Match Fishing Staff

Our editorial assistant, Jake Fowles, takes Middy’s new Xtreme M3 out to test it. Can it really handle a No30 elastic? When I arrived in the DHP offices to find the Middy Xtreme M3 pole sat on my desk I wasn’t too sure what expect. A pole rated to a No30 elastic (I wasn’t aware elastics went that strong), dubbed the ‘Animal Tamer’. I almost certainly expected a near-unusable piece of kit.

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• Protects pole joints • Available in sections No3 up to No9 • 100 per cent pure PTFE RRP: From £2. 50 www. daiwasports. co.

• Smartphone/tablet compatibility • Huge range • Built-in GPS and WiFi RRP: £169. 99 https://buydeeper. com/ Don't forget - subscribers to the magazine get 5% OFF THIS PRODUCT at Angling Direct. Subscribe here Terms and Conditions apply, see www.