Middy's new luggage range
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the brand, Middy has treated anglers to the launch of its MX Series luggage.
In its distinctive black and orange livery all items look modern and stylish but, as always with Middy, there’s more than just good looks on offer here.
Every item has been designed to keep you organised on the bank and protect your precious tackle in transit. Several of these – the MX-6T Holdall, MX-50L Carryall, MX-R820 Roller/Roost Bag,
MX-50C Baits/Accessory Cool Bag and MX-4L and MX-4L Accessory Cases – are made from SkinMax, a material of tightly interwoven nylon threads with a bonded liner.
Other items feature Hydroseal, a water-repellent and easy-to-clean EVA, sealed to form a watertight bond. www.middytackle.com
The new range includes
1) MX-6T Holdall
THE 1.85m length will take 12ft two-piece rods and 16m poles. With a hard-wearing reinforced top and bottom, the holdall is star-stitched at critical stress points. You get two gusseted side pockets, a balanced ergonomic carry handle and a padded secure shoulder strap.
Price: £89.99
2) MX-3T Lightweight Holdall
This lightweight holdall is made from a tough 420-denier material, and take 12ft two-piece rods and 16m poles. There’s a zipped main closure and two gusseted side pockets.
Price: £39.99
3) MX-RC1 Padded Rod Case
A well-padded sleeve that will take a single rod made up with a reel attached. The zip is positioned opposite to the reel to prevent damage to the line.
Price: £32.50
4) MX-R820 Roller/Roost Bag
AT 82cm wide, this bag will accommodate the very largest pole rollers and features a detachable padded shoulder strap and carry handles. The hardwearing SkinMax material is backed up by twin skin base reinforcement, and star stitching where it’s most needed.
Price: £69.99
5) MX-40L Lightweight Carryall
This lightweight carryall has additional twin skin reinforcement on the base. It features padded carry handles, a detachable padded shoulder strap and an open-style side pocket with adjustable strap closure for a keepnet.
Price: £49.99
6) MX-50L Carryall
In addition to the exclusive SkinMax material, this 50-litre carryall boasts a super-durable hard base and star stitching at critical stress points. The main compartment is rigid and there’s an open-style side pocket for keepnets.
Price: £69.99
7) MX-3L Reel/Accessory Case
This fully padded three-litre case stores a reel or accessories. A clear zipped flap lid makes the contents instantly visible, and it comes with a detachable padded compartment for storing a spare reel spool, as well as a movable EVA liner.
Price: £15.99
8) MX-4L Accessory Case
This fully padded four-litre accessory case is made from 840-denier SkinMax material. A clear zipped flap lid allows you to quickly see inside, and it is easy to wipe clean. The EVA moveable liner can be positioned underneath the flap lid for extra padding protection.
Price: £16.99
Also in the range
MX-50C Baits/Accessory Cool Bag
DOUBLING up as a baits cool bag and tackle bag, the MX-50C is foil-lined to keep baits fresh, and an EVA insert base ensures its thermal properties are retained while it rests on the ground.
Price: £69.99
MX-3NT EVA Nets + Tray Bag
MADE from hardwearing and easy-clean EVA material to ensure zero water leakage when stood upright, the MX-3NT stores three keepnets plus spoon nets with ease. An open-style pocket on the side takes a match tray.
Price: £49.99
MX-HS4L Accessory/Baits/Hook Case
Water-resistant EVA material and exclusive Hydroseal technology suit this item to storing hook cases, pellet baits or accessories. A clear lid allows you to see the contents at a glance.
Price: £14.99
MX-PS3 Pellet Soaker
IN a durable mesh material, this pellet soaker has a full zip closure and an ergonomic hard grip handle.
Price: £9.99
Greys Luggage Range
Launched at the company’s November trade show, the new Greys luggage range is concise and fabulously well designed.
A super-tough outer fabric in eye-catching grey and black livery is used for all the bags, which all feature webbing straps, rubberised carry handles, hard-wearing bases and protective padded panels.
Natty fluoro-coloured rubber zip pullers are a nice touch, along with ample well-appointed pockets and carry compartments.
This luggage, in fact, is as useful as it is eye-catching.
Greys boat bag
AT 500mm x 330mm x 260mm, this bag can be stowed away without blocking up gangways.
Zipped outer pockets have elasticated mesh fronts, and inside is a generously deep compartment with adjustable Velcro dividers. A padded shoulder strap makes it easy to carry.
