when I just travelled i just put my paddle in a good bag, wrote fragile/top load all over it, and hoped for the best.
got there and back no problems

he,s got nothing but small sausage

Thanks dj, does that werner paddle then go into your baggage.

I went to Noosa last year with a Werner 3pc Nitro - had it wrapped up in a old wettie leg and managed to get it onto the plane as carry-on. Went to Batemans Bay in November and had a small bag made up specially for it to separate out the three parts, but they made me check it in, which was a bit iffy, I thought, but got there and back no worries. Definitely less cumbersome than a 1 or 2 pc paddle. Good luck