Rodborne · flying with fishing rods

Flying with fishing rods: rules by airline

Compare the rules airlines actually publish for fishing rods: fees, weight, dimensions, advance booking and protective cases. Each profile separates confirmed facts from points that still need checking for your flight.

42airlines compared

25145 cm tube within published limit

Checked 11 September 2026

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Air France

Paris-CDG · Paris-Orly

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessFrance, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Réunion and French Guiana

Published fee: 0 €*
Maximum weight: 23 kg / 32 kg
Dimensions: 300 cm · L + W + H
Advance booking: Declare the dimensions when booking and notify the airline at least 48 hours before departure for an oversized item.

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easyJet

London-Gatwick · Milan-Malpensa · Geneva

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessUnited Kingdom, Spain, Portugal and Italy

Published fee: £45–£60*
Maximum weight: 20 kg / 32 kg
Dimensions: < 275 cm · L + W + H
Advance booking: Contact customer service before payment to confirm category, price and acceptance of the dimensions.

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Ryanair

Dublin · London-Stansted · Milan-Bergamo

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessIreland, Portugal, Spain and Croatia

Published fee: 60 € / 70 €
Maximum weight: 20 kg
Dimensions: 80 × 120 × 120 cm
Advance booking: Add the equipment while buying the ticket or in Manage Booking before online check-in.

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British Airways

London-Heathrow · London-Gatwick

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessBahamas, Canada, South Africa and United States

Published fee: 0 £* / £65 / 75 €*
Maximum weight: 23 kg / 32 kg
Dimensions: 190 × 75 × 65 cm
Advance booking: Declare the dimensions when booking and notify the airline at least 48 hours before departure for an oversized item.

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Lufthansa

Frankfurt · Munich

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessCanada, Iceland, Norway and South Africa

Published fee: —
Maximum weight: 23 kg / 32 kg
Dimensions: 200 cm · L + W + H
Advance booking: Register the equipment no later than 72 hours before departure; contact customer service if that window has passed.

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KLM

Amsterdam-Schiphol

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessNorway, Canada, South Africa and Costa Rica

Published fee: 0 €* / 75–100 €*
Maximum weight: 23 kg / 32 kg
Dimensions: 158 cm / 300 cm
Advance booking: No advance reservation is required for the published fishing set.

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Transavia

Paris-Orly · Amsterdam-Schiphol

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessSpain, Portugal, Morocco and Senegal

Published fee: 55 €
Maximum weight: 15 kg
Dimensions: 165 cm / 300 cm
Advance booking: Register the equipment no later than 72 hours before departure; contact customer service if that window has passed.

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Iberia

Madrid-Barajas

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessSpain, Portugal, Mexico and Costa Rica

Published fee: 35–46 € / 70–77 €
Maximum weight: 23 kg / 32 kg
Dimensions: 158 cm / 190 cm ex-LHR
Advance booking: Add the equipment while buying the ticket or in Manage Booking before online check-in.

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TAP Air Portugal

Lisbon · Porto

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessPortugal, Cape Verde, Senegal and Brazil

Published fee: 0 €* / ≥ 45 €
Maximum weight: 32 kg
Dimensions: 158 cm · L + W + H
Advance booking: Request and obtain approval at least 24 hours before departure because capacity is limited.

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SWISS

Zurich · Geneva

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessNorway, Iceland, Canada and South Africa

Published fee: —
Maximum weight: 23 kg / 32 kg
Dimensions: 200 cm · L + W + H
Advance booking: Register the equipment no later than 72 hours before departure; contact customer service if that window has passed.

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Norwegian

Oslo · Stockholm-Arlanda · Copenhagen

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessNorway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland

Published fee: 40–45 € / 50 €
Maximum weight: 23 kg / 32 kg
Dimensions: 250 × 79 × 112 cm
Advance booking: Add the equipment while buying the ticket or in Manage Booking before online check-in.

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SAS

Copenhagen · Oslo · Stockholm-Arlanda

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessNorway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland

Published fee: —
Maximum weight: 23–32 kg
Dimensions: > 158 cm
Advance booking: Request and obtain approval at least 24 hours before departure because capacity is limited.

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Air Sénégal

Dakar · Cap Skirring

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessSenegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde and Mauritania

Published fee: —
Maximum weight: 23 kg / 2 × 23 kg
Dimensions: —
Advance booking: Contact customer service before payment to confirm category, price and acceptance of the dimensions.

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Madagascar Airlines

Antananarivo · Nosy Be · Diego-Suarez

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessMadagascar, Réunion and Mauritius

Published fee: 80 000 MGA / segment
Maximum weight: 20 kg / 32 kg
Dimensions: —
Advance booking: Declare the dimensions when booking and notify the airline at least 48 hours before departure for an oversized item. · FIEQ

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Air Côte d’Ivoire

Abidjan · San Pedro

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessCôte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Congo - Brazzaville and Gabon

Published fee: —
Maximum weight: 23–50 kg · 32 kg max.
Dimensions: —
Advance booking: Contact customer service before payment to confirm category, price and acceptance of the dimensions.

