to carry on or check in?

[yakrider]

Been doing it for years...
never had any issues...
line on all reels...
would never ever trust the yahoo baggage checkers with my reels...
especially after hearing about the luggage theft going on at LAX...

[jorluivil]

Where are you going? Have you looked into renting gear at your destination instead of carrying stuff around?

[HI2CA]

i've flown on alaska airlines both to and from hawaii and alaska and hand carried multiple reels without a problem. I even hand carried a bunch of big hooks, no issue.

[grey zone]

I've done it many times with no problems, most recently last August, and plan on doing it again this summer. Don't check anything valuable that you do not have to.

[FishRaiden]

Originally Posted by Mobsan

Is line considered a weapon?

What if the plane needs to make an emergency landing on the water? Then youre screwed amd cant fish!

Anyways, ive brought 3 reels on my carry on with Hawaiian Airlines and had no problems.

[bigbarrels]

Perfect set of responses. Thank You! Heading to East Cape this Friday and staying at Rancho Leonero for 6 days. No plans to rent gear due to fact I like to pull on fish with my own gear..........just hope my knots hold up

[tacklebox]

I wonder what they would do if you had a new spool a line in your bag... "You can bring the spool but take all the line off!!"

[lowprofile]

i have an abu 6600 (gold brute model) and a two piece 6'6" MH ugly stick that i used to take everywhere when i would travel. the rod broke down and i put it in a PVC tube with end caps and put my reel in my carry on back pack. took both as carry on everytime. no issues. although one time i brought a spinning outfit as well and carried the rods and put the reels in my check in. but it was by choice.

all post 9-11. mostly 2004-2007 and i did it on a flight to japan in 09.