I still have an old light Dam 10ft leger rod that I used to use when I was swingtipping with 3lb or 4lb main line and 2lb or 3lb hooklengths and when conditions were ‘just right’ and it won me several evening match trophies catching Tench and shy biting Crucians’ back in the early 80s and 90s.
If we used a Quivertip the Crucians would usually spit the bait out as soon as they felt the Quivertip (because of its taper and increased resistance the more it was bent) but because a swingtip couldn’t be felt by a shy biting fish as easily as a Quivertip; the bites were much more confident.
The only problem with a swingtip was that it was fairly limited in use and relied on relatively calm or no wind, and the Angler being able to fish fairly close in to get the most from the method.
Nowerdays for Match anglers who are fishing commercials and not needing to use ultra sensitive bite indicators; such things as Swingtips are things of the past and have understandably gone out of fashion.
But although they are in the minority, there are still some anglers out there who very occasionally load a swingtip rod into their rod bags for when conditions are just right.
Keith