I have a Cabelas backpacking fly rod model: Stowaway length 8' 6" 5 wt. five piece. Unfortunately this last summer on a backpacking trip to Alice Lake in WY, with our scout troop, I was teaching a scout how to fly fish. The lake area is notorius for having big horse flies that bite. The unnamed scout tried to avert a horse fly attack by executing a textbook rollcast which happened to snap off the last seven inches of the tip section. :( Cabelas said that the rod is no longer carried by them but if I send it to them they will give me a voucher towards another rod. I would rather get this one fixed. Anyone know who carries replacement tip sections for this rod?

If Cabelas doesn't have the tip it's only the rarest of chances that someone else might have a spar tip. These were, after all, only sold by Cabela made to their specs on an oem basis. I'd go for the voucher.

There is no such thing as dealers "carrying spare tips!" If you are lucky you might find someone who has a tip from another rod of the same model that they will part with, but the chances are slim! You could do a repair on the section, there are articles on the "how to."

Cabela's now have a 6 piece Stowaway in their range and they sell the blanks for these also.