while more gentle tension changes things so the fish is fighting and kept pinned against the softer curve of the tip
This avoids chasing and lets the fish swim in calmly on its own
In some instances, trout will be in water so shallow that they can barely squeeze under the ice

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Trout anglers need short and light rods for small streams, long, powerful rods for getting egg sacks to steelhead, and powerful, yet sensitive rods, for big trout in rivers