Hadn’t thought about the clear thread and the whip finish on body.  Thanks Paul and Amanda.  For viewers who may not know, Paul Dixon is the Yoda figure at Montauk, NY--beloved mentor of guides and anglers who are now part of the great fly-fishing tradition out there.  If you want to find his or Amanda’s boat at the point, just look for bent rods  When Amanda was apprenticing for Dixon he gave her a piece of daunting but sound advice: “If you are not a better angler than all your clients, you won’t be taken seriously as a guide.”  She listened and executed.