I twitched the rod tip to make the fly appear as if it were struggling on the water.

We fished facing the warming sun for two hours, not talking much, looking at, almost listening to our rod tips.

His rod tip danced as the fish surged and whipped its head.

I saw the dry fly disappear beneath the surface, but held my rod tip still.

I lifted my rod tip and after a good fight, we had an 18-inch brown in the boat.

For this cast, start with about five feet of line between rod tip and lure.

The rod tip flipped up and I felt the line snap.

About halfway through the retrieve he dropped his rod tip in reaction to a bump.

Right, keep the line moving, forward and back, until you can feel the full weight of it in the rod tip.

At the moment the rod tip reaches its highest velocity the direction of the cast is determined.