my 22" Yamaha Oak bass drum with tom mount would only go halfway into the bag with lots of wrestling involved.
Because I'm still interested in ordering Protection Racket in the future, but their AAA's, I need to know whether I can safely order a 22" bag again or whether I need to upsize to a 24
If you're going to by a ridged case, might as well get cans (hard cases). The PROTECTION RACKET PROLINE is a heavily padded bag. I use them in a 24" for my 22" kicks and one size over for all my toms (12's in a 13" bag etc.) One size over in bags means there's no effort getting the drum in/out the bag.
With same size bags/drums the fit is too tight for me, the edges get snagged and there's more effort, can be frustrating at times, the "Who needs it?" kind, especially bass drums where you have spurs and possibly a tom mount to make the fit a even more of a chore. The extra material is just extra protection.
All my same size bags have separating zipper seams and holes in them from being too tight, takes awhile, but it happens.