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This style of rod holdall is becoming more and more in vogue, and for good reason. Being able to store multiple rods inside one sleeve, all together, but with good all-round protection is the holy grail when it comes to rod bags, and these tick all of those boxes.

Old-fashioned rod holdalls are exactly that, old fashioned, but many anglers don’t like the alternative quiver-style bags because rod protection isn’t at its best.

The triple sleeve, in Aqua’s case called the Tristar, isn’t a compromise between the two; it takes the best features of each and combines them. I use a similar style rod bag and couldn’t imagine ever changing now, such is the protection and ease of transit that they offer.

There are three in the Aqua Tristar range, namely a 12ft three-rod, 13ft three-rod and 12ft five-rod variations. I’d hope those names are self-explanatory! The five-rod is obviously designed to take your fishing rods as well as a spod and marker. The 13ft version is also perfect for 12ft 6in and 12ft 9in rods, which are increasingly popular. All of these refer to rods made up with reels attached.

Each is made from Aqua’s Endura material, which is extremely hard-wearing, and boasts ample padding throughout. There are external bankstick pockets as well as a landing net sleeve and each is compatible with 50mm butt-ringed rods and big-pit reels. (MC)

£99.99; £104.99 & £109.99

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