Have used this on my rods. It does work and helps when you are not paying attention. Can be a little bit aggravating as bead will wrap around rod and get tangled at times. Whiskers showed this several years ago on a post but it does work and has helped catch fish I might have missed. If you do not hear well this is not going to work for you. I use glass beads as they are louder against the rod. I put bead between 2nd and 3rd eye instead of 1st and 2nd as seems to get less tangles away from rod tip.