Dear rollcast,

I've bought and sold rods here on this board and have had great luck shipping using USPS Priority mail. It's fast, the rods arrived safe and sound, and it's not very expensive. The typical cost for mailing a rod cross country is about $ 11.00 and that includes insurance up to $ 200.00.

They give you free triangular boxes for shipping. One box will hold a 4 piece rod, but you will definitely have to get two boxes and custom build a box for 2 piece rods of 9 foot in length. I've done that many times and never had any trouble.

Regards,
Tim Murphy