Terry,
Go to the TSA webpage on hunting and fishing gear. It clearly states that expensive and delicate gear like rods, reels, and flies should be carried on. Print this page and bring it in case a TSA agent has questions. I have been to FL a few times with 2/0 and 3/0 Salt water hooks and never had a problem.
Rods are an issue for your carrier, but I have seen plenty of 2 piece rod tubes carried on in both the Denver and Bozeman Airports. I personally have never had an issue with 4 piece rods.
-T
The regs say you can carry on small hand tools without a blade up to 6" (read as Pliers or forceps), but unless you are trying to avoid checking a bag entirely it's not worth the potential hassle IMHO.
Howard
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