You will be charged an over sized baggage fee if your bag is 62-80 inches in combined dimensions(length + width + height). If you are putting the rod inside a checked luggage bag you are probably going to be paying over sized baggage fee anyways as 4.5 feet is 54 inches only allows for 8 more inches width + height. If your tube is under 4 inches in diameter shouldn't have to pay oversized but it will count as a piece of baggage.
I have travelled with rods before but I use 3 piece travel rod and the case just fits inside my backpack so I transport it that way.
As others mentioned taking smaller cases as carry on sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. I am pretty sure they will make you check a 4.5 foot rod case though as no way that would fit in the overhead bin.
If it were me personally I would purchase a travel rod. I like my fenwick method and can set it up as either a M or MH. It is 7 ft long and can catch a wide range of fish including all the species you mentioned.
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