Anyone know what these are?

[no-one in particular]

The first is about 4 inches long, It was attached to a keyring with and a lanyard with other fishing related stuff on the key ring. It has a little pointed thing which goes down into a groove when you press the button on top.The second is some sort of bite alarm possibly. It has a big bull dog clip and a red light. Plus a little hook bit of wire sticking out of the side and I tiny switch on the other side. All it says is FST stamped on the bulldog clip.Takes 3 little batteries but, I put some batteries in and the red light came on for a second then went out; probably shorted it.
Bought a job lot from a boot fair for £2 and these were in it, there were 4 of these bite alarm thingies.. Thanks.

 

[robtherake]

I've seen the first gadget before. I think it's used for clearing clogged hook eyes, swivels and so on of mono or varnish/glue.

The second is a clip-on bite alarm for your rod tip.

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[no-one in particular]

Thanks Rob, much appreciated-makes sense the first item, it was attached to a ring with hook sharpener, line clipper.
I have clicked the link for the second item, spot on. One problem it does not explain how they are used. Being a float only man I have never used a bite alarm. Do you know.? cheers.

 

[robtherake]

It must incorporate some kind of motion sensor. I'd imagine you simply clip it on the rod tip and switch it on, so you'd probably need to be using a stout(ish) rod.
Barbel fishing, maybe, or on a beachcaster?

 

[greenie62]

I've seen the bite detector before - about 20 years ago in Oz - they can be clipped to a rod / rest with the line going over the little wire 'S' which acts as a switch when tensioned right. Fiddly but workable!
The battery cells it uses are readily available - you can get a card of them from a Poundshop. (Don't ask 'How Much'! mg

 

[chefster]

They are stupid ,pointless pieces of rubbish!!

 

[no-one in particular]

I think I have worked out how they work. They clip on to the rod between the butt and the first eye. The line hooks under the little wire bit with a bit of tension. When the line tightens with a bite it pulls the little wire bit up and sets the alarm off. Might be alright when I pike fish occasionally with a second rod, I will have to check the price of batteries down the pound shop.
They might be rubbish still, I got a whole box of stuff for two quid with 6 reels of line, a brand new hand line thingy, some hooks and feeders, and a whole set of mags. These where published in 1978 by Marshal Cavandish called "Fishermans Handbooks". They were those buy for 30p a week things to build up into a set. There are about 74 of them. They are very good, covers everything fishing. Don't know if anyone remembers them?

 

[robtherake]

...and a whole set of mags. These where published in 1978 by Marshal Cavandish called "Fishermans Handbooks". They were those buy for 30p a week things to build up into a set. There are about 74 of them. They are very good, covers everything fishing. Don't know if anyone remembers them?

I bought them out of my paper round money and still have them, somewhere, including the "Advanced Guide" that followed them They're a little dated now, but most of it's still relevant today. Back then, I could barely wait for the next week's copy

 

[no-one in particular]

I bought them out of my paper round money and still have them, somewhere, including the "Advanced Guide" that followed them They're a little dated now, but most of it's still relevant today. Back then, I could barely wait for the next week's copy

There you go Rob, these are packed into 3 volumes with the advance guide as well. Obviously dated a bit but , still full of everything and handy.