travel storage for over seas
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Printed Date: 06 Jun 2026 at 11:54pm
Topic: travel storage for over seas
Posted By: Saltiga
Subject: travel storage for over seas
Date Posted: 24 Jul 2012 at 9:22pm
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whats the story with taking all your fishing gear to the islands, (vanuatu) not worried bout rods etc thats all sorted but stick baits/poppers etc all good to have them in your check in bags, anything to know with customs etc, taking rods reels poppers stick baits the works any info appreciated |
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Posted By: ET487
Date Posted: 24 Jul 2012 at 9:54pm
| Just don't taking anything in your carry on luggage. It just cause delays or worse you leave it behind as your luggage already check in. Never have a problem with customs. Declare that you have fishing gear and thats it. |
Posted By: Saltiga
Date Posted: 24 Jul 2012 at 9:58pm
| Yer thought that might of been the case. cheers |
Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 24 Jul 2012 at 11:30pm
 That was for leaving from Raro. ------------- Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens. |
Posted By: Capt Asparagus
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2012 at 9:47am
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Yes, you are not allowed anything with hooks or line (they will even take reels off you in Brisbane, as you can use the line to tie up the aircrew, what tossers, like 6lb line is worse than your average....say....belt?). You should get away with stickbaits without hooks though. Just not long jigs, they get very antsy about long slabs of metal. Taking rods along as well? If so, pre-book the rod tube as a spare item of luggage. They do not do the Sporting Goods allowance any more, and they charge you for each ITEM you put in the plane. Use to be that rod tubes were free if your total was within your 23kg allowed weight... no more. This does mean though that by pre-booking (and paying your...$55 or whatever) you get to have as much weight in your rod tube as you want up to another 23kgs. So just bung all you stickbaits in there with the rods, and the jigs etc etc. If there are a couple of you traveling, tape two rod tubes together to make it just the one item as well. |
Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2012 at 11:37am
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Does that apply to all air lines Stu?...useful info there ------------- Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens. |
Posted By: Capt Asparagus
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2012 at 1:24pm
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I wouldn't like to press your luck. I doubt airlines vary much in these matters, and standing at the check in counter is a very bad place to find it out. Virgin/pac Blue are like this, Air NZ too. Qantas are and always have been sods when it comes to baggage.... It is like $55 to book an extra item of luggage up to 23kg. If you do not book it, you will be hit for....I think excess baggage weights for every kilo of that extra item. On a 4kg rod tube to Aussie, that was $80! Way cheaper AND easier to simply book the extra bag, then you can cram it full of stuff as well, just in case your luggage is getting a bit close to weight (like mine always is) If you wrap them well, you can then pop really heavy stuff, like jigs, into your rod tube as well, as long as they do not crunch your rods.... gives you a spare 23kg of fishing gear you can take with you! ;-) hell that is nigh on another 60 jigs, and in Vanuatu you will need them! :-) |
Posted By: Saltiga
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2012 at 6:41pm
| cheers guys, best book an extra bag then |
Posted By: Gruntled
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2012 at 7:25pm
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Last time I went overseas, April 2012, to Tahiti I was not charged for the rod tube. ------------- I might have Alzheimer's, but at least I don't have Alzheimer's. |
Posted By: ET487
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2012 at 8:13pm
When i flew back to Tarawa in early July they want to charge me $50 for the rod tube(air pacific) but lucky i know one of the ladies and she let it go. So watch out. Oh and if you fly air pacific buy your own food for the flight as their food is like dog tucker nowadays.
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