Cibola?!

[KinjoVT]

Well I am happy that a great group of people post on this website and are fun to post with. I have taken many valuable insights from the post and I am most happy to read posts in todays finds. I have asked for help before and found that most people are really happy to jump in with any ideas. Well that being said I have had a few detectors in the past three years, and finally decided to buy a new one and decided on the Cibola. I have done a lot of research and figured it may be what I am looking for. I have never used a Tesoro before and was wondering if any Tesoro or Cibola owners have any suggestions to making the learning curve any shorter? I have also heard about supertuning. What is that? Any suggestions or hints would be great thanks!

 

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[Sandman]

A “trick” that Tesoro users have found to be effective in going after those deep “keepers” is one called Super Tuning. By turning the 'threshold' knob clockwise well past the point you would set it at to obtain a slight hum in the pinpoint mode, both detection depth and sensitivity will be increased. The downside of this technique is that the pinpoint mode is rendered virtually unusable since you will only hear a loud threshold signal when depressing the push button; however, if you need that extra "umph" to reach targets that might otherwise have been just out of range, Super Tuning is a proven way to reach them. Quote from Andy Sabiach in May issue of Lost Treasure.

About the only learning curve I can think of is not forgetting to take it with you. Ya turn it on and sweep keeping the coil level and overlap some. If you want to find gold rings you must not disc. out pull tabs as 90% of the gold rings are in this range.

 

[KinjoVT]

Thanks Sandman. Well right now the hardest part is waiting for it in the mail! I was hoping it would not be a hard machine to learn. And for pulltabs I have dug hundreds of those. On each and every one I was hoping for a gold object. I have not been that lucky yet although in my first month of detecting I was able to find a white gold class ring from 1973. But since that time the only rings I have found turned out to be kids rings or silver (not that I don't get excited to dig silver). Can't wait until Sunday I hope it will be here by then and I hope to be able to give it a test drive

 

[gregl01]

Learning curve Turn it on and go!!!!! You'll love it. I have found many items with mine and really enjoy it. Supertuning is when you turn up the threshold near max and also the sensitivity. This really amplifies and weaker signals and helps with the deep signals, although it renders the pinpoint feature useless( it really is anyway). A simple "x"ing the target is all you need to do and this thing is right on the money.
Good luck!!!


Greg

 

[Newfiehunter]

Ive tested some of my previous gold rings that I've found with past detectors on my Cibola. I find that most of the gold rings are disriminated out at just below the nail setting. A dealer told me that the Cibola does not have an all metal mode and even when the disrimination is set at the lowest point it is not at the all metal mode. There is minimium discrimination. So it is a good idea to test out those gold rings with your detector to know for sure at what setting the rings are eliminated.

 

[KinjoVT]

Thanks I would not have done that. I would have figured if I kept it at just below the pull tabs I would still get them. I will have to check that out. Still waiting for it should be here tomorrow. Thanks for the advice maybe I will find one this summer!

 

[Planet1mars]

Yeah it sucks in the part of gold rings at first useing i didnt know this, so know i have to dig every garbage to find a ring if im lucky.. i need to get a diffrent detector and i havent had my cibola for 6 months

 

[Newfiehunter]

I should clarify that the gold rings that I tested were small to medium sized ladys rings. Even though the rings were discriminated at just below the nail setting, and it was just a little notch under the setting, most nails are eliminated before you actually set it to the nail setting. So don't worry about it, you are still eliminating nails and other junk items. The larger sized man's gold ring didn't get discriminated until it hit the tab setting. It appears that smaller gold rings register at about the foil range while larger gold rings are lost at about the tab range. Most detectors are like that anyway. Just test your detector to see where most rings are eliminated and set your discrimination at just below that level. Remember to find the gold you have to dig most targets including trash. The most important thing is...know your detector. The Cibola is a very good machine.

 

[Planet1mars]

so far the cibola is a great coin shooter and relic finder. i give it that much. i guess after i find my first gold ring i will be a happy camper.

 

[KinjoVT]

I should clarify that the gold rings that I tested were small to medium sized ladys rings. Even though the rings were discriminated at just below the nail setting, and it was just a little notch under the setting, most nails are eliminated before you actually set it to the nail setting. So don't worry about it, you are still eliminating nails and other junk items. The larger sized man's gold ring didn't get discriminated until it hit the tab setting. It appears that smaller gold rings register at about the foil range while larger gold rings are lost at about the tab range. Most detectors are like that anyway. Just test your detector to see where most rings are eliminated and set your discrimination at just below that level. Remember to find the gold you have to dig most targets including trash. The most important thing is...know your detector. The Cibola is a very good machine.