Price: £139.99
Greys chest and back pack
EVERY inch of this combo is designed to keep you fishing on the move. It has large main and chest pockets for stowing accessories and bait.
Some have retractable puller cords which hold essential tools securely in place. In addition to multiple D-ring attachments, the bag has other handy stowing solutions, including two holders for water bottles, and neoprene rod straps.
The chest pack is easily fixed on via a ‘quick click’ system – you can use the two parts together or separately.
Price: £69.99
Greys duffle bag
This flexible bag will hold a change of clothes and shoes, tackle boxes, bait or food. Its rip-stop outer material will take a lot of punishment. A cavernous inner section is easily accessed via zips, and a smaller external zipped pocket holds bits and bobs. The bag measures 600mm x 350mm x 430mm but should straps allow you to hold it completely hands free.
Greys bank bag
Good for anglers who like to stay on the move, this bag will hold the longer lures used for predator fishing, or float tubes and hooklength cases. Five external pockets with zip-pulls are excellent for stashing frequently used items. A waterproof rain cover is stowed in its own pocket.
Price: £79
KORUM ITM COMPACT RUCKBAG
This new compact version allows you to carry lightweight chairs on your back at the same time as the bag. Fully padded walls give added protection, and there’s a new hardcase base. Two attachment hooks allow a chair to be securely hooked on to the bag, and all its outer pockets are compatible with Korum ITM boxes.
Price: £49.99
AVID BIVVY ORGANISER
Keep your bivvy clutter-free by utilising the space under a bivvy table. A built-in storage area holds keys and wallet or a small tackle box and hookbaits. The non-slip textured top makes this an ideal platform to cook on. The organiser has adjustable telescopic legs and packs away into a Velcro-topped carry bag.
Price: £49.99
NASH TECH BAG
Perfect for anglers who take tablets, power packs, phones, cameras and spare lenses with them while fishing. The bag has stiffened and padded sides,
a rigid base, and an impact-resistant recessed table-top design. Two cable points enable chargers and battery packs to be connected but stowed tidily.
Price: £60.99
KORUM ITM CARRYALL
A shallow bag like this makes it easy to access your gear quickly, and it’s compatible with the Korum ITM shoulder carryall. Features include fully padded walls, three large outer pockets, reinforced webbing handles and shoulder strap.
Price: £44.99
DRENNAN SPECIALIST ROVING BAG
This 20-litre bag in durable 600 denier nylon has a reinforced waterproof base, two external mesh pockets and a zipped front pocket. The foil-lined top compartment will keep baits fresh, while a hidden pocket and a large padded main compartment can be used to store spare reels.
Price: £34.95
Drennan Long box
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£10.95
The Long Visi-Box is Drennan’s latest addition to the Visi-Box family.
Measuring approximately 10cm x 37cm x 12cm, the extra length is handy for longer items of tackle such as floats and hooklength boxes.
As with all other Drennan Visi-Boxes, it’s made from a strong, wipe-clean semi-rigid EVA material. A transparent zipped lid lets you identify the contents at a glance.
NWAC Seat Boxes
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Three-drawer box £69.99
Five-drawer box £84.95
North West Angling Centre has introduced this very affordable pair of NWAC-branded seatboxes.
With strong, light aluminium frames, the sturdy compact boxes from the Wigan company come with three or five drawers.
There’s plenty of winder storage space beneath the lid, which is deep enough to hold big-float river rigs. The high-density pole seat feels comfy and stable, and has a built-in rubber pole strap, while the three or five-drawer top section configuration allows for plenty of added storage.
The side-opening drawer is deep enough to hold spools of hooklength line, small hook boxes and rig leads, while the front-opening drawers take accessories such as scissors and disgorgers.
The large base storage area swallows reels, float and feeder boxes and catapults with ease.
Sturdy 26cm x 50cm-long legs ensure a level fishing position, and are compatible with most modern off-box fittings.
Chub Vantage Solid Carryall
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£49.99 and £59.99
These handsome Chub Vantage Solid Carryalls in two sizes feature rigid main compartments that have three major advantages over standard carryalls.
They have superb anti-crushing protection, maximise inner space by keeping the bags upright when not fully filled, and are easily accessed through the large closing lid which protects the contents.
Both bags are ideal for French carping trips when the van is packed fit to bursting point, as they will help keep expensive tackle items such a spare reels safe at all times.
