Bite Detectors in Wheel house

[jigginfool]

I know it's been asked before, but is there something out there you can buy for a strike sensor in a wheel house instead of rattle reels?

People have talked about electronic buzzers for at night when you're sleeping. Anyone got any suggestions?

[rugbymn]

While I'm not a fan of the Arctic Siren for tip ups, I kind of like them for the rattle reels when I'm sleeping.

[jigginfool]

How do you rig them? On the side wall and loop the metal ring around the line?

I thought about that too but don't have one to experiment.

Thanks.

[lutzy]

I have one that I got at Cabela’s. I think it was called bite buzzer, cost like $10. Works great, although I have only used it once because I don’t know anyone that has a permanent. I used it for a tourney once when my wife abandoned her hole for the worming tent.

[lutzy]

The thing I like that I forget to mention is it mounts right on your rod. That way you get to fight the fish on your rod and real instead of hand over hand on a rattle real.

[rugbymn]

How do you rig them? On the side wall and loop the metal ring around the line?

I thought about that too but don't have one to experiment.

Thanks.

I built a small shelf right next to each rattle wheel where I set the box. you can just screw it into the wall if you want. Then, I simply clip the string (which triggers the buzzer) directly to the back of wheel, not to the line.

If you clip it to the line, the string pulls down and won't pull the pin out of the buzzer. if you clip it directly to the back (or bottom) of the wheel, it will pull the pin out when the back side of the wheel turns.

Does that make sense?

[stymie]

I have found the first step to worry about when considering a strike sensor is getting a strike, to do this, one must actually complete construction of their ice house and place it on a lake. Until that is completed, worrying about a strike sensor seems futile.

[jigginfool]

You don't even deserve a reply but I'll humor you anyway.... Jerk.

[stymie]

Hahahaha... Get that thing on the ice, find the bite, then tell me so I can come drop my house right on top of ya!

[bowtie]

Whats wrong with a good old fasioned rattle wheel?

[hunt fish repeat]

I have one that I got at Cabela’s. I think it was called bite buzzer, cost like $10. Works great, although I have only used it once because I don’t know anyone that has a permanent. I used it for a tourney once when my wife abandoned her hole for the worming tent.

I hope you had her de"wormed" since she went in that tent

[rugbymn]

Whats wrong with a good old fasioned rattle wheel?

If you're outside tossing around a ball or something, you can leave a window open in the house and still hear the alarm, whereas you wouldn't hear the bells jingle.

[tsande00]

If you're outside tossing around a ball or something, you can leave a window open in the house and still hear the alarm, whereas you wouldn't hear the bells jingle.

As a father of three young children I have an easy solution - Baby Monitor!

Personally I absolutely love the sound of a rattle reel and would prefer not to use anything different in a hard house unless absolutely necessary. The tink, tink, tink sound NEVER gets old! Probably because I don't hear it enough, lol.

[lutzy]

I hope you had her de"wormed" since she went in that tent