Thats interesting about the nails. I will have to test the detector although I don't have any gold rings. But the Cibola got here today (Saturday) and I plan to take it on it's first voyage tomorrow. I have a park that I hunt a lot and never leave without a few coins. I will be impressed to see how it does in areas I have hunted before. I just got it out and assembled and I am thinking about strapping a flashlight to it and head out now But I know that I have to wait until the morning to get out there.

Yeah it sucks in the part of gold rings at first useing i didnt know this, so know i have to dig every garbage to find a ring if im lucky.. i need to get a diffrent detector and i havent had my cibola for 6 months

That is not positive news. I made the jump to the Cibola because of all the good reviews. This is my first Tesoro and I hope I really like it. I have had a few Whites and Garretts. I like them but I have not found a whole lot of deep coins. I know this because I have gone over the same areas with a friends detectors and have found deeper coins that did not register on my machine! I hope there is good news tomorrow!

 

[stoney56]

I think you'll like it. Set the disc just above foil and the sens. at just below where the chattering starts (depending on the soil conditions-I'd say 8-9). Don't worry about the supertuning for now till you get the basics down. You can either X the target or use the pinpoint button but the loudest tone should be right inside the . Good luck, let us know how it goes, and HH!

 

[KinjoVT]

Ok so I went to an area as stated before that I have run a lot of machines through. Now it is a big field behind the school. There are about 10 sports fields altogether. There is this one field that I have pulled some wheat cents, old buttons, musketballs, and rings out of. This is the one that I have hit hard in the past. So I took out my Cibola and started running it. At this point I did not even use it in my coin garden. I found that pin pointing was easy, but not needed as "x-ing" the target was right on. I hit some coins that were obviously past the range of the other detectors used there. I found some coins that were easily 8 inches. I was impressed with it on the first day. I did find that there were some weak signals that were hard to pinpoint even using the button, and I did not even attempt to dig those signals as I figued they may be false. Has anyone else had that problem. And oh yeah I was once again plagued by the imfamous eraser tops found in all the school grounds!! I thought that I had already dug them all Here are some pics thanks

 

[KinjoVT]

OK it has proven itself and I like it Story is in todays finds but i'm gonna post the pics here anyway to support the detector!

 

[stoney56]

Nice going! BTW, if the signals were weak but repeatable, I'd try digging anyway. It may be something at the fringes that the machine is sensing.

 

[geckokid]

Well it looks like your doing very good!! Keep it swinging your find will get better!!

 

[Newfiehunter]

Wow!
Congrats KinjoVt! Very nice finds! You see everyone, the Cibola is a great machine! And to think I was going to sell mine and get a Vaquero! Now, don't think so. How deep were those targets? Just wondering.

 

[geckokid]

Wow!
Congrats KinjoVt! Very nice finds! You see everyone, the Cibola is a great machine! And to think I was going to sell mine and get a Vaquero! Now, don't think so. How deep were those targets? Just wondering.

Depends on how the ground is in your area, if it is mineralized a Vaquero may be a better choice.

 

[KinjoVT]

Wow!
Congrats KinjoVt! Very nice finds! You see everyone, the Cibola is a great machine! And to think I was going to sell mine and get a Vaquero! Now, don't think so. How deep were those targets? Just wondering.

Well all of the coins were in the same hole. I would say that they were approx. 6-7 inches down, and I do wonder if I would have picked up on the indian heads if it were not for the silver dollar. I tend to think I would have because on my first day out with it I was getting some really deep coins! I think the Cibola is a great machine and I am glad I bought it. I am very happy with it. But geckokid may be right about the mineralized ground. I am not sure about the ground in your area, but I think the Cibola works fine for me.

 

[geckokid]

Always, if the signal repeats and its weak. I DIG!!! you never know what it may be.

This page may help too. http://www.tesoro.com/info/faq/generaldetecting/

 

[KinjoVT]

Always, if the signal repeats and its weak. I DIG!!! you never know what it may be.

This page may help too. http://www.tesoro.com/info/faq/generaldetecting/

Thanks for the link. Some interesting reading. I will try digging those signals next week. I am afraid it will be a ghost signal, all that digging for nothing. And next week I am gonna try supertuning! See how that does.