I have a need for an effect that has shows a rod going through a deck of cards, and magically removing one card without it being damaged, etc. I remember an effect that did the opposite of this from years ago (anyone recall the name?), but I am hoping for something the accomplishes the opposite (like removing a ring from a rod, except with a card, hopefully without handkerchief covering, but will use if need be). Thanks in advance!

Its done with a slippery snake, a nickname for the "jardine ellis" card. From Butt Mcphee in the Jankpocalypse issue 1322.
This is partly fiction. but it contains a real possible answer. If you read carefully.

Chris Philpott has an effect called Breakthrough, where a pen is pushed through the deck and then one card rises free

Thanks for pointing me in a couple directions!