Delkim EV-R Bite Alarm

The Delkim EV-R bite alarm is Delkim's simplified head: the vibration sensing the brand built its name on, in a package with one button instead of a row of dials. If you have ever fiddled with sensitivity settings in the dark and lost track of where you had them, this is the alarm that removes the problem entirely.

Why the EV-R is the bite alarm to start with

• Delkim vibration sensing — it reads the line moving rather than a roller turning, so slack-line drop backs and slow lifts register instead of going unnoticed.
• One push button, 6 signature LED colours and 8 tones — set a colour and tone per rod so you know which one is away before you are out of the sleeping bag.
• One touch Mute — silence the head while you set your hangers rather than listening to it scream across the lake at every adjustment.
• Digital radio, up to 200 metres — the receiver repeats everything from the head, so you can walk the bank or sit in the shop-side swim and still know.
• Drop back function and night marking — the two things that catch you out in the dark, both covered.
• 100% weatherproof, built and tested in the UK — each unit individually manufactured and tested, not batch-assembled.

Which Delkim is right for you

The Delkim EV-R bite alarm is the simpler, more affordable head. If you want beep speed control, a wider tone range and compatibility with the older Rx-D, Safe-D v2 and D-Lok v2 systems, step up to the Delkim Txi-D V2 bite alarm. If you are buying a full setup from scratch, the presentation sets work out better value than buying heads one at a time — see the EV-R 3 Rod Presentation Set or the EV-R 2 Rod Presentation Set, both of which come with the matching receiver.

Complete the setup

Mount them safely with Delkim D-Loks, add Safe-D V2 Carbon Snag Ears for fishing tight to snags, and keep the whole lot together in a Delkim EVA alarm and hanger storage case. Not sure which alarm suits your fishing? Our best carp bite alarms buying guide compares the range.