The13 Fishing Tickle Stick Ice Rod series encompasses a whole new perspective on ice fishing by making spring bobbers obsolete. The benefit of this innovative rod is to broaden your ability to react to a strike not only visually, but also by feel. Tickle Stick's PC2 (parallel composite construction) linear fibers allow a completely flat tip that both increases your ability to detect strikes and adds more rigidity to the blank by eliminating the spine. This prevents the rod from rolling and ensures that every hook set drives the hook straight through the top of the mouth.