If anyone had asked if this rod bag was any good, I'd have said it's a bit heavy when empty, a bit over-engineered with indestructible straps and zips and rubberised patches at stress points and in random places , but nicely compact compared to some monstrous match holdalls and classy-looking, too, unlike many garishly branded luggage items.
I wasn't delighted to find it tearing near the base in a place that will be very difficult to mend. A much cheaper Browning holdall I had before this also ripped along the piping in the dame way.
I never fill the holdall to capacity - if I did I'd have to get someone else to carry it. I'll bodge it up temporarily, but I wondered if anyone has come across a good compact holdall with a sober appearance. Witty mentioned his ancient Brennan and Hickman bag. I had a carryall from them which lasted until I lost it in a house move. And I had a Fox rod bag with Jan Porter's name on it that lasted about 10 years.
I wasn't delighted to find it tearing near the base in a place that will be very difficult to mend. A much cheaper Browning holdall I had before this also ripped along the piping in the dame way.
I never fill the holdall to capacity - if I did I'd have to get someone else to carry it. I'll bodge it up temporarily, but I wondered if anyone has come across a good compact holdall with a sober appearance. Witty mentioned his ancient Brennan and Hickman bag. I had a carryall from them which lasted until I lost it in a house move. And I had a Fox rod bag with Jan Porter's name on it that lasted about 10 years.