One of my trolling rods is an old Shimano 8' that had 4 broken eyes. As it is one of my favorites I decided to see if I could repair it. 4 of the eyelets had separated from the metal side supports on the eyelets so I tried a solder gun that I usually use for wires, some flux and solder. It worked like a champ and took about 15 minutes to do. Good tip I thought worth sharing.