I canna help ya with the rules of gasparilla... but I can with plane travel.
I've had to fly many times with my weapons and I've had no grief whatsoever. I put all my lovely, pointy things in a locking golf club transport. They are not soft like the bags but hard plastic (and some are made of metal) THey go into the cargo hols and I've never had so much as a wisp of damage.
Now, I did travel a good deal at one time so I had invested in a good one... but I've seen some listed at a very reasonable cost.
Hope this is of some help lass.