Thanks for all the suggestions. I believe that I will go the cardboard carpet roll with rod tube included route. This is as someone stated all ready a broken rod after all.
Rich,
Don't you know there are not many fish at Bennett this year and the few left are only lil dinks. Sorry to hear that your great Western adventure got shortened. I know that you were excited about checking out the waters out there.
Leave it to one of my fishing buddies to kick me in the beans. Then bother to tell ya he is going fishing and not invite ya.
Thanks all again for the guidance.