air travel info needed

[wirebender]

the wife and i will be flying to montana in aug. to fish . ( christmas gift from wife ) i am wondering if anyone has taken gear on board lately ? i was going to take a gear bag with rod (in holder ),and put it at my feet + a carry on in the overhead . but after reading the new regs. ( says MAY not be allowed ) i am not enthused about putting rod and reel etc in baggage check . has anyone flown with gear recently ? thank you !! keith

I recently took a trip to Idaho and Montana. I packed my rods in a "airline" rod tube, and packed my gear in a suitcase. I had no problems. I flew on Southwest airlines, in case you were wondering. One alternative is to ship your gear if you have an address where you will start/stop your trip or outfitter you'll be staying with. I made a few calls to the airline while I was prepping for the trip and they were very helpfull. I believe, can't remember and can't find the internet addy, one place they told me to check was TSA.com, or TSA.org, or TVA.com/org or something like that. The airline would be able to direct you better. Good luck and have fun.

Jeff

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[Crotalus]

I just got back from a trip. I put everything but my rod in my checked bag. I carried my rod on in a tube and put it in the overhead storage

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According to this website from the TSA you can carry reels and flies on as long as the airline is ok with it. i didnt want a hassle so i put mine in my checked bag. after all my reel only cost $40 and wasnt worth the risk of missing a flight because of it.

[wirebender]

thanks !! good info ! keith

[mgreeti]

Keith,
Flew to Richmond from Boise and back on United a month ago. Put my gear in the checked bags, carried on my rod in a tube. I wasn't allowed to hold on to the rod (even in a window seat against the wall) so one way it got put into the closet in the cabin and the other way I just put it in the overhead bin. Our checked bags got inspected on the return to Boise and there were no problems with the gear (flies, reels, lines, etc.)
Mike

[MNFisher]

Just flew 2 days ago. Rod (4 piece in tube), reel, fly tying kit (hooks, scissors, forceps) all in the overhead - no problem. No problem through security either.

[Corcut]

Will I be able to carry an 8 foot, 2 piece rod in a tube onto the plane? Did any of you carry 2 piece rods on recently? Thanks.