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Trakker Armo Carryall

By Andy Manfredi

Shortly before I went to France in June of 2005 I found myself in the market for a new carryall. I had been making do with a budget £20 one I'd found online but in fairness it was too small for my requirements and having taken a serious amount of abuse during the previous 12 months had seen better days.

So I took myself off to Stapeley Angling Centre via Dave's of Middlewich (for reference I live in North Wales - an area of the country starved of decent tackle shops) to browse and play with the numerous carryalls on the market.  

As I worked my way through the display, one carryall immediately stood out to me as being far superior in quality to all the rest. The Trakker Armo carryall just felt to me to be better than all the rest immediately. I was slightly put off by the size of the thing; you could probably fit a small polish family in it!! But there was nothing else anywhere near as well constructed at the time.

After 18 months of use, there is barely a scratch on it - a testament to the quality of workmanship that has gone into the bag.  

The handles and carry straps are still in perfect working order; there are no "pulls" in the stitching anywhere on the bag; all the zips work despite the bag being pulled across muddy banks and paths and the material it's made from has even resisted attack from the mice that currently reside in our shed.  

Trakker in their infinite wisdom used stainless steel heavy-duty rings (instead of cost-cutting and using cheap plastic) at the point where the carry-strap meets the bag. This little thing has meant that instead of the usual crappy plastic efforts snapping at the first sign of a heavy load, they have stood the test of time and the heaviest of loads!

There are 3 spacious external pockets, the largest of which is on the front and will easily accommodate a large "fox-box." The others, on each end are big enough to hold a set of Reubens' and associated weighing equipment. Inside the main compartment there are pockets around the perimeter and can make locating certain items (eg. toilet roll!) in the dark a whole lot easier.

The only downside I have found to this carryall is that it is quite possibly a touch too big. When you see big gaping spaces in-between individual items as you pack your bag for a trip, there is definitely a temptation to take stuff you really don't need to take-just to fill the space!! It is definitely a session bag and not a day bag. If like me you fill your bag with spare bait-boat batteries and the sessions water container, you'll need a crane to lift it! You really can fit that much into it.

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The Trakker Armo Carryall