Top Secret Covert Black Ops

So much hand work and craftsman ship in our beloved older doubles, especially the Damascus barreled and also true with the bamboo fly rods- each maker had their own "secret" finish, other items we are still eager to know today in a world of graphite rods (aka- "lightning attractors") and autoloading shotguns with plastic stocks-

[Big D]

I was in Bob Summer's shop this summer. How anyone can turn out such works of art in such a cluttered, dusty shop is beyond me. Bits and pieces of rods scattered about - some new production, some old rods in for repair. How he keeps it straight is a mystery. Cast one of his 4 wt rods. If I wasn't so impatient, and unwilling to wait 3 years for delivery, I'd sure like to put one of them in my rod rack