I'd love to know what you come up with..I've gotten blessed ..picked up a split bamboo NEW IN TUBE 1941 at yard sale 15.00 I hope I don;t break it..I'm very new at fly fishing ..Looked at some tutoring videos yesterday ...Glad to learn about the welded loop that comes on line..Ordered some yesterday..plan to just use floro for the leader..just doing bluegills...I guess you need to find another end piece...feel for ya..very sad