The handles have a basic hook-and-loop grip, but it does little beyond holding the two halves togetherthey still bend and press into your hands almost immediately
Otherwise, both duffels include a carry pouch for storage, as well as reasonably comfy, removable backpack straps
It's nothing that prevents them from working properly, but just one example, the reel handles will all have several cuts, scrapes and shallow gouges in the reel handle material, this is due to the fact they no longer put the handle, inside a plastic sleeve, it just sits loosely in cardboard and the device they designed to hold the handle still inside the package, also made of cardboard, clearly doesn't work
The reel featured on the Bigwater downrigger combos is a size 30 line counter round reel with a metal handle and power knob.
Now you have a place to put it