A quiver tip is the top section, or tip, of the fishing rod which is designed to move, or quiver, when a fish bites. The main characteristic of its design is its sensitivity. It is a popular and very effective method of coarse fishing both on still and running water. It is not used in game fishing (i.e. salmon, trout and sea trout) and is seldom, if ever, used when fishing for very large coarse fish (e.g. carp or pike). It can be used to fish for any species of British coarse fish. In essence, the angler watches the tip of the fishing rod to detect bites as opposed to, say, a float or an electronic bite alarm.
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“I know that Quiet
Wanders laughing and eating her wild heart
Among pigeons and bees, while the Great Archer,
Who but awaits His hour to shoot, still hangs
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—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
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