Bite Alarms

[vinchenzo]

Hi everyone,

 

Just joined the forum as just wanted some friendly expert advise.

Have been looking at some bite alarms for some time but I feel I’m getting brain washed by heavy advertising etc. I'm looking for a reasonable priced alarm with reliability and friendly use.

 

Can anyone help?

 

Thanks all

[Elton]

Welcome to the forum

 

It may help if you define 'reasonable priced', as the range is broad. Also, what features do you want from them? I'm assuming you want a set? Do you want a remote receiver?

[benacre]

I love my optonics and love my single alarm. Depends on what u want to fish for, how often etc. When I buy new gear I have to justify it to the FPO that I will use it regular

[vinchenzo]

I love my optonics and love my single alarm. Depends on what u want to fish for, how often etc. When I buy new gear I have to justify it to the FPO that I will use it regular

 

This will be my first ever alarm so i guess rather than say reasonable priced I should say best value for money. With regards to features etc just the basics really nothing fancy that puts me in the silly price range £100 plus.

 

Sorry for the lack of information but I really unsure about what I should really be looking for.

 

Thanks again.

[Steve Burke]

Unless you're after wireless alarms I can't recommend Good Fishing ones enough. Regulars will be fed up with me harping on about them, but I've used them for years without problem. They're well-designed, totally reliable and British-made. What's more you buy direct from the manufacturer, who I believe doesn't advertise, and so the price is exceptional.

 

A basic alarm with variable volume and variable tone plus a single output socket for a sounder box costs less than £10. I have the GFs model that adds dual sensitivity plus an extra output socket (although I use just one) at a cost of less than £15.

 

I use my GFs alarms with their wired sounder box. The new owner is busy designing a wireless version that I'll almost certainly switch to as a few of the swims I fish mean having my bivvy a little too far away from my rods for a wired set. He asked us for ideas in this topic: http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/forums/Wireles...s-t2349459.html

 

The GF web site is at http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/forums/Wireles...s-t2349459.html

[DavyR]

Direct link to the website here:

 

 

http://gfbitealarms.co.uk/

Edited October 20, 2010 by DavyR

[Steve Burke]

Direct link to the website here:

 

 

http://gfbitealarms.co.uk/

 

 

Whoops, thanks for that, Davy.

[Anderoo]

I have 2 of the cheap GF alarms - they get used an awful lot during the warmer months in situations where I really don't want an alarm to fail on me! They have always been reliable and I would certainly recommend them.

[vinchenzo]

Thanks for all your replies looking on the GF Website and these alarms are looking like the ones I’m after. However, should I be thinking about the GFS or GFX.

 

Thanks again everyone

[peterpikefisher]

i can totally agree with the above 3 posts there great value for the money and won't let you down

i use mine along with a ultimate vision vtc remote receiver never had a problem from either