I had a rod delivered by united parcel, the tube was bent. My advice, get a piece of pvc pipe. I used pvc for my rods when we were trailering.In my opinion its the safest way to go.

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I had a rod delivered by united parcel, the tube was bent. My advice, get a piece of pvc pipe. I used pvc for my rods when we were trailering.In my opinion its the safest way to go.
I've done both. Some years ago I baggage checked a PVC rod tube, and it was fine. Flew Southwest and it didn't cost any extra then, don't know about now. If you ship, use PVC instead of cardboard.
