Is anyone aware of past discussions about making a rod and reel combo case? Sort of an alternative to Frabill's Pack-A-Pole. Even a simpler case that would hold one combo would be good. I've made rod tubes out of PVC tubing before, and they work great. But, I find myself not wanting to take the time to put the reel back on. I know it seems silly, but when I'm on the water I think every second without a line in the water is a missed fish. Any ideas or suggestions?

Take two tubes of PVC, and cut part off of the bottom of one, and part off the top, and cut the one you plan on making the bottom, only as long as the longest butt on your rod, so that you can slip the combos into it?

I have been wanting to do this myself with PVC pipes but admittedly, I don't want to invest in the time and effort.

However, I have seen one very interesting solution that might work for you from a thread I started on a different forum.  Just refer to the image in the last post. The person made a slot to accomodate the reel and his rod case is pretty slick IMHO.

http://www.washingtonlakes.com/forum/yaf_postst8533_Rod-Preservation-During-Transport-in-Vehicle.aspx