Wanted advice on River tripods and bite alarms with receiver

[Lee White]

Alarm wise you can’t go wrong with Delks
The original TXIs are always on eBay and have come down in price since the V2 appeared
I use EV-Ds which are brilliant so long as you don’t need a receiver ( I sit on my rods so not required)
Strangely they were discontinued after a short release ( I think they were almost too good for the money and a loss leader for the quality and technology you get) but also on eBay for £40- 50
Gardner ATTs are also highly regarded
My fishing buddy has used them for piking in all conditions since their launch and never let him down , same with the dellks.

I think a lot of the problems with the evd was they let a lot of water in and it’s the cost of repairing them that why there o. The mk 2 already

 

[Rob Mitchell]

If your going the bankstick, which is imo best for the Trent 95% of the time, pair them up with Korums screw in butt cups. Which screw into the banks etc. I find straight pointed sticks better and not the screw ones as these push in far far easier than the screw in ones. Just a thought for u.

This. I fish the rocky tidal and can get banksticks in everywhere I’ve fished. I don’t even take the pod anymore. Absolutely rock solid setup with the butt cups, and I use Delkim TXI-D with snag ears so the rod is never going anywhere. If I just wanted some good alarms without spending a fortune, I’d get the Fox Mini Micron X 2 with receiver kit for £150.

 

[Richard Isaacs]

If your going the bankstick, which is imo best for the Trent 95% of the time, pair them up with Korums screw in butt cups. Which screw into the banks etc. I find straight pointed sticks better and not the screw ones as these push in far far easier than the screw in ones. Just a thought for u.

Brilliant bits of kit.
Slots for isotopes too so you can see exactly where to slot your rod butts into

 

[Jim Brook]

Alarm wise you can’t go wrong with Delks
The original TXIs are always on eBay and have come down in price since the V2 appeared
I use EV-Ds which are brilliant so long as you don’t need a receiver ( I sit on my rods so not required)
Strangely they were discontinued after a short release ( I think they were almost too good for the money and a loss leader for the quality and technology you get) but also on eBay for £40- 50
Gardner ATTs are also highly regarded
My fishing buddy has used them for piking in all conditions since their launch and never let him down , same with the dellks.

Thanks Paul, I’m thinking of getting the gardener atts because I like the idea of the silent feature with just lights for indication with a receiver for the audible side of things.

 

[Jim Brook]

If your going the bankstick, which is imo best for the Trent 95% of the time, pair them up with Korums screw in butt cups. Which screw into the banks etc. I find straight pointed sticks better and not the screw ones as these push in far far easier than the screw in ones. Just a thought for u.

Yes Jon that’s what I’m thinking

 

[Jim Brook]

As an aside, the butt caps can collect rain water, drill a couple of holes in them so that it will drain

Thanks Colin, that sounds like a good idea

 

[Jim Gregory]

Or you can set them to vibrate only, out it on top of your bucket, and it's enough to wake a ketaminned

 

[Jim Brook]

Or you can set them to vibrate only, out it on top of your bucket, and it's enough to wake a ketaminned

Yes I like the idea of that function too I think that’s the alarms sorted I’m now wondering if I need snag ears as an extra or will the snag ears that are already on the alarms be adequate? Mate

 

[Bob Watson]

I've been using Fox micron sx digitals for 20+ years, bomb proof. If you come across any, highly recommended.

I bought 5 delk evd's from Rob Linwood and have to say, they seem to do everything you need, I even went so far as ordering the Union flag stickers for them but they're in my tackle room just in case the sx's ever give up. I've sold 2 on to my daughters bf, at a slight loss I might add Rob

 

[John Parker]

I use the Gardner TLB+ alarms - You get the option of sound or receiver only.
I think that ATTS are bringing out a new alarm with that option very soon...
I also use a Defiant MPS Pod, but only tried it a few times. There is a thread on that if you search...

 

[Jon Frisby]

Brilliant bits of kit.
Slots for isotopes too so you can see exactly where to slot your rod butts into

I didn't know that about the slots... thank you.

 

[Jim Gregory]

Hi Jim.
You can purchase separately new backs with longer ears, though I wouldn't class then as snag ears.

 

[Jim Brook]

Cheers mate, I’ll get some of those metal types that fit onto thread that goes into the banks stick any recommendations?

 

[Jim Gregory]

There are lots of variants of black one's , and I dare say the No Good Tackle ones are as good as the solar ones for a 5th of the cost

 

[Jim Brook]

There are lots of variants of black one's , and I dare say the No Good Tackle ones are as good as the solar ones for a 5th of the cost

Dose that mean you’re recommending the solar ones? mate

 

[Jim Gregory]

I think the ngt ones are just as good, or the jrc ones. Both cheap as chips.

 

[Jim Brook]

Thanks mate

 

[Richard Isaacs]

I didn't know that about the slots... thank you.

Yeah when I first bought mine a good few years back now, I made them as visible as possible because as I’m sure you know they are quite easy to lose or forget about when screwed into the grass. So I painted the K white and stuck a couple of isotopes in the slots. I can’t remember the size now but something like 10x2 rings a bell