Rod ;sleeves, holdalls and quivers.

[seth49]

I bought one of Preston’s kit safe, it’s meant to put top kits in but it holds my 10 metre margin pole as well as top kits and a landing net handle as well, all safe and secure.

 

[markcw]

I bought one of Preston’s kit safe, it’s meant to put top kits in but it holds my 10 metre margin pole as well as top kits and a landing net handle as well, all safe and secure.

In my Maver one I can get a 14.5 metre pole and 8.7metre margin pole in one side . The best thing about that is the sections fit inside the slots of an oversized pole roost top
I put my 8 metre whip and spare kit inside the 14.5 metre extension .
On the other side I'll have around 6 topkits, landing net handle , 2 × 4.5 metre margin poles and 4.5 metre whip . Cupping kit .

In the MAP holdall it's feeder rods on one side and float rods on the other with landing net handle .
If weather is going to be bad I just take a couple of rods out and put a brolly in .

Same goes for Maver , take margin pole out and a few topkits and put brolly in

 

[nottskev]

I can see you've got your requirements sorted there, Mark - all looks very neat.

But it wouldn't be what I'm after.

The Maver case is 6'3"; my pole, packed, (you know which) is 5'3"
I can put one top kit in the pole and no fewer than 7 top and tailed including cupping kit (it pre-dates the drainpipe dimensions of today's poles) in one 2.5" tube. A separate top 3 holds another top kit. The pole is around 1.5" in diameter at 12m section.
For a 15' rod, I need 5'3". A standard 13'waggler rod needs even less headroom.
I often pack pole, kit tube, float and tip rods in tubes, in a quiver that weighs next to nothing. The Maver case weighs 5 kilos empty!

Weight, a degree of flexibility, avoiding surplus capacity, separating bank sticks, umbrella etc from carbon tubing ..... all factors for me. If I can I park nearby, heavy luggage etc is less of a problem. But often I can't and I want luggage on a minimal scale that weighs less than what it carries.

 

[markcw]

I can see you've got your requirements sorted there, Mark - all looks very neat.

But it wouldn't be what I'm after.

The Maver case is 6'3"; my pole, packed, (you know which) is 5'3"
I can put one top kit in the pole and no fewer than 7 top and tailed including cupping kit (it pre-dates the drainpipe dimensions of today's poles) in one 2.5" tube. A separate top 3 holds another top kit. The pole is around 1.5" in diameter at 12m section.
For a 15' rod, I need 5'3". A standard 13'waggler rod needs even less headroom.
I often pack pole, kit tube, float and tip rods in tubes, in a quiver that weighs next to nothing. The Maver case weighs 5 kilos empty!

Weight, a degree of flexibility, avoiding surplus capacity, separating bank sticks, umbrella etc from carbon tubing ..... all factors for me. If I can I park nearby, heavy luggage etc is less of a problem. But often I can't and I want luggage on a minimal scale that weighs less than what it carries.

A topkits case such as @seth49 has is slimmer and smaller . Would hold all you need without tubes .
I bought a holdall from Aldi a few years ago .It was their own brand Crane ,it has pockets on the side for accessory boxes, and a brolly pocket and internal divider .
At the moment I have a 10 metre Daiwa yank n bank pole in it ,( the original one) with topkits and cupping kit and cups . In tubes , weighs next to nothing . Ideal for quick session on a pool ,have put a rod in as well now n then . Ideal with carry bag to travel light . In fact I have fished a couple of matches with that set up .
. Also bought a small carry bag again with pockets and good size inner , and zipped base . It's ideal for a reel, bait and ground bait etc and and a few accessories .
It's surprising how much stuff we take and never use . I have taken stuff out of large carryall and put in this for a match and it's been adequate .

 

[Mark_T45]

After lots of looking I’ve ordered the cheap as chips one from NGT that Nottskev & Peter Shears suggested. Thanks for all,the comments

 

[nottskev]

After lots of looking I’ve ordered the cheap as chips one from NGT that Nottskev & Peter Shears suggested. Thanks for all,the comments

Do let us know your impressions when you get it.

 

[Alan Whitty]

I would be very interested as my gazillion year old Brennan and Hickman is sure to give up the ghost at some stage, I hope it sees me out however, its been an incredible buy....

 

[Mark_T45]

Do let us know your impressions when you get it.

Will do

 

[Mark_T45]

The rod bag arrived today and given it’s under £20 with free delivery I‘ve no complaints.
Pro a bit larger than I needed; however, it now has:
2 feeder rods, 1 float rod, 50” umbrella, landing net pole, and 4 bank sticks in it, which will make transporting them to and fro a lot easier.