I wonder what the best furniture choice is when out angling? I presently have, as I found when I took my fishing tackle down from the garage shelf the other day, a titchy collapsible stool which is somewhat elderly and I fear will struggle to hold me for very long. Partly due to metal fatigue but more to do with the situation that there is a lot more to me than there was the last time I sat next to a river.
I'd always been after a huge fishing tackle box that doubles up as a seat just since by definition it is so functional. However, during poor conditions I wonder if they will tend to form pools which you really wouldn't want to sit on without waterproof trousers. Also, for their height, they might make rather fine footstools, so some kind of comfy folding garden chair could be the answer. And it would also be better than the previous pair of options as it will have a back to it.
So, if the garden chair is the best selection, what sort? Part of the technique for angling is that, once you get into a fish, it is necessary to be stood up, and if it's a carp or some other bigger species, it is going to fight and could take some time to land, and so again, if it's pouring then the cushion could easily get saturated and the likelihood of piles becomes a factor. So perhaps a slatted seat might be the pick, however not plastic as that may be uncomfortable in cold conditions.
I have noticed a variety of camp beds for fishing, but I cannot imagine any fishing trip I go on is going to need anything like that, although a little tent as an alternative to an umbrella could be a fantastic addition to the fishing tackle, but in all of this is the concern that everything has to be carried to the water which might conceivably be quite a way, and it would be better to be able to get everything there in 1 trip rather than a relay.
Bearing that in mind, we must now remember that we have a big fishing tackle box to double as a footstool over one shoulder, I have a rod bag over the other shoulder which will also be bearing some kind of garden chair, a keep net and landing net in one hand which will only leave 1 hand available to carry something like a hot drinks flask, or bait if there isn't space in the box.
But as long as the day's fishing is enjoyable, it will all be worthwhile. And even if the fish aren't necessarily feeding, if it's a nice day then a little lonely time with nothing to do other than philosophise on whatever comes to mind can be considered as a good day's angling. It's very hard to do that with a cold, wet bum.
20110105
I'd always been after a huge fishing tackle box that doubles up as a seat just since by definition it is so functional. However, during poor conditions I wonder if they will tend to form pools which you really wouldn't want to sit on without waterproof trousers. Also, for their height, they might make rather fine footstools, so some kind of comfy folding garden chair could be the answer. And it would also be better than the previous pair of options as it will have a back to it.
So, if the garden chair is the best selection, what sort? Part of the technique for angling is that, once you get into a fish, it is necessary to be stood up, and if it's a carp or some other bigger species, it is going to fight and could take some time to land, and so again, if it's pouring then the cushion could easily get saturated and the likelihood of piles becomes a factor. So perhaps a slatted seat might be the pick, however not plastic as that may be uncomfortable in cold conditions.
I have noticed a variety of camp beds for fishing, but I cannot imagine any fishing trip I go on is going to need anything like that, although a little tent as an alternative to an umbrella could be a fantastic addition to the fishing tackle, but in all of this is the concern that everything has to be carried to the water which might conceivably be quite a way, and it would be better to be able to get everything there in 1 trip rather than a relay.
Bearing that in mind, we must now remember that we have a big fishing tackle box to double as a footstool over one shoulder, I have a rod bag over the other shoulder which will also be bearing some kind of garden chair, a keep net and landing net in one hand which will only leave 1 hand available to carry something like a hot drinks flask, or bait if there isn't space in the box.
But as long as the day's fishing is enjoyable, it will all be worthwhile. And even if the fish aren't necessarily feeding, if it's a nice day then a little lonely time with nothing to do other than philosophise on whatever comes to mind can be considered as a good day's angling. It's very hard to do that with a cold, wet bum.
20110105
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