In reply to Post #15
Personally its dpm for me but a lot of people hate that as well so all down to personal preference at the end of the day.

I have the 13ft 5 rod Korda and I have been pleased with it . I would be tight with 5 rods, I put 4 in the main bit and one a sleeve on the side. This suits me though, as I often have a flick around with a marker rod before unpacking the barrow, so keep this in an ESP sleeve clipped on the side.

Material is good, zips are good, handles are good. Don't care about the colour.

In reply to Post #14
I looked at the Korda when it first came out thought it was thin and cheep looking at the end of the day you can't beat speero for quality and price the only criticism I have there luggage all seems to be on the big side suited for the session angler why they don't do a 2 rod sleeve I don't know

In reply to Post #10
OK mate, 'reel first' is when the reel enters the sleeve/holdall first ,the butt eyes ,rod eyes will therefore be facing downwards..and the zip of the sleeve uppermost,facing you..

Some sleeves,are rod entry first,meaning the reel now has to lay semi flat,resting on the reel divider and the reel is now upper most facing you....when further rods and reels are added only then is the holdall rigid,and reels are separated by a padded ,flap..

A very very poor design in my humble opinion Barry,I have had one ,got rid straight away not enough reel protection or rigidity around the reels or rods.

The Nash double sleeve is available in 12 and 10 ft,plus the single sleeve,which is also ,'reel first',clips on to the double sleeve for another rod,or heavens above a 'splashy noise maker ,bomb ,spomb rod'..lol

I got it ,as said above,plus I'm always 2+1,or venue diktat,just 2 rods,minimal as you like mate..

Hope that helps..

In reply to Post #18
The reason I started this thread
was I have just treated myself to a PAIR of very expensive Harrison rods and I wanted something to give them reasonable protection but not be too bulky or heavy
after studying all the specs of the suggestions and speaking to owners of some of them
the winner was a Korda Compac 2-rod, 12 ft – dimensions: 200cm x 25cm x 13cm. seemed to tick all the boxes with right amounts of padding
and with a heavy duty zip giving quick access to your rods, whilst landing nets, banksticks and similar are stored in three external pockets along the spine of the holdall. Two additional rods – perfect for a marker rod and a spod rod – can also be stored externally if you wanted

and big thanks to OatcakeFred
posting in the discount thread !!
a code I got if down from £84.98 to £64.58 delivered with his 20% off code

In reply to Post #19
Cotswold enter reel first with the zip on the top away from the line.

In reply to Post #21
And the Aqua has the zip on the top, bottom and side, it opens like a book.....

So I don't think all "reel first" designs are necessarily flawed.

In reply to Post #18
I've got speero separate adjustable sleeves for my 13ft rods and 3 rod compac for 12ft's, early days and the first korda luggage I've had but zips will go on any luggage if stressed so I've learnt not to force stuff in.

In reply to Post #23
Quick update my Korda Compac Holdall 12ft 2 Rod holdall arrived today

and I am over the moon with it its total perfect exactly the quality I was hoping for and all the features pockets etc make it ideal
big thanks to you Glenn for suggesting it

In reply to Post #24
Nice to be able to help you for a change Gerry.

In reply to Post #24
Is there plenty of room at the butt eye end of the holdall? I've got a speero holdall and it's quite a snug fit for a 50mm butt ring rod, as well as containing the rods. Tia