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
White knuckle carp wagglers
If you're fishing into shallow water, these wagglers from Middy should be on your shopping list. With white bodies that won’t alarm the fish, they are perfect for smaller snake lakes and pools. The fluoro tops are visible at range, and the floats come in a wide range of styles and weights.
Price £1.60-£1.80
Middy M-Tech Carp Commercial line
This ace new camo reel line for commercial fisheries matches muddy water, and its quick sinking properties far outperform those of standard mono.
Its polished hard outer shell improves casting distances and abrasion-resistance. On big 300m spools, in six breaking strains from 4lb (0.16mm) to 12lb (0.28mm)
Price: £7.50
Middy MX-100 fishing chair
This revolutionary new MX-100 chair from Middy offers the angler incredible comfort and tactical flexibility when pole or feeder fishing.
Its unique design allows for an extendable side bar to be fitted on to the main frame, while the supplied front and rear pole rests are sturdy enough to hold a pole securely in place... hands-free. A handy rear rippled foam rear rest can be used to keep pole sections neat, tidy and close to hand after they have been unshipped. Next comes an up-and-over mid-positioned rest that can be flipped over to act as a butt rest for rods or poles. Finally, the front rest’s graded head allows for quivertips to be accurately positioned, and also features a U-bend to hold a pole.
To all this you can add an intermediate side tray with fitment, and a one-way arm with threaded stick that acts as a keepnet holder. The chair itself has a cut-away section for easy shipping when using a pole, and is very dynamic, with a high padded headrest, adjustable legs, swivelling mudfeet and multi-positional recline settings. It can be folded flat for easy transportation.
FEATURES
Rear Pole Rest
This rear-fitted rest supports unshipped pole sections, keeping everything neat and tidy and preventing them from rolling away or being blown into the water.
Up and OverRear Rest
Push in the side button and this rod/pole rest turns over. It can now support the butt section of a rod or pole, allowing for hands-free use when feeding.
Mudfeet
Swivelling mudfeet with a wide fooprint make the chair stable on even the most uneven banks, and they team up with adjustable legs for comfort.
Comfort
A multi-positional reclining feature and a high, padded headrest make this the most comfortable chair you’ll have sat in in a very long time.
Side Tray
The MX-100 system comes with a handy sized side-fitting bait tray, large enough to hold a couple of three-pint bait boxes, a mobile phone, and sundry small tackle items.
Front rest
The sturdily built dual-purpose front rest has a graded EVA section for perfect positioning of quivertip rods, and a U-bend for holding your pole when feeding via a catapult.
Middy Xtreme Pro Dacron connectors
These revolutionary elastic to line Middy Xtreme Pro Dacron connectors feature a soft rubber oversleeve that rests up against the PTFE bush, protecting it from any possible line damage.
Each pack comes with colour-matching Dacron link loops which can be attached separately to the connector.
This gives the angler the best of both worlds, as the rig line can also be looped directly on to the connector without the Dacron link – a great idea from Middy.
Middy Xtreme Match luggage range
Family-owned match brand Middy’s new Xtreme Match luggage range was designed in consultation with the company’s talented team of top-class match anglers.
Each item in the tough, hard-wearing collection serves a specific purpose, without unnecessary complications.
Quick and easy access to the contents and their instant identification were key factors, which is why all items come with optional ID-coloured pull tabs.
Other features include star-stitched twin stress-spread fixings across all critical stress points, sturdy ergonomic handle grips, and rip-stop twin-skinned wipe-clean material.
The comprehensive 10-piece range covers everything from an eight-tube mega pole and rod match holdall through to accessory cases.
Read more below.
1. Xtreme Water-Skin Stink Bag
The soft Water-Skin Stink Bag fits perfectly into the smaller compartment of the Mega Match Holdall and prevents nasty niffs in your car.
Large enough to house two carp keepnets, it has fully taped waterproof seams, free-flow zips, and comfy carry handles.
Price: £19.99 (shop-around £9.99)
2. Xtreme Match Carryall
The Xtreme Match Carryall is a little more compact than the Mega model, but still holds an Xtreme cool bag with added accessory cases.
The generously-sized 50-litre main compartment holds plenty of kit, and the inclusion of a separate side net pocket makes it perfect for the club commercial match angler.
Features include a fold-down internal hard base and detachable padded shoulder strap.
Price: £49.99 (shop-around £29.99)
3. Xtreme Mega Match Holdall
This 1.8m-long holdall features a unique rod and reel compartment which can easily hold two top and tail ready rod set-ups, as well as a 16m pole complete with plenty of spare top kits.
Despite its kit-carrying capacity, the holdall – which also features two side pockets – is the same size as a standard eight-tube holdall.
Price: £119 (shop-around £84.99)
4. Xtreme Match Holdall
This compact 1.8m-long holdall will accommodate up to six tubes and long pole sections. Built to last, with a twin reinforced skin in all high-wear areas, it also has twin stress-spread shoulder strap fixings and is double-stitched and overlapped for durability.
Features include a single fully opening compartment and two gusseted side pockets.
Price: £79.99 (shop-around £59.99)
5. Xtreme Pole Holdall
This pole holdall will easily accommodate a 16m pole and spare kits. It is ideal for short sessions when you want to travel light.
Alternatively, it can be placed inside a main holdall to separate your pole from other items.
Features include a long side pocket ideal for carrying top kits.
Price: £32.50 (shop-around £24.99)
6. Xtreme Match Cool/Baits Bag
This cool bag is larger than most, so it will easily hold more than enough bait for a match. When used in conjunction with ice packs, its foil-lined inner helps keep your bait in tip-top condition throughout the day. The bag also fits perfectly inside the Xtreme Carryalls, and has a fully zipped top for easy access.
Price: £24.99 (shop-around £19.99)
7. Xtreme Accessory Cases
These fully padded cases are ideal for organising items such as catapults, pole pots, reels and feeders. As part of the Xtreme modular system they fit perfectly into either carryall.
Features include three colour-coded long pull tags and a mesh pocket under the lid. The largest 3-litre version comes with detachable padded spare spool compartments.
Price: £13.99 (shop-around £8.99)
8. Xtreme Mega Match Carryall
The Mega Match Carryall is just made for the serious competition angler. The 125-litre capacity bag has a main compartment that will accommodate up to two Xtreme Cool/Bait Bags or numerous Xtreme Accessory Cases, as well as two 50cm pole rollers.
An integral net compartment takes two stink bags and landing net heads. Complete with a hard base to stop water ingress, this top-quality product is built to last.
Price: £69.99 (shop-around £49.99)
