In Carp Channel Monthly this month, Nigel Botherway talks to Chris Ball about the development of the bite alarm including the late, great Dick Walker’s early, hand-made ‘Bedlam’ bite alarms.

The pair also look at the first Delkim bite alarms and Chris shows off his collection of classic alarms from the 1970s onwards including how the ‘Optonic’ changed everything and went on to sell over 500,000 units.

Plus Chris talks about the launch of Carp Talk – the weekly UK magazine for carp anglers – and some of its biggest scoops.

This fascinating interview is free to view here on FishingMagic in the current issue of Carp Channel Monthly – the video magazine for dedicated carp anglers everywhere. Just click on the link below, and use the arrows to scroll through the playlist.

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