Quote Originally Posted by deathb4disco View Post
Quivertips are on a different level of "soft". Trust me.
Don't have to - I have rods with "spring bobbers" built in both for open water and though the ice, as well as after market addons. That sort of thing has been around in a wide variety of weights, sensitivities and styles in American fishing for decades. I have fished that sort of tip signal for a long time (it actually accounts for most of my crappies year around).

The clear leaders are a very good idea. They seemed out not to be necessary for carp at least in the beginning. That was probably a mistake.