So assuming i'm using heavier bobbins (half ounce plus) to give me a positive dropback indication and a 4oz lead- how heavy would the backleads need to be? (the bottom of the lake is flat and weedfree)
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I think delks have a lot to do with it - i moved to fox alarms after watching a backdrop not register at all, then resetting the rod and adjusting the sensitivity so when i mimicked a back drop it sounded, only for me to sit there and watch it do the again. I just lost total confidence in them at that point.
That was a few years ago and in France this year was ribbing my mate for it on the Saturday we arrived as he had delks. On the Thursday he had the exact same issue... i saw the back drop as i walked past his rods and nothing sounded - he was using the delkim light up bobbins as well.
FWIW - i use the esp bobbins and have both types of heads and a selection of weights to adjust depending on distance i am fishing. I use gardener line clips and although still experimenting with positioning of them have found they work well to increase the sensitivity especially when fishing tight at range.
I think delks have a lot to do with it - i moved to fox alarms after watching a backdrop not register at all, then resetting the rod and adjusting the sensitivity so when i mimicked a back drop it sounded, only for me to sit there and watch it do the again. I just lost total confidence in them at that point.
That was a few years ago and in France this year was ribbing my mate for it on the Saturday we arrived as he had delks. On the Thursday he had the exact same issue... i saw the back drop as i walked past his rods and nothing sounded - he was using the delkim light up bobbins as well.
FWIW - i use the esp bobbins and have both types of heads and a selection of weights to adjust depending on distance i am fishing. I use gardener line clips and although still experimenting with positioning of them have found they work well to increase the sensitivity especially when fishing tight at range.
In reply to Post #32
I have rarely had a problem with non sounding dropbacks on Delkims, that may be down to using a 'proper' indicator that will 'pull back'.
The indicators I use are Solar Titanium's short arms, tightened right up to get a decent dropback
SolarTitanium's
I have rarely had a problem with non sounding dropbacks on Delkims, that may be down to using a 'proper' indicator that will 'pull back'.
The indicators I use are Solar Titanium's short arms, tightened right up to get a decent dropback
SolarTitanium's
In reply to Post #1
Simple, heavy ones and tight lines. I just add a couple of drag weights to matrix dinkies when I'm fish at distance or to an island, etc. when I get a drop back, they hit the deck immediately. No issues whatsoever registering drop backs on Delkims - that's user error causing that, sorry, but it is.
Simple, heavy ones and tight lines. I just add a couple of drag weights to matrix dinkies when I'm fish at distance or to an island, etc. when I get a drop back, they hit the deck immediately. No issues whatsoever registering drop backs on Delkims - that's user error causing that, sorry, but it is.
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No issues whatsoever registering drop backs on Delkims - that's user error causing that, sorry, but it is.
Exactly.
I used my previous Quiverlocs and didn't tension them up, but left them up as a swinger at long range. A fish ran around 30metres towards me with just a single beep. Not Delkims fault, mine for not switching to tensioned spring arm.
No issues whatsoever registering drop backs on Delkims - that's user error causing that, sorry, but it is.
Exactly.
I used my previous Quiverlocs and didn't tension them up, but left them up as a swinger at long range. A fish ran around 30metres towards me with just a single beep. Not Delkims fault, mine for not switching to tensioned spring arm.
for best indication fish any indicator infront of the alarm.
If set up properly you will not miss drop backs on delkims I don't care what anyone says it's user error, I use the slimlites with the small weights on them. If I get a drop back it sounds perfectly like it should, all you got to do to test it is slowly or fast pull some line backwards through the alarm and your find it works fine. I've visibly seen drop backs happen on my delks and works how it should
In reply to Post #37
Absolutely
Absolutely
In reply to Post #35
Yep, I've had Delks for years and only experienced this issue once when fishing on a river in Belgium. I had a number of drop back takes that barely registered. Once i started using tension arm indicators I had no issue at all. To be honest, in the scenario I'm describing, I was fishing with the rod tips up extremely high and wasn't using ‘tippers' or ‘angulators' which didn't help... I'm pretty sure that the line was barely touching the sensor reed which was completely my fault and not something I had considered at that point. Since that trip, with the use of ‘tippers' and tension arm indicators, I've never missed a ‘drop back'...
Yep, I've had Delks for years and only experienced this issue once when fishing on a river in Belgium. I had a number of drop back takes that barely registered. Once i started using tension arm indicators I had no issue at all. To be honest, in the scenario I'm describing, I was fishing with the rod tips up extremely high and wasn't using ‘tippers' or ‘angulators' which didn't help... I'm pretty sure that the line was barely touching the sensor reed which was completely my fault and not something I had considered at that point. Since that trip, with the use of ‘tippers' and tension arm indicators, I've never missed a ‘drop back'...