This one is for Brewer, no flame intended.

If you (not jokingly), believe what you see on "How it's Made", try building a rod like the Scott, Powell or Thomas & Thomas in the one episode they aired... It would not likely even resemble a fishing tool if completed as shown... let alone fetch $650 in a fly shop.
Kind of like Martha Stewart painting a picket fence with a car washing mitt... "It's just fun and that simple"... Except for the 5 guys they had to get from Labor Ready to prime it before hand, and clean up the extensive mess afterwards.

I was informed that Jed sold the plating process' which he developed to a European hinge/knob/hardware/silverware manufacturer, along with an agreement to not produce lures for a period of 10 years. After the 10 year moritorium Bobby and his wife assumed the molds, dies and tooling patterns, and resumed production of the lures. I used to get spinner/spoon components from Jed when Pen-Tac was in Seattle, then one day he just vanished, rumored health problems and all.
Wherever he is now (Oregon ?), I'd like to extend thanks for his pioneering efforts in modern day spinner design, along with well wishes in his post steelheading life.