: from Bob Vila (2 Jan 2024), The Strategist (23 Jun 2023) and Popular Mechanics (3 Jan 2025). By contrast, Fisher Gold Bug Pro received only 1 recommendation from Tech Metals Research (8 Jan 2025).
| Rank | Change | Price | Metal Detector | Task and Purpose  | money.com  | Bob Vila  | ZD Net  | BestReviews  | The Strategist  | Popular Mechanics  | Your Best Digs  | Metal Detecting in the USA  | Tech Metals Research  |
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| 4 | +4 | $299 |  Minelab Vanquish 440 The Minelab Vanquish 440 is a versatile and user-friendly metal detector with a waterproof coil, multiple frequencies, pinpoint mode, and accurate target identification, making it suitable for various treasure hunting scenarios. | - | - | 4 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 31 | N/A | $339 |  Fisher Gold Bug Pro The Fisher Gold Bug Pro metal detector is a versatile and user-friendly tool that offers accurate target identification and discrimination settings, making it ideal for metal detecting enthusiasts of all experience levels. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
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Endorsement summary:
- On 8 Jan 2025 Tech Metals Research ranked Fisher Gold Bug Pro as #6
Rank Metal Detector ... ... #6 out of 6 Fisher Gold Bug Pro Source: www.techmetalsresearch.com - On 2 Jan 2024 Bob Vila ranked Minelab Vanquish 440 as #4
Rank Metal Detector Comment ... ... ... #4 out of 7 Minelab Vanquish 440 Best Ease Of Use... ... ... Source: www.bobvila.com - On 23 Jun 2023 The Strategist ranked Minelab Vanquish 440 as #2
Rank Metal Detector Comment ... ... ... #2 out of 8 Minelab Vanquish 440 Best For Beginners... ... ... Source: nymag.com -
On 3 Jan 2025 Popular Mechanics ranked Minelab Vanquish 440 as #1
Rank Metal Detector Comment #1 out of 9 Minelab Vanquish 440 Best Overall... ... ... Source: www.popularmechanics.com
After counting and adding up the 70 expert endorsements of the January rankings, Minelab Vanquish 440 outranks Fisher Gold Bug Pro. This is not to say that Fisher Gold Bug Pro is a bad option. Like Minelab Vanquish 440, it is recommended by experts, but less.
As can be seen below, Minelab Vanquish 440 is mentioned by key experts in Jan 2025, while Fisher Gold Bug Pro is not.
| Rank | Change | Price | Metal Detector | Task and Purpose | money.com | Bob Vila | ZD Net | BestReviews | The Strategist | Popular Mechanics | Your Best Digs | Metal Detecting in the USA |
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| 1 | +1 | Check price |  Nokta Makro Simplex The Nokta Makro Simplex metal detector is a highly regarded and versatile device with advanced features, target identification capabilities, and ease of use, making it suitable for both land and underwater treasure hunting. | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | -1 | $71 |  Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV The Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV is a reliable and versatile entry-level metal detector praised for its reliability, versatility, and ease of use, making it suitable for beginners and casual users. | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| 3 | - | $270 |  Garrett Ace 300 The Garrett Ace 300 metal detector is a versatile and reliable option for general-purpose metal detecting, with impressive target identification capabilities and customizable discrimination settings. | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| 4 | +4 | $299 | Minelab Vanquish 440 The Minelab Vanquish 440 is a versatile and user-friendly metal detector with a waterproof coil, multiple frequencies, pinpoint mode, and accurate target identification, making it suitable for various treasure hunting scenarios. | - | - | 4 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
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Expert reviews [8]
Total expert reviews: 8
- with a score: 0
- without a score: 8
Expert reviews [3]
Total expert reviews: 3
- with a score: 0
- without a score: 3
From Seller:
- Highly Sensitive to Small Gold Nuggets: Powered by a 19kHz operating frequency, the Fisher Gold Bug Pro is incredibly sensitive to small gold nuggets, making it perfect for prospecting in highly mineralized soils and ensuring accurate finds with maximum depth.
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From Seller:
- SIMULTANEOUS MULTI-FREQUENCY. The Vanquish 440 combines the power of multiple detectors into 1. Equipped with our revolutionary Multi-IQ technology, it automatically employs 5 frequencies at once so you can search all metals, all soils, all the time.
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