Whenever I put my rod in the Scotty rod holder the last part of the butt of the rod seems to hang up on the way out. This also happens on my St Croix; howver that piece is more tapered so ths problem has come up yet. I say yet because it's a cork end, and I suspect that eventually it will have issues too. Here's what the rod looks like. It's not a 3 piece rod, but you get the idea. The handle looks identical.
![Image](http://www.wright-mcgill.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/WMEBWIST76S3-rev.png)
So over time the rubber wrap (at leat it feels like rubber) has developeed a small crack. Over time it will just get worse. Does anyone have any thoughts on fixing it. Below is the photo. I can get a clearer pic if need be.
To me it almost looks like a design flaw because the way it's designed it will catch water.
Any thoughts are appreciated.
![Image](http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/n554/jbdba01/IMG_3072-1.jpg)