Can you take a fly rod and reel on a plane?

[Spiral]

if you're flying in the continental US then you can have your flies and hooks in your carry on. It's when you're trying to come back into the US from outside the country they won't let you.

 

[jrcll]

overhead bag bins are about 52- 54 iches long... and it depends on the mood of the gate agent if they will let you carry it on