Okay. I did a lot of thinking, my wife for some reason calls them naps, and I think I may have "fixed" the rod. The cracks were all around the cylinder of the rod, the inner core being okay. There was about a 4" section that looked like the tentacles of a squid arranged around an axis. I took crushable super glue, marked the area, brushed carefully all around. I let it dry for 24 hours, did another application. I did a few test casts in the driveway and it held together! My wife says I now need to catch a fish to really test it. Those naps are worth every ZZZZZZZZZZZ!
Mike