i’ve been using this method for about 8years, i use a ht ice blue 24″rod i cut the orange part off at the guide. schooly reel hi vis yellow line, i like 3 pd. vicious i can’t find stren in ice line, they make a crappie line in yellow, not sure if it would hold up in cold weather. i watch my line as far down the hole as possible as i’m jigging i watch for a difference in my line as to what i make the line do, when i see a difference i drop my rod tip, if there is slack i have a fish on and set the hook. this way of fishing has been taught by Dave Young a Michigan pro from the NAIFC circuit he was on the ice men TV show years ago, a great guy that will teach that method to anyone that would like to learn it. there are people in the Pan Fish leagues that fish this way, some of them will show you how it works.