Once a bag is fully packed, liters tell you more about real-world fit than the tag dimensions do: 1620L: almost always safe as a personal item on US and most international airlines 2025L: still generally fine, but only if the bag is soft-sided and under-packed enough to compress 25L+: high risk on any strict budget carrier, regardless of what the listed dimensions say Always measure a bag fully packed , including anything bulging in side pockets thats the shape a gate agent actually sees, not the flat, empty dimensions on the product page
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There may be scenarios where the run size appears large enough for sustainable harvest, though natural factors like water conditions, timing, and unpredictable migration patterns mean smelt are not present in large numbers during days open to recreational dip-netting, WDFW specifically warns on its handy-dandy, still somewhat new Cowlitz River smelt page
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