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In reply to Post #103
Daiwa sensitrons were shocking.Build quality was the level of a Christmas cracker. Didn't work in the rain and would indicate a run at 3am when there wasn't one. Typically, all the magazines hailed them as the second coming.  
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In reply to Post #107
I don't recall having problems with bayer perlon it was all i used for float fishing. Maxima for ledgering.
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Going back to my youth but Bayer Perlon mono was pretty pants .. kinked and curled as soon as you looked at it. Shakespeare Wondermatch rod. Avail in 1 length only. 11ft iirc ..black & white handle with an awful fixed position snap loc reel seat. Efgeeco seat boxes.... made of ply wood & covered in vinyl. They got damp, warped and were unusable!
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In reply to Post #105
I think plenty got sold. I still have 2v 10 remotes, receiver and torch, they work like my wife’s mood, perfect for a week or two then nothing for months. Such innovation. In these at the time, the locking collars to bank sticks. Remote torch, changeable covers etc.
I may have to dig mine out and see if they fancy playing for a day session, what I will say is the non removes v8s I think did what they were supposed to do and it was the remote problems that seemed to kill them.
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In reply to Post #104
Wow.
Meant in the best possible way but they should be museum pieces.
I’d love to know how many sold before being pulled. Can’t be many.
Top post 👍
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In reply to Post #102
Tried massaging the old brain cells on these alarms (ok drank a bottle of red and relaxed  ).
As I recall, Lockey had the idea for these back in the day when mobile phones were really taking off and the trend was for Nokia 6110 to have replaceable covers and the world went mad to customising them with individual custom covers. Lackey’s vision was for a top class alarm, with the usual setting but with a SIM card that would latch to your phone and also have customiseable covers which the owner could change as the mood took him.
Although the design was sound, he had to outsource the production and he collaborated with an Asian Tech specialist. This was the downfall as although the plastics etc was OK, the tech side ( SIM, electronic gubbins etc) was pony. Lockey had his pants pulled down and took the loss personally, not the company , Solar.
I don’t think many, if any, made it out onto the open market. AIl I’ve seen literally are a couple on eBay years ago, maybe production prototypes but never any normal ones. The replaceable covers still come up occasionally mainly the carbon fibre print ones.
I’m not as young as I was and this was a few years ago but I’m fairly certain I’ve got it correct but am happy to be corrected.
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In reply to Post #101
Thing is, i'd love a set, even if it's for fannying about when tench fishing
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In reply to Post #100
They were crap.
I seem to recall the person who Lockey gave the production contract to scammed him with the quality. If my memory is wrong I’m sure someone will correct me or add to it.
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Whatever happened to the Solar Tackle Bite Alarms? I remember a lot of publicity and how great they were with individual SIM cards.
Never heard about them since and have never seen one on the bank?
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In reply to Post #98
Many years ago there was a guy on a lake I used to fish who used a camping toilet tent for day sessions. It looked a bit strange but did the job perfectly.
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Day shelters/brollys that are made with a footprint big enough for a bedchair. Why?
Why cant a company release a decent day shelter that has a smaller footprint for say a chair and your bag? Like the beach buddies sea anglers use.
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In reply to Post #96
Got the standard one 
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In reply to Post #93
The most comfortable chair I've used in 40 years, even the fixed position chair is superb.
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In reply to Post #94
Thanks for reply
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