Rode Boompole Bag: The Neoprene Cover That Keeps the Boom Pole Off the Truck Floor

The Rode Boompole Bag is purpose-built for one specific job: protect a Rode Boompole or Boompole Pro between takes and between gigs. Carbon fiber boompoles are stiff and resist bending, but the satin finish picks up scratches the moment it touches a hard equipment case, and the threaded mic tip is easy to ding if it knocks against a cart wall. Neoprene shells take that abuse so the pole doesn't. Slide the pole — with the shock mount and shotgun still threaded on — into the bag and zip it closed.

Sized for the Boompole Pro With the Microphone Still Attached

Most carry bags force the operator to break the rig down before transport: unscrew the mic, detach the shock mount, coil the cable, stow each piece separately. That eats ten minutes between setups when the production moves to a new location. The Boompole Bag is sized 37.8 inches tall by 7.9 inches wide so the Boompole Pro fits collapsed with the PG2-R pistol grip and NTG5 capsule still mounted at the tip. Three minutes saved per setup adds up across a long shoot day.

Slim Profile Slides Into the Run Bag or Cart Side Pocket

The bag's 0.8-inch panel depth means it lies flat against a Porta Brace run bag or Magliner cart side pocket — no bulky padded case eating cargo space. Sound mixers who carry the bag along with a mixer/recorder bag report being able to stack the pole bag flat under the mixer bag without changing the cart layout.

Who This Is For

Location sound mixers and boom operators carrying gear between setups, documentary crews packing for travel between locations, wedding and event videographers protecting the pole between ceremony and reception coverage, and ENG news operators who need the pole secure on the cart between live hits. Add it to the run bag and forget about scratched carbon fiber.