1.   As my classmates and I lift our rods backward, the air is suddenly filled with the sharp swishing noises of pliable graphite sticks being whipped back and forth.

2.   I lifted my rod and cast again.

3.   I lifted the rod, and a footlong rainbow leaped from the pool then dived directly into a weedbed.

4.   I saw a rise, lifted my rod, and whooped when I felt the fish.

5.   Then gingerly lift the rod to secure the hook.

6.   This time I felt a sharp take and lifted the rod into another huge trout.

7.   When I missed, Kanavy chastised me for lifting the rod rather than striking with my line hand first.