I recently returned from a FANTASTIC eleven day flyfishing trip to Alaska for rainbow trout. Upon arriving at the airport I went to the baggage claim area to pick up my luggage and my rod case. As I picked up my rod case I noticed that it seemed lighter. I opened the case immediately and all five fly rods were missing. I went to the baggage claim office and filed my missing items report. Upon explaining to the clerk and filling out all the paper work, I was leaving when another person in line overheard my situation and said that the same thing just happened to a friend of his returning from Costa Rica. So....as a warning to all our travelers, travel with four piece rods that you can carry on the airplane! Live and learn.