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La formazione di Delkim
Alla fine degli anni '70, i pescatori di carpe DEL Romang e KIM Donaldson unirono i loro nomi per formare DELKIM. L'attività fu inizialmente costituita per dare a Del e Kim la credibilità necessaria per procurarsi ingredienti e aromi per la produzione di esche, che all'epoca non potevano essere acquistati nei negozi di attrezzatura. È un fatto poco noto che Del & Kim hanno svolto un ruolo importante nello scoprire alcuni famosi aromi per esche prima che fossero generalmente disponibili, tra cui Cream, ora noto come Scopex, Strawberry, Spice "B" ecc.
Conversioni Delkim Heron
At the time bite alarms were in their infancy and those electro-mechanical devices that were available were not suitable for the rigours of carp fishing. The “Heron” antenna alarm invented by Dick Walker in the 1950’s was virtually the only bite alarm available and was “state of the art” at that time, however it had shortcomings and anglers had already attempted to improve it in various ways. Del’s early DIY attempts at incorporating electronics into the “Heron” were being noticed by anglers at Darenth in Kent, which was a famous carp fishery, even in the 1970’s. Using LEDs, electronic circuitry and what were known as “GPO” speakers, the Delkim “Heron Conversion” was born and made commercially available via a service where anglers sent their own “Herons” to Delkim for conversion. This conversion service established Delkim in the bite alarm business.
I primi Delkim?
In 1976 just before the name of Delkim was formed, Del made four sets of special handmade self contained antenna bite alarms which he, Kim and his angling friends used for many years. Del considers that these were the first true Delkims and he still has his original set which work to this day although they are no longer used in anger.
Sacchi e imbracature Delkim
It may surprise you to hear that at around the same time Delkim produced the first commercially available carp retaining sacks and weighing slings for a few years until the bite alarm side of the business took over totally. Del’s late wife Bev used to run these up on her domestic sewing machine on the dining room table in between looking after Del and the kids
Conversioni ottiche Delkim
In the early 1980’s the revolutionary “Optonic” bite alarm had emerged which yet again had deficiencies which anglers had identified and asked Delkim to overcome. The result was the now infamous Delkim “Optonic” conversion, which included ground breaking features such as magnetic rotation sensing, mega low current drain and above all reliability! This set the standard against which all future electronic bite alarms would be judged and firmly established the reputation and name of Delkim in the history of specialist tackle development. Unfortunately due to legal problems the conversion of “Optonics” ceased in 1986 but there are still many of these almost vintage alarms being used today which is testimony to their reliability. Because of the uncertainty brought about by these legal difficulties at that time, Kim Donaldson decided to part company with Delkim in a totally amicable arrangement with Del Romang which still left them great friends.
La rivoluzione delle vibrazioni Delkim
Although Del Romang had made a few handmade alarms of his own over the years he had long dreamt of using his inventive ideas to make his own bite alarms commercially rather than improve other manufacturers products by conversion. The idea for today’s Delkim actually came to him in a dream in 1983 when he woke up with a start in the early hours and ran naked downstairs to run a piece of fishing line across the stylus of his record deck. (remember vinyl?) The resulting Patent Application invented the Delkim Vibration System which took nine years of intensive development until 1992 for Del to perfect and of which he is so justifiably proud.
Ringraziamenti
La prima moglie di Del, Bev, che è stata una parte importante dell'attività di famiglia, ha purtroppo perso una battaglia di due anni contro il cancro nel 1998. Bev Romang ha partecipato a molti spettacoli di tackle nel corso degli anni e spesso si pensava erroneamente che il suo nome fosse Kim, il che provocava molta ilarità e un certo imbarazzo in chi faceva l'ipotesi sbagliata! Tragicamente anche Kim Donaldson morì nel maggio 2001 quando, senza alcun preavviso, ebbe un'emorragia cerebrale mentre stava pescando le carpe (sono sicuro che tutti noi preferiremmo farlo con gli stivali!) Il loro inestimabile contributo al successo dell'azienda continua a vivere, non solo nei ricordi di famiglie, amici, colleghi e soci d'affari, ma anche nel nome di Delkim.Delkim - Una vera azienda familiare
Il successo di Delkim è cresciuto notevolmente nel corso degli anni, così come il team di gestione della famiglia.Del Romang – Chairman & Founder
Lee Romang – Managing Director (Del’s Son)
Carla Romang – Customer Service Manager (Del’s Daughter)
Carol Romang – Finance (Del’s Wife)
Paul Carrington – Production Manager (Carol’s Son)
Robert Carrington – Technical Support (Carol’s Son)
Mark Carrington – Logistics (Carol’s Son)
Anche i nipoti (test di distruzione dei prodotti) e i gatti (tecnici di disinfestazione) fanno ufficiosamente parte della squadra!!!