seth49
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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.
Rod ;sleeves, holdalls and quivers.
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markcw
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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
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.
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.
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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 .
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After lots of looking I’ve ordered the cheap as chips one from NGT that Nottskev & Peter Shears suggested. Thanks for all,the comments 
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
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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....
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Will do
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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.
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.
I bought the NGT bag too, and I like it. It has the dimensions of a holdall from the 80's, which suits me fine. There's room for 3 2" tubes plus pole, cupping kit and extra top 4 in a case.
The bigger outer pocket is just big enough for an umbrella and net handle, and the smaller one 3 or 4 banksticks.
It has a good strap and the handle is in the right place - it doesn't tip forward or back when you carry it.
Under £20 delivered, it won't have to last forever to be a good buy and it's nice to have compact gear to fit in the car or carry around.
The bigger outer pocket is just big enough for an umbrella and net handle, and the smaller one 3 or 4 banksticks.
It has a good strap and the handle is in the right place - it doesn't tip forward or back when you carry it.
Under £20 delivered, it won't have to last forever to be a good buy and it's nice to have compact gear to fit in the car or carry around.
Alan Whitty
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I've ordered one Kev, it looks great and as you say for that money it doesn't have to last forever eh? These days I rarely carry three rods, as I know what my intentions are and am prepared to persevere with those....
Alan Whitty
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They are based three miles from my home...
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Looks good , retro style .
Would you not have preferred a full length zip . ?
It looks similar to a Frenzee pole holdall I had ,,but that had full length zip .
I don't know what a full length zip adds, apart from more to go wrong. Easy enough to just pull out the tube you want or lift the rod out of the tube in situ. And I can use this even if the zip breaks. I have simple tastes in holdalls
Alan Whitty
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Agree with you Kev, my Brennan and Hickman is just a tube with velcro to close the top, works perfect zips naff up sadly...
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Alan Whitty
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My holdall came today, it would have took me twenty minutes to fetch it, but it spent two days in the home counties hub, lol,