Update On Rod Alarms For Kokanee

[Fourteen]

I went up to Merwin Sun and tried out my First Alert Rod Alarms . I couldn 't get them to go off when I had a Kokanee bite or a fish was on the line . The bite is "to light" even when I dialed up the sensitivity on the alarm . I went through about 5 take different bites and nothing . They 're a great alarm for salmon , steelhead and probably many other fish but not Kokanee . Oh well , I guess it's back to the drawing board . There is a couple of rod alarms on the net which I may try .
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[dragonfly]

fourteen if you are useing your chamberlin release's and have them dialed in all you need is a bell for the tip of your rod for when they trip , good luck at merwin

 

[mrmike]

Fourteen You can super tune the alarms for Kokanee with the adjustment screw Them things will go off with just the weight of the pole they are extremely senative.

 

[Fourteen]

Fourteen You can super tune the alarms for Kokanee with the adjustment screw Them things will go off with just the weight of the pole they are extremely senative.

I tried a number of times to fine tune the alarms and played with the adjustment screw to the point where it was as loose as it would go . I still couldn 't get the alarm to go off when a fish bit . Maybe when the kokanee get more aggressive they will pull down hard enough to set them off . The rods I am using are ultra lights which I thought would kick the alarms off but the bite does not travel to the butt of the rod where it lies on the cradle of the alarm .

If I put a bell on the tip of my rod I will have to listen to it's sound all the time . I was able to do this without a Chamberlin release years back when I tried bells .

Thanks for your suggestions .

 

[dragonfly]

fourteen I was just kidding about the bell, with the release set right i dont think you really need the alarm because they trip it easely and your rod streightens out and you know you got another one ,you are right about the rod they are very light but that is why you can bring those soft lipped fish in without a snubber

 

[SuperD]

The light on that alarm gave me a brainstorm for a rod holder mounted light that you could rig by and easily read the counter on the downrigger. Time to start looking for some LED's and a mount.

 

[Old School]

Thanks for the report 14 on these units I checked them on the net. They seemed interesting, but along with ur observation not sure bout the thought of the alarm going off combined with the cost per unit. There more then my rod holders! A subtle chime would appeal to me better too.

 

[TroutScout]

I use a clamp on bell on the rod and find it effective, especially for the rods that are behind my back. More often than not I'll hear the bell before I see the strike. I'm usually busy watching the speed, graph, tying on a new lure or boat traffic. If I have another fisherman on board I usually don't need the bells, but when I'm alone they cover my back.

 

[Full_Monte]

There is an opportunity here for one of those Rube Goldberg contraptions that starts with the fish biting the hook, goes through about 20 steps of various inclined planes, pulleys, and falling objects and finally ends up with the captain of the boat getting hit in the head with a rubber mallet to let him know that the fish is on...