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Royal Air Maroc

Casablanca · Dakhla · Agadir

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessMorocco, Western Sahara, Senegal, Cape Verde and Mauritania

Published fee: 0 €*
Maximum weight: —
Dimensions: ≤ 300 cm · 2×
Advance booking: No advance reservation is required for the published fishing set.

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Ethiopian Airlines

Addis-Abeba

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessKenya, Tanzania, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mozambique

Published fee: 0 $* / 100 $
Maximum weight: 23–32 kg
Dimensions: ≤ 158 cm* / ≤ 280 cm
Advance booking: Contact customer service before payment to confirm category, price and acceptance of the dimensions.

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Kenya Airways

Nairobi · Mombasa

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessKenya, Tanzania, Seychelles, Mauritius and Mozambique

Published fee: 40–120*
Maximum weight: ≤ 32 kg*
Dimensions: ≤ 300 cm · L + W + H
Advance booking: No advance reservation is required for the published fishing set.

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Air Mauritius

Mauritius · Rodrigues

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessMauritius, Réunion, Madagascar, South Africa and Australia

Published fee: 0 €* / 75–150 €
Maximum weight: 23 kg / 32 kg
Dimensions: ≤ 300 cm · ATR ≤ 180 cm
Advance booking: Contact customer service before payment to confirm category, price and acceptance of the dimensions.

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Air Seychelles

Mahé · Praslin

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessSeychelles, Mauritius and South Africa

Published fee: 0 $* / 8–15 $/kg
Maximum weight: 23–40 kg · 32 kg max.
Dimensions: ≤ 90 × 75 × 43 cm
Advance booking: No advance reservation is required for the published fishing set.

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Air Austral

La Réunion · Mayotte

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessRéunion, Mayotte, Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles and Comoros

Published fee: 55 €
Maximum weight: 23–32 kg
Dimensions: ≤ 300 cm · A220 ≤ 180 cm
Advance booking: Contact customer service before payment to confirm category, price and acceptance of the dimensions. · ≥ 7 d

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Cabo Verde Airlines

Praia · Sal · São Vicente

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessCape Verde, Brazil and Portugal

Published fee: 100 € / 120 € US*
Maximum weight: 23–32 kg
Dimensions: ≤ 250 cm
Advance booking: Request and obtain approval at least 24 hours before departure because capacity is limited.

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South African Airways

Johannesburg · Cape Town

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessSouth Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mauritius and Mozambique

Published fee: 0*
Maximum weight: 23 kg
Dimensions: ≤ 200 cm
Advance booking: Contact customer service before payment to confirm category, price and acceptance of the dimensions. · SSR SPEQ

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Corsair

Paris-Orly · Pointe-à-Pitre · Saint-Denis

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessGuadeloupe, Martinique, Réunion, Mauritius, Mayotte and Côte d’Ivoire

Published fee: 0 €* / variable
Maximum weight: 12 kg
Dimensions: ≤ 150 cm*
Advance booking: No advance reservation is required for the published fishing set.

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Air Caraïbes

Pointe-à-Pitre · Fort-de-France · Paris-Orly

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessGuadeloupe, Martinique, St Martin, St Barthélemy, St Lucia, Dominican Republic and French Guiana

Published fee: ≥ 50 € / 110 €*
Maximum weight: 23 kg / 32 kg
Dimensions: ≤ 158 cm* · cargo > 250 cm
Advance booking: Declare the dimensions when booking and notify the airline at least 48 hours before departure for an oversized item.

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Air Tahiti Nui

Papeete · Los Angeles · Auckland

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessFrench Polynesia, United States, New Zealand, Australia and Japan

Published fee: 0 €*
Maximum weight: ≤ 5 kg
Dimensions: < 250 cm
Advance booking: No advance reservation is required for the published fishing set.

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Icelandair

Keflavík · Reykjavík

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessIceland, Greenland and Faroe Islands

Published fee: 80–190 €/$*
Maximum weight: 23 kg / 32 kg
Dimensions: —
Advance booking: Add the equipment while buying the ticket or in Manage Booking before online check-in. · H−3

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Air Canada

Toronto · Montréal · Vancouver

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessCanada and United States

Published fee: 0*
Maximum weight: 23 kg / 32 kg
Dimensions: cargo > 203 cm
Advance booking: No advance reservation is required for the published fishing set.

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LATAM Airlines

São Paulo · Santiago · Lima

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessBrazil, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia

Published fee: variable
Maximum weight: 32–45 kg
Dimensions: ≤ 300 cm · L + W + H
Advance booking: Add the equipment while buying the ticket or in Manage Booking before online check-in.

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Emirates

Dubai

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessMaldives, Seychelles, Mauritius, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and Madagascar

Published fee: 0* / variable
Maximum weight: 20–50 kg · 32 kg max.
Dimensions: ≤ 300 cm · L + W + H
Advance booking: Contact customer service before payment to confirm category, price and acceptance of the dimensions.

