Fishing Frenzy

I wonder what the best chair choice is when out angling? I currently have, as I saw when I took my fishing tackle down from the garage shelf the other day, a small collapsible stool which is a bit elderly and I fear will struggle to hold me for very long. Partly because of metal fatigue but more to do with the fact that there is a lot more to me than there was the last time I sat beside the water.

I had always been after a huge fishing tackle box that doubles up as a seat just as by definition it is so useful. However, during bad conditions I would think they will tend to form pools which you really wouldn't be pleased to sit on without waterproof trousers. Also, for their height, they could make rather excellent footstools, so some form of nice folding garden chair could be in order. And it will also be better than the previous 2 choices as it will have a back to it.

So, if the garden chair is the finest choice, what kind? A lot of of the requirement for angling is that, once you get into a fish, it is necessary to be stood up, and if it's a tench or some other bigger species, it is will fight and could take some time to land, and so again, if it's raining then the cushion could easily get soaked and the likelihood of piles becomes a factor. So perhaps a slatted seat could be the answer, but not plastic as that might be unpleasant in chilly conditions.

I have spotted a type of camp beds for fishing, but I cannot picture any angling trip I go on is going to need anything like that, although a little tent as an alternative to an umbrella could be an ideal addition to the fishing tackle, but in all of this is the factor that everything has to be carried to the swim which might conceivably be quite a way, and it would be better to be able to get all of it there in 1 trip rather than a relay.

Keeping that in mind, we must now remember that we have a large fishing tackle box to double as a footstool over one shoulder, I have a rod case over the other shoulder which will also be bearing some kind of garden chair, a keep net and landing net in 1 hand which will only leave one hand available to carry something like a a flask, or bait if there isn't room in the box.

But as long as the day's angling 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 solitary time with nothing to do other than contemplate anything that comes to mind can be considered as a good day's fishing. It's extremely hard to do that with a cold, wet bum.

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