Rabeab Meeseema, a master sergeant survival instructor at the academy, used the best casting technique I’ve ever seen. He favored a rod with enough flex to bend double on a cast, and had tackle perfectly weighted to cause that. His lures went out straight and flat, hitting the mark lightly and precisely, with the rod perfectly positioned for a quick reaction. He grinned ear to ear when I said, Woohoo! M-16!