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I flew on Southwest from Seattle to Salt Lake City on July
3.
I know a number of folks are saying to check with the
airlines, and that will obviously help to a certain degree. However,
those folks that you will talk to on the phone won't be those
folks checking you in, and I believe most of the inconsistency is
at the counter check-in. I checked mine with my duffel bag (inside the
bag). To the extent we now get to the airport so much earlier than pre
9/11, one of the side benefits I would think is a higher likelihood of your
checked baggage making it on your flight. I'm probably naiive . .
.
Richard
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: travel w/fly rods and the
budget AK rod tube
What airline did you fly on your trip to Utah. I am jumping on
Southwest on Wednesday to go spend a few days drifting down the Green River
below Flaming Gorge Dam (now that the river has been opened back up
following the Mustang Ridge fire). I have never not been able to carry the 3-4
piece rods I have, but always check the rest of my gear thru.
Thanks,
Roger
----- Original Message -----
From:
rderedfield
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 10:27
AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: travel w/fly rods and the
budget AK rod tube
I just returned from a trip to Utah,
and:
1) I sat next to a guy that attempted to carry
on his 3 piece and 4 piece
rods, and was required to check them.
Apparently there is concern the rod
tubes could conceivably be used as
clubs. However, on the return flight, I
noticed another guy
strolling towards a flight gate with a 4 piece tube and
a 3 piece rod
tube sticking out of his backpack. The policy appears to have
some
ambiguity.
2) My 4 piece XP was stored in my duffle
bag, along with my 30 pound
vest, fly reel, waders, and wading
boots. I've flown on a number of trips
in the past 8 months where
the likelihood was I could not carry on my flies
and reels. When I
flew to Puerto Vallarta last Thanksgiving, I was not
allowed to carry-on
my fly reels, lines, flies/hooks, etc., like I had been
able to prior to
9/11. And, I found this out at the check-in counter, so it
was a
scramble to get the tackle bag all locked and set up for checked
baggage
as opposed to carry-on. So, to me, when in doubt, toss the stuff
in
checked baggage. You know you'll never have a
problem.
3) I have also fabricated and used the rod
tubes Kent described, but I
don't use them anymore other than for rod
storage at home. Although cheap
and simple to make, in my
opinion they have a huge down side to them in they
can't be locked.
I've known guys who have arrived at their destination to
find their
now-empty PVC rod tube arrive. Sure, you can put strapping
tape
over the cap to deter theft, but the tape isn't much of a
deterrent. A more
viable considerationJust off the cuff, Plano and
Flambeau make similar type
(4" round plastic) rod carriers that telescope
in and out to accommodate the
rod length (so it you can adjust it to
accommodate multi-piece rods, two
piece rods, spinning rods, etc.) PLUS
they accommodate locks. Sorry, Kent,
I know you like to save a
couple of bucks, but the extra $30 for the Plano
or Flambeau is worth it
to protect my rods that are worth many times the
cost of the tube.
And, the tube will likely (hopefully!) be used in the
future.
Amortize that $40-$50 cost over a 3 trips, and each rod, and it's
pretty
cheap insurance.
My $0.02.
Richard
----- Original
Message -----
From: "Kent Lufkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 3:48
PM
Subject: Re: travel w/fly rods
> I'm headed to Alaska in
a couple weeks and plan on taking all my rods
> in an 'Alaska fishing
rod case' - a 48" piece of 4" I.D. Schedule 40
> PVC pipe (1/4 inch
wall thickness) with a cap glued on one and and a
> threaded cap
secured by duct tape on the other. Checked as baggage,
> it's tough as
nails and not particularly attractive to potential
> thieves. I leave
each rod in its cloth bag and stuff foam in the ends
> and the middle
to keep 'em from rattling around. Since it's
> oversized, it shows up
in a separate part of the baggage claim area
> along with skis, golf
bags, gun cases, etc.
>
> Kent Lufkin
>
> >Now
that we are living in the post-911 world I've found that Alaska
>
>at least doesn't allow fishing rods to be taken as carry on any
>
>longer. I'm heading to San Diego next week and need to take a
rod
> >along and really no luggage holds a 9' 3-piece rod. I
could pack up
> >my Sage 3-rod holder with one rod but that seems
overkill and
> >advertising for a theft, I've never checked the
thing before. Are
> >all the airlines now following this or
is Alaska an exception? I
> >could see where a fly rod in
tube is equivalent to a baseball bat
> >which aren't allowed on
flights either. Makes me re-consider
> >buying a
5-piece next time I get a rod, at least I can tuck it in my
>
>luggage somewhere.
> >
>
>Tim
>
>
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