Tesoro Cibola
Street Price $450 - Coin, relic
Number of Reviews: 42
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I WAS COMPLETLEY SUPRISED!! AWESOME!
Louisianaman in New Orleans -The first Tesoro that I bought was a Tesoro Tejon and that thing just layed on the ground and made freaky noises while I was digging a target. I had it about 2 weeks and I just could not control it. I called the dealer and he didn't want to take it back so I called Vince at Tesoro and he just could not be of much help xcept send it in and we will take a look. The basic company cr*p! So the dealer takes the Tejon back and I get the high tone Cibola. You definetly want the HIGH TONE Cibola.
So I take it out and a listen to the detector and I read the manual and read darn near everything on the internet and I decide that I am going to dig evry target the detector beeps at and I dig a pull tab and then I dig a rusty piece of iron and so on until I hit a Carnival token and this time there is no beep but a sharp tone that smacks the earphones LOUD, I dig & learn that the detector is more than a beep and dig machine. This is a fun machine and it's stable as hell! I had to turn the sensitivity all the way up and the threshold all the way up and still it doesn't freak out. That's the way you supertune the Cibola. It really goes deep, and I know all the people say that but I dug an old fish lure out of 18 inches of river sand! So the Cibola is a detector that I would put up against all the detectors out there and I can hear any target they can hear. Guranteed. If you live in places with a lot of minerals, get the Vaquero. The Vaquero is just a Ciola with a ground balance. Enjoy hunting!
Sep 12, 2009
14 Yes
3 No
Tesoro cibola
stasys in lithuania -
I have cibola for three month and found coins and garbage too, but with experience I am starting to learn that cibola is not so great like its souns, firstly in former USSR area Lithuania, we have milions and bilions aluminium trash and cibola loves aluminium and makes clear signal, like it would be coins, on air test aluminium goes deaper than silver- this is not very useful if you hunt for something older than 100 years. Threshold maximum sensitivity 10 and discrimination iron, or iron -minimum. What is the point in the three nobs? If I chainge only discrimination, keeping sensitivity 10 and threshold max. and pin point nob is useless its so easy to pinpoint without knob. I dig rusted metal in diferent shape too often. If you colect rusted bubliks and rusted past slaves chains and diferent other objects go for cibola. But in the end I will say I am looking for other detector, but still not desiding what it would be. Reviews are very helpful but infested by diferent companys interest----be careful. Stasys plus I open cibola box and found some chanegible bug with name cibola 1? maybe its posible to chaige cibola to cibola 2 or tejon?, by chaineging this small part?
Jun 11, 2009
8 Yes
14 No
Good starter machine
aaron from NY in NY -I have been using the Cibola, my 1st detector, for 2 years now. Although I have found a lot of good stuff, I have dug a lot of garbage.
It is a light, turn and go and easy to swing, but it is impossible to tell the difference between aluminum and desirable signals.
This machine loves aluminum. If you are willing to dig most everything, the goods are there. If you'd rather dig better targets, I don't think this is the right machine 4 u.
Recently I did an air test with a silver coin. Yes, I could sense it at 6 or 7" but there was no difference in the sound of a pull tab at this depth. Loves iron too. Can't get away from it.
After the air test, I realized my disc. was below iron and my sens. was peaked. This meant in order to find silver at that depth, I would need to dig all faint sounds and LISTEN to every trashy sound.
By the days end, my friend with the Minelab had 4 silvers and 2 large coppers. Before he dug them, he had me run my machine over the signal. It was a broken, barely audible sound. A non digger to me.
Hard to believe that I still think this machine is ok. It will find clad. I have found dozens of silvers, wheat's, jewelry, even some gold jewelry, but I want to be able to tell the difference between the good and trash at least 1/2 the time.
Guess what I am buying? A minelab.
May 28, 2009
10 Yes
15 No
Still learning
twofast in TN -Got my Cibola last week, had it out a couple of times, found 2 Mercury dimes and Buffalo nickle in the same hole today, so I'm impressed so far.
Mar 26, 2009
4 Yes
3 No
All I can say is WOW!
Greg in Kenton, TN -I do a great deal of civil war relic hunting whenever I can and own a Fisher 1265x that I used frequently with my Father-in-Law. Now don't get me wrong, I have found some great and wonderful finds with that machine, however my Father-in-Law had bought him a Cibola and was able to find alot more relics and digging alot less trash than I was. What I found so amazing was he was able to bring in DEEPER Targets with a loud sound that my poor Fisher would not even register. Needless to say I went out and bought one of my own and have not regretted it since. Within 2 hours of first time testing the machine in the same field that has been hunted to death I found a Civil War 3-ringer Minnie Ball, 2 buttons, and a piece of a knapsack hook in the same area I had went over 100+ times with my Fisher 1265x. Not to mention it is so much lighter to swing and I'm less tired from not having to dig up quite as much trash.
