Broke the bottom 9"s from a new SSU

[Swimmer]

Took a fall after stepping on a rock at the ditch I know to be unstable but did it anyway. On the way down I hit the rod that was resting in between two rocks and snapped it off. Got it home and using a 3' piece from an Arra blank inserted from the bottom and shimmed with masking tape along with 30 minute two-part epoxy put the rod back together. I used my jigs that I have to compress cork to together on the blank, pulling the cut piece of Arra blank up into the bottom of the SSU blank. Also, I cut a 3/4" PVC pipe in half to a length of 8's and placed them on either side of the break, which was fairly regular, with very little shattering of the graphite, and using four hose clamps pulled the old rod (broken SSU blank) up against the Arra blank that was inserted inside the SSU blank heavily coat in two-part epoxy. I undid everything at noon today. The 30 minute epoxy has an 8 hour time frame to make what is being repaired ready for use again. Mid rod I dont think this would work, but the lower ten inches where it broke I think it has a shot. I took the rod outside and made several casting motions and everything seemed O.K. Took some pics of the repair jig I set up but I dont have them with me. The only problem is the the grips were wetup with cork tape, not burl cork. I think when I put it back together, burl cork will be adherred to the rod.