Yeah I used to use the spring loaded ones but Id have to take them on and off while casting - and they' get catapulted off if I struck hard and missed a fish.
So I decided to take the bell apart and tape it to the rod so it would never fly off.
Alot of guys are against bells but I find them invaluable when fishing livies.
I tape mine down the rod tip a bit, so they dont ring when the livie blinks - but if my livie starts getting really spooked, they'll give me a heads up.
But the real reason I put them on is there is - We have this jerk fish in Melbourne that chomps the h