Delkim have been at the forefront of the bite alarm industry since the 1970’s, first converting the famous Optonic and Heron indicators and then the design, development and commercial production of their own Delkim bite alarms which are now the market leaders in bite alarm technology.
Delkim the company was formed by two well known Kent carp anglers and bait developers named Del Romang and Kim Donaldson, after converting many friend’s bite alarms they decided to form a company and decided to bring their names together to create the name, Delkim. Their first conversions were adding telephone GPO speakers and LEDs to the Heron bite indicators, these were spotted on some high profile circuit carp waters such as the famous Darenth complex and soon many anglers were commissioning Del and Kim to convert their alarms too.
The Optonic bite alarm made by Efgeeco in the early 1980s. The Optonic was a massive revolution in many angler’s eyes because of the roller mechanism which increased the alarm’s sensitivity without the need to re-set the indicator after each bite, it could also detect drop back bites and false bites were eliminated, soon the Optonics became the only bite alarms to own with carp anglers and other specimen hunters such as pike and tench anglers. The one draw back with the Optonics was that they were too quiet for night fishing and did not wake some heavy sleeping anglers. Del and Kim were quick to pick up on this and began to convert the Optonics with large GPO speakers and these conversions became the only indicator to own on most carp lakes. In 1986 due to legal issues Delkim stopped converting Optonics and Del and Kim went their own separate ways but many can still been seen on many banks today.
In 1983 Del came up with the vibration sensing idea during a dream, he ran downstairs apparently naked and pulled a piece of monofilament across a record stylus and had that Eureka moment. After many years of design, development and patent applications the first official Delkim bite alarm was produced. The design was a patented vibration sensor, the line runs over a line guide shaped like a ‘V’ and detects the slightest movement which conducts a small electrical voltage, the circuit then transmits this into a loud audible bleep and the lighting of an LED. The Delkim could detect the smallest line movement like no other indicator on the market and soon became the most popular amongst many anglers because of the capability of detecting small vibrations and rod tip knocks from the smallest movement from the fish which is especially useful when fishing tight to underwater snags and weed, this obviously results in more bites detected and more carp on the bank.
The Delkim range has progressed over the years and with new modern digital technology the bite alarms can incorporate remote digital sounder boxes and electronic flashing night lights which are powered by the bite indicator. The Delkim bite alarm is now an essential part of many carp angler’s tackle and you will see many of them on the banks of lakes throughout the UK and abroad, without doubt these indicators have contributed to many thousands of wet nets and proud captors.
AUTOPOST by BEDEWY VISIT GAHZLY
