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Gonna put all mine on now in order, from when I started 🙄🙄🙄🙄 That should be very 1 I've owned...so far.

Nicked off a kids bike outside the sweet shop 😎

That chain looks like you nicked it off a Harley Davidson 😳

Do you think Delkim produces the best bite alarm and why?

Amateur, should have nicked his sweets as well. Something about taking candy from a baby springs to mind...

Iv only owned the old original fox microns and ATTS which Iv been very happy with both small alarms…and as a ex girlfriend once said awww small is ok 😏 …on the subject of size beats me how anyone can use a alarm the size of a shoe box on their setup 😂…only joking lads

Personally I love them, had a set for years but swapped about a year ago to Gardner att silent alarms that only work with a receiver. I don't like them, don't like the rollers, the batteries are a pain in the ass to source from a shop, you have to order them online, you also have to unscrew 4 screws to get the back off to replace the battery. The receiver, well I didn't know how to turn off the vibrate setting and would nearly give me a hear attack when I'd get a run in the night 🤣 I've also missed the roller before and had the line sitting on top of it which didn't spin on the take, luckily I heard the clutch/drag lol. I believe I had a pair of fox warrior alarms as my first set which are still kept in the shed as a set if I take a friend with me. Still going strong just the led has stopped working on one of them so just need to make sure you are striking the right rod 🫣🤣 In my honest opinion delkims suit me best and will be going back to them when funds are available 👍

Using swingers myself and they work perfectly with my BiteKeeper Pro bite alarms, which have a port for the swingers!

I have always used the lightest bobbin I could get away with, using the ESP white bobbins with Steve Neville buzzers, however recently I’ve noticed that on several runs, I’ve had the bobbin jam in the roller on the buzzer which silences the alarm as the roller couldn’t spin, so I swapped them out for a set of new direction mini swingers, with an adjustable weight, they do the job nicely, as the arm stops the bobbin reaching the roller

I'm a bit obsessive too, I haven't posted my latest set up yet 😳any excuse lol Matrix hockey sticks, MCF bike chains and my beloved Defiant MPS heads Probably not the most functional set I've had but they meet my own vein bobbin fetish requirements at the moment.

I've redone my spod setup, put the Braid on spare spool with the unused at the top now, added 50lb shockleader....but I've also ordered some 60lb Daiwa J Braid, it was on offer..... Now I'm using 30lb Korda Basix to 50lb Korda Arma Kord, 4 turn B2B grinner.

Honestly, at 1 point I had that many different brand, styles and heads, all fitted with isotopes....

@andywilson123 you are opening a big can of big worms! There are devotees to Fox, to Steve Neville, to Gardner Atts, Nash and of course Delkim. What matters is your alarm buzzes for you on a take, whether you use mono or braid. Not all roller wheels work with braids! Your alarm must buzz on line being taken or on dropbacks, your indicator should show you which, not really much need for a tone difference. Now I've used Delkim ST alarms since 1993 or 94, and had the same set from 2000 until last year. (The first set was stolen). In fact, they are still in use for pike fishing. I replaced them with the new TXI'D which I also love. I never had problems with water ingress, no funny bleeps, no faults, and believe me my gear really does get used on all weathers, from boiling hot to freezing cold, to mega thunderstorms and monsoons. Reasons I don't like Fox alarms, I have had to return many to manufacturer faulty within warranty, on occasions before they even left the shop. The new models released every couple of years; Micron, Mini Micron, replaced with Micron R, Micron S, then MR, MX, MXR, NTX and so on. Get it right first time, not need an upgrade (or cynical) to convince anglers their old alarms aren't good enough, so have to buy new. I actually liked the original budget Mini Microns, a perfect day only alarm (no extension box or receiver). Now I'm certain that someone will probably tell me about Delkim false bleeps, there will be hearsay that 'Fred couldn't stop his bleeping, or rain got in', and some may well be true, but with many there is always an amount of user error. I mean we all read the instructions correctly for Delkims, our washing machine etc don't we, so not reading them leads to things not being right. Actually I do have a slight Delkim gripe, I prefer an on/off switch rather than simultaneous double or triple button press, but it's a minor nuisance.

I used to have a Fetish on Swingers/Bobbins.... Fox Springer Arms were pretty decent (can also adjust with weights), Fox Mini Swingers with moving weight, also good to stop wind moving any bobbin chains. Now I'm using Sonik Bobbins and add additional weights if needed.