Stop those false bleeps II

by Shaun Harrision
Following on from my previous blog regarding stopping the alarms constantly bleeping in a big I would like to share another little method I have developed since I wrote the last bit.

This has all come about since joining a large deep clay pit in Cambridgeshire. I have never fished anywhere before that gets so so often. It’s as though it has its own mini . The drive to the pit will often see barely a rustle in the trees but once there white caps can often be seen with huge waves breaking over the bank on the prevailing .

So, having originally got over the by using the bobbins in front of the alarms when things got really rough I kept my brain going on this and have come up with a great way of dealing with it which allows the bobbins to be fished in the conventional and drop back bites will still register on the alarms the moment they drop back.

Once out I tie on a pole elastic as usual. I then tie one or both of the tag ends of the to the line too. So the same is tied in place twice or three times. It is then a simple job to tease the knots apart then release them which gives you a loop or loops in your line as the elastic contracts.

There you have it a small spring loaded for your line which takes the brunt of the worst of the conditions allowing the elastic to stretch a little rather than keep bleeping the alarms. A drop back allows the to drop in the conventional and a forward take simply stretches the elastic out and drags the up.

Try it next time those buzzers are driving you mad. The finer the elastic the better it works.

Best fishes
Shaun

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3 Comments »

Comment by Gareth
2008-10-22 19:48:02

Hi Shaun,
That is a brilliant idea and tip. Total lateral thinking to a problem that drives all carp anglers mad..
I wish I’d known about it in Optonic days as they were the worst culprits I’ve used.

cheers
Gareth

 
Comment by Elie G
2008-10-23 16:44:11

Nice one Shaun

Lateral thinking again! I can see myself using this method on one of the big pits I fish.

Elie G

 
Comment by Carl
2008-10-25 20:04:50

I like it Shaun, handy little trick that particularly for those with Delkims. Having a match background I have plenty of pole elastic too.

 
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