Fox Royale Tri sleeve
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£64.99
The new Fox Royale holdalls are available in two lengths – 12ft or 13ft – and will each hold three rigged-up carp rods. Their specially sculpted design enables them to be used with rods fitted with 50mm butt guides, and Big Pit reels. Features include stiffened EVA grab handles and an external storage pocket with enough capacity to house a landing net plus several banksticks. They also have reversible, padded shoulder straps, and are made from a robust hard wearing, wipe clean, treated denier polyester material.
Preston Innovations bait bowls
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Small £6.99
Medium £7.99
Large £8.99
Mixing groundbait has never been easier with these three new bait bowls from Preston Innovations. The hard-wearing vessels feature a stiff top ring to remain rigid in use, while collapsible sides make for easy storage and transportation.
They are made from a wipe-clean waterproof material for easy cleaning, and capacities are five, 10 and 20 litre.
Preston Innovations Monster 3+3 rod holdall
This latest Monster rod holdall is ideal for carrying longer rods up to 12ft. There are two models available - 170cm and 190cm (shown) - both of which feature a generous additional side pocket for storing and transporting extra kit such as feeder arms, landing net handles and even an umbrella. There is also a tip tube pocket, internal rod locators and padded reel separators.
Price: £109.99 (190cm) & £99.99 (170cm)
Avid Day Session Kit
Avid’s super-smart Day Session Kit has everything the short-stay carp angler requires in the luggage department.
The light, compact combination includes a carp ruckbag, a two-rod sling for blanks with up to 50mm butt guides, and a lightweight day chair weighing just 3kg that attaches via clips to the bag.
The ruckbag itself features two large outer pockets that are size-compatible with all the latest Avid Tuned boxes, pouches and bags.
Price: £89.99
Avid Carp Bait & Bits Boxes
These excellent boxes come in four sizes and have a multitude of uses. The large and XL versions have removable inners, making them ideal for glugging, flavouring or drying baits.
The smaller containers are ideal for lead storage, althoough their sealed waterproof lids make them perfect for your bankside tea, coffee or sugar too. They fit perfectly inside Avid’s latest Tuned Luggage system.
Drennan Slimline 2-Rod Hard Case
This latest Rod Hard Case is a practical and efficient means of carrying up to two ready made-up rods. The Short (160cm) version is ideal for standard three-piece rods and 10ft two-piece rods, while the Long (196cm) case takes most two-piece rods up to 12ft long.
Like all new Drennan luggage it is made from tough, semi-rigid EVA which gives extra protection to valuable rods. It features a padded central divider and additional internal pockets for quivertips and spool storage.
Usefully, you can also attach two Slimline 2-Rod Hard Cases to the outside of the 4-6 Full Zip Rod Holdall as well as the 6-8 Tube Rod Holdall. The Slimline 2 comes with two sets of neoprene rod-retaining straps.
Price: Short £36.95, Long £39.95
Snapper 40-litre Rucksack
This heavy-duty rucksack has a spacious zip closure main compartment with interior divider for lure and tackle boxes.
It also boasts front storage compartments with zipper pouches, and a grab and go handle. It’s large enough to hold a flask and sarnie box too.
Other features include padded adjustable shoulder straps, side compression straps, adjustable chest and hip belts, and attachments and accessory loops for modular additions.
The main compartment is 48cm x 30cm x 17cm, the secondary compartment 38cm x 28cm x 5.5cm.
Snapper Waist Pack
This multi-purpose lure bag does duty as a waist pack, shoulder sling or hand-carried bag, with numerous pockets and storage compartments.
It features a dedicated strap for carrying spare rods, very handy when you’re on the move.
Padded, detachable and adjustable shoulder and waist straps, as well as three useful outer pockets, make this bag a sure-fire winner. Size:
30cm x 20cm x 15cm.
Snapper Shoulder Sling bag
This ambidextrous shoulder sling bag is made from high intensity fabric and features a compact main compartment with two outer pockets and a front lower compartment.
With an adjustable stow-away shoulder strap and rear padded breathable pocket with button closure, it has attachment points for modular expansion and is compatible with Korum ITM Clamshell Boxes. Size: 26cm x 22cm x 9cm.
Fox Camolite luggage
As its name suggests, the new range of Fox Camolite luggage is a lightweight system in Fox’s Camo pattern. The collection is fairly small, consisting of a Barrow Bag (designed to work with the Explorer barrow above), two coolbags, a storage bag, rod holdalls and carry sleeves.
Price: £16.99-£134.99
