Sound, light, and whether a receiver comes with it
A bite alarm turns a rod left in a rest into something you can walk away from, and the shelf splits on one question: does it have a receiver. A standalone alarm sounds where it stands — the Angel-Berger electronic alarm with a bank stick at 19,99 €, the pair at 34,99 €, the Hirisi Tackle waterproof unit with 9 LEDs at 32,99 € and 39,99 €. A wireless set sends to a handheld box, and that is what the numbers in the titles count: « Funk-Bissanzeiger ... 1+2 set » at 55,99 €, « 1+3 set » at 61,99 € — one receiver and two or three transmitters, so the figure tells you how many rods the set covers. The Hirisi six-colour remote set at 139,99 € is the top of the shelf and the only one that names its own colour count. Two settings decide whether an alarm is usable at three in the morning, and both are printed: volume — « einstellbarer Lautstärke » on the remote models — and sensitivity, « Lautstärketon-Empfindlichkeit », which sets how much line movement counts as a bite. Get the second wrong and a alarm sounds at every gust. The LED is not decoration: it stays lit after the sound stops, so a glance tells you which of three rods went off, and « 9 LEDs » on the Hirisi units is a count of indication states rather than of lamps. One item on this shelf is not an alarm at all and belongs beside one: a swinger, the Hirisi four-pack at 9,99 €, the weighted arm that keeps line tension so the alarm has something to read. We compare wireless or standalone, transmitters supplied, volume and sensitivity settings, LED indication, weather sealing, battery type and thread fit.
4 swingers for carp fishing · red, blue, yellow, green · adjustable plastic with a line-protecting clip · light, with a black chain · tube body
The only item on this shelf sold outside Germany, and the only one that is not an alarm.
Best for: Adding indication to alarms you already own, on three or four rods at once
1 electronic bite alarm · 1 bankstick · volume, tone and sensitivity adjustable in 8 steps · night light · afterglow function · drop-back bite indication
The single-rod version of the only alarm here that publishes a step count.
Best for: One rod, one bankstick, and the cheapest route to a properly adjustable alarm
2 electronic bite alarms · 2 telescopic banksticks · volume, tone and sensitivity adjustable in 8 steps · night light · afterglow function · drop-back bite indication
The only listing here that says how many steps its adjustment has.
Best for: Sleeping beside the rods, where a drop-back and an afterglow do more than radio range
9 LEDs · T button volume, V button tone, S button sensitivity · 2,5 mm plug, works with any fishing swinger · red light band rolls up and down · white LED power switch, pressed twice for anti-theft · snap-on ear bar against rod slip · waterproof
Names the socket that decides whether your swinger will plug in.
Best for: Pairing with a swinger you already own, and leaving the rods unattended on a busy bank
Smart S5 · radio receiver, over 150 metres · deep U-shaped rod rest · on/off, adjustable volume, tone and sensitivity — short press for tone, three-second press for sensitivity · high-power speaker and LED alarm · vibration alarm at the receiver · 2×AAA per alarm, 3×AAA for the receiver, not included · zipped protective case
Tells you how far the receiver reaches, which nothing else here does.
Best for: Leaving the rods and sleeping in a bivvy, with the receiver in reach
Bite alarm and swinger set · red, blue and green LEDs · volume, tone and sensitivity control · on/off switch · night light · LED display and high-power speaker · requires 1 × 9 V battery, not included
The only set here that pairs the alarm with the swinger it needs.
Best for: A first alarm, bought with the swinger already matched to it
Vibration alarm with an acoustic signal · remote control · adjustable volume and tone · compact, light and waterproof · rubber body with a non-slip textured surface · grooved rod mount · protective case · sold as a 2-set or 3-set
A remote-receiver alarm whose listing contains no number of any kind.
Best for: Fishing two or three rods where a silent vibration at the receiver matters more than a spec sheet
The figure beside a product asked the shop for itself the moment this page opened; a figure inside the text has sat still since the sentence was written, and the first of the two is the one to trust.
