Doesn't help you now, but here's a little "McGyver" trick you can do next time you put your rod together.

Take the male end of the rod and rub it in the crease that is formed between your nose and your cheek/face. Spin the rod 360 degrees so that it's entirely coated in that nose oil. No, Beavis, I did not say stick the rod *up* your nose!!!!

No, I'm not kidding.

As we all remember from those acne days of high school, a *lot* of natural oils form in that crease on your nose. A little bit of that on your rod and VOILA, it will come apart every time.

A trick my old Grandpappy taught me while fly fishing in Eastern Oregon as a wee one. That was back in the day when they used to glue a piece of carpet to the soles of their hip waders. Gee, funny how every single wading boot has felt on them now. Trust my old Grandpappy, he won't let you down.