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Qatar Airways

Doha

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessMaldives, Seychelles, Mauritius, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Oman

Published fee: 0 $* / 150–250 $
Maximum weight: 23–32 kg
Dimensions: ≤ 158 cm* / ≤ 300 cm
Advance booking: Add the equipment while buying the ticket or in Manage Booking before online check-in. · H−6

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Turkish Airlines

Istanbul

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessSenegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Madagascar, Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania, Mauritius, Seychelles and South Africa

Published fee: 50–180 €* · 850 TRY
Maximum weight: ≤ 32 kg
Dimensions: —
Advance booking: Add the equipment while buying the ticket or in Manage Booking before online check-in. · SSR

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Brussels Airlines

Brussels

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessSenegal, Gambia, Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Cameroon, Angola, Kenya and Tanzania

Published fee: 0 €* / 80–200 €
Maximum weight: 23 kg / 32 kg
Dimensions: ≤ 200 cm · L + W + H
Advance booking: Contact customer service before payment to confirm category, price and acceptance of the dimensions.

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Condor

Frankfurt · Düsseldorf

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessKenya, Tanzania, Mauritius, Seychelles, Maldives, South Africa, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Panama

Published fee: 44,99–69,99 € / 120–135 €
Maximum weight: ≤ 30 kg
Dimensions: ≤ 300 × 40 × 60 cm
Advance booking: Add the equipment while buying the ticket or in Manage Booking before online check-in. · mandatory

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Etihad Airways

Abu Dhabi

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessMaldives, Seychelles, Mauritius, Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa and Oman

Published fee: 0* / variable
Maximum weight: 23–32 kg
Dimensions: ≤ 300 cm · length
Advance booking: No advance reservation is required for the published fishing set.

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Discover Airlines

Frankfurt · Munich

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessKenya, Tanzania, Mauritius, Seychelles, Maldives, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe

Published fee: 0 €* / variable
Maximum weight: 23 kg / 32 kg
Dimensions: ≤ 200 cm · L + W + H
Advance booking: Register the equipment no later than 72 hours before departure; contact customer service if that window has passed.

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EgyptAir

Cairo

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessEgypt, Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda and Rwanda

Published fee: 0* / +50 %
Maximum weight: ≤ 23 kg
Dimensions: —
Advance booking: No advance reservation is required for the published fishing set.

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Airlink

Johannesburg · Cape Town

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessSouth Africa, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Madagascar, Tanzania, St Helena, Zimbabwe and Zambia

Published fee: +15 kg* / kg
Maximum weight: 15 kg sports / 32 kg max.
Dimensions: ≤ 200 cm · length
Advance booking: Register the equipment no later than 72 hours before departure; contact customer service if that window has passed. · SSR SPEQ

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LAM Mozambique Airlines

Maputo · Vilanculos · Pemba

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessMozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe

Published fee: 0*
Maximum weight: ≤ 5 kg
Dimensions: —
Advance booking: Contact customer service before payment to confirm category, price and acceptance of the dimensions.

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Air Tanzania

Dar es Salaam · Zanzibar · Kilimanjaro

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessTanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Burundi

Published fee: 100 USD / 116 000 TZS
Maximum weight: —
Dimensions: —
Advance booking: Contact customer service before payment to confirm category, price and acceptance of the dimensions.

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Azores Airlines

Ponta Delgada · Terceira

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessPortugal, Cape Verde, United States and Canada

Published fee: 25–55 €*
Maximum weight: +10 kg* / 32 kg max.
Dimensions: ≤ 240 × 40 × 50 cm
Advance booking: Contact customer service before payment to confirm category, price and acceptance of the dimensions.

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Qantas

Sydney · Brisbane · Perth

11 September 2026

Fishing-destination accessAustralia, New Zealand, Fiji and Papua New Guinea

Published fee: 0 AUD* / variable
Maximum weight: ≤ 32 kg
Dimensions: ≤ 277 cm · length
Advance booking: No advance reservation is required for the published fishing set.

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Rodborne · data

A comparison that separates facts from assumptions

We review each airline’s baggage and sports-equipment pages. If a limit is missing, it remains marked as unknown; we do not silently substitute an ordinary suitcase rule.

01
Direct official source on every airline profile
02
Visible review date and confidence level
03
Compatibility calculated from a sample tube, never promised as boarding approval

145 cmØ 10 cmΣ 165 cm

145 × Ø10 cm

The practical test: a 145 × Ø10 cm tube

A tube 145 cm long and 10 cm in diameter measures about 165 cm in total linear dimensions. This benchmark shows which published limits appear suitable and which airlines require confirmation.

€109.99EU price · VAT and delivery within the European Union includedUnited Kingdom: shipping, import charges and taxes are confirmed separately.

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Guides

Prepare the whole journey, not just the bag

Rod-section measurement, guide protection, hooks in the hold and airport timing: follow the complete process in our air-travel guide.

Flying with fishing rods

FAQ

What to know before booking

A comparison that separates facts from assumptions

Direct official source on every airline profile

The practical test: a 145 × Ø10 cm tube

Visible review date and confidence level

Prepare the whole journey, not just the bag

Compatibility calculated from a sample tube, never promised as boarding approval