WOW Tesoro, you have made a believer out of me and a lifetime customer!
If your looking for a quality detector at an affordable price, this is definitely going to be one of the greats! Folks will be talking about this little Deep Seeking Monster for a long time! :)
Mar 10, 2009
8 Yes
1 No
Minelab needs Tesoros Tech!
Vinny D in Salem, OR -I have propsectied with the best (people and detectors) using the latest ML GP'S. The when I no longer had gold close by I purchased a ML Xterra 70 and at the same time a Tesoro Cibola. Never had used one before. The ML is a nice functional machine but to be honest the Cibola kicks it's but in general terms. Who would have figured? The Cibola gives a better authority (response) to deep targets even comparing side by side. The ML cannot SEE a good target when it's close to or over a descriminated target. The Cibola trustingly sounds off as if the trash were not there. I bought this for my budding detector buddy (my son). But what he doesn't know won't hurt him! I'll be borrowing it! BTW, the ML will go deeper, way deeper! IN PROSPECTING MODE! But then you loose the whole reason for having all the programming features. The Tesoro does look a little cheep....But....
Well done Tesoro. I won't be judging based on looks anymore!
Dec 02, 2008
12 Yes
2 No
4 stars because i'm new to this
The New Guy in Cocoa Beach -I bought the cibola based on the reviews on this forum and it seemed to be the best for the price. 340 on amazon. I've only been able to use this on the east coast of florida. I've been to the beach about five times with it. I discriminate out nickels and tabs and end up with coins for the most part. probably getting good coin signals from the surface to 7 inches in the sand. It appears to only have one tone and sounds like a higher pitched squeal. Not as annoying as is sounds.
Now this detector is capable of going deep, sometimes to my frustration. I have hit several pop cans at 2 feet plus. I've been able to predict many of the things that the coil targets (cans, tabs, iron, foil). However it usually a good idea to dig even if you think you are hearing a can. One time the signal was widespread and difficult to pinpoint. I thought it was a can for sure. Started digging and found a bunch of coins scattered in the same spot. I turned the discriminator down and was able to get several nickels and tabs. So if you find coins grouped in one spot be sure to turn the discriminator down and you will more than likely find other goodies.
Found 2 rings already. Nothing valuable. One was a super hero ring. The other looks like tin. Rings make a nice loud sound on the cibola. Thought one was a can and dug a crater. Found it 2 feet down. I was amazed and wish i had my camera to take a picture of the depth.
I gave the Cibola 4 stars because i haven't used anything else and i'm sure other detectors can do just as well and have additional features.
Tesora Cibola. So far so good. looking forward to the weekend to go out again. Perfect detector for me, the beginning treasure hunter.
Nov 25, 2008
12 Yes
3 No
Battlefields here I come!
Erik Lambooy in The Hague, Netherlands, Europe -After A few years of XP and 1 year of ACE 250 I've finally found wat I need. Got my Tesoro Cibola SE 2 months ago and it's a keeper.
The Sibola SE was introduced in Germany with even grater and accurate discrimination. As a battlefield relic hunter a must.
After a few trips to the Ardennes in Blegium and the Hurtgenwald in Germany the real test came on one of Flaenders fields, a WW1 site.
Littered with shell fragments you really need to know you detector and when to dig and when not. After a few weeks of practice I figured my Cibola was up for it...and it was, Picking up a button just 1 centimeter from a shell fragment without a problem. It is unbelievable how you can tune the discrimination on this machine. A buckle from 50 cm and and a german doppel-fuse from a good 55 cm deep. I'm hooked. In a couple of months I'll get the eliptical disk for even greater accuracy. For now, it works great
Nov 17, 2008
10 Yes
2 No
Coin hunters delight
glenn in tennessee usa -I am popping silver out of the ground like crazy. Having to get used to the threshold hum coming through my head phones as I have used the silver umax silent search disc. for some time now. More experience with this machine and I will be better in plenty of time. Tesoro makes fine uncomplicated machines.
Sep 19, 2008
7 Yes
1 No
THIS WILL BE ONE OF THE GREATS !!!!!
Crackbadger in Texas -I am an intermediate level coin/ treasure hunter, and have spent about a week testing the Cibola. It is finding alot of coins that another detector I have had missed,, (and it aint no slouch),, The target seperation, and depth are super in the dry central Texas soil. I am positive the CIBOLA will pay for itself in a very short time. RUN to your nearest Tesoro dealer and get you one!!!!!!
Sep 16, 2008
3 Yes
2 No