On Mon, 5 Jan 2009 17:44:58 -0800 (PST), riverman
wrote:

Last pieces of advice....put your nippers and forecepts in a plastic
bag at the top of your pack for inspection (like your fluids). They
tend to raise the most eyebrows. Also, if you have anything that looks
tube-like or bullet-like (such as a fly sharpener in a pen-shaped
tube, or a thermometer in a metal sleeve) have that easily
accessible.

I always put the nippers and forcepts in my checked luggage. Nothing
else is suspicious.

I have gone through security many times with rods and reels, and a
couple of times with flies, but some of these flies are enormous, and
could (with a little imagination) be used as weapons.

Got my books, music, noise-cancelling earphones, rods/reels/flies,
waders/boots. Now all I have to worry about is the weather.
d;o)

Dave