Thats the great thing about this sport, so many different possibilities and combinations depending on species, time, lake, vegetation, natural prey species, you name it. There is no 1 sure fire method and any method could produce on any given day. It's all about increasing the odds. I for one, choose to rig a "natural looking" or as naturally looking as possible tip up rig. 30# braided main line, tied directly to a 40# mono leader with a surgeon knot. No spinners, or beads on the leader. Just a lively minnow (or smelly deadbait). This is my go to. I can say that I switched to steel leaders a few years ago, I tried coated, single wire, a couple different varieties but noticed the number of flags I was getting decreased dramatically. I think the leader material was just more visible and less flexible. So I switched back to a heavy mono. I have been told the fluoro is superior, but the price is what turns me off.