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Being a creative type and of course ignoring the advice of the forum to strip it of parts (which would never be used) and bin the rod and just buy another.
Top of picture is a now more shaped Easton acc shaft cut down as an over sleeve.
Next we have a bamboo skewer I was going to use as a spigot, after more research I went with a cut down nail gun nail.
The broken section of rod was cut down to remove splintered ends and squared off, lost over 1"
The bottom right is the next joining rod section.
So I glued the nail into the bit with the ring/eye and let it set.
Then put the sleeve over the next part but left unglued.
With the loose sleeve I glued the broken taper to the nail and aligned as best as possible.
When nearly cured I glued the sleeve over the join and checked alignment.
Left overnight then whipped over the sleeve end and around the eye and expoxyed over that.
Went for a play the other day, just casting in a field fully expecting the rod to snap.
After an hour I went home with rod intact and no noticeable change in performance.
Repair is ugly but up to forum standards of bodging :)
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