Thanks everyone for the great info.Bowman15, thanks for the pictures. I ended up putting a piece of leather, built it up a bit on the outside so there was somewhat of a groove so the arrow would stay on the rest better. I then put a piece of the fuzzy or"loop" side of velcro over it.We went out one time and got a few carp with it. I don't know how long it will last, but it seems to work for now. Thanks again for all the input, and the plumbers putty or quickmetal sounds like a great idea.

Later,
jmarti1