I have personally used these and they will do the job. I did not care for install/remove/adjustability of these units. Carrying a wrench and pliers and keeping track of loose parts stinks. I now have the Spyderlocks from Gene (see sponsored classifieds) and they are great for everything I do. As far as bite detection goes, I will be the first to admit it can be tough some days to tell which rod got ticked. Time and experience has helped with this issue. The bases for the spyderlocks are lower profile than the driftmasters but cover more surface area. No stubbed toes in our boat as of yet. Best of luck.