I have the chance of a TLD delux boat seat for £100 or do I buy the parts and build my own for around £70 (wise seat).Can anyone tell me what is more comfortable.

Thanks

Shanker

i find the best seats are the ones that sit high in the boat, it gives a better casting scope and far less tangles around the feet.

Thanks for taking the time to reply

i recently tried both the tld version and the bob church and i found that the wider tld was alot cumfier all day and that the bob church wasn't wide enough to sit on it all day.
i also thought that the accross the gunnel type seat wasn't that safe(that my opinion and i'm not the most confident of people in a boat)especially if you leaned back a little.

i have been pondering making my own with the wise boat seat which i will be doing in the next few weeks.rotating bracket for £8.00 and some g clamps or small ratchet straps and your laughing and a cost of around £50-£60 if you find a cheap seat to begin with.i have also seen people mounting the tld version to a gunnel board which would be ideal.i did think of using a small step ladder but i will have to investigate further

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Some people say that they prefer the extra few inches in height that an 'across the gunnels' seat such as the Bob Church seat offers.

Personally I have always found those type of seats to be uncomfortable after prolonged use and have been using a TLD strapped directly onto the plank seat built into the boat for many seasons now. I fish almost exclusively from boats, sometimes for up to 5 days in a row, and think a comfortable seat is the second most important item of tackle after a good set of waterproofs.

Although a few inches lower, the additional stability in a big wave and the ability to swivel are real bonuses.

Shanker, as far as your question is concerned I would have a go at the self-build option as I feel that the TLD, while a lot more comfortable than an across the gunnels seat, could do with slightly firmer padding and a bit more of it. Some of those boat seats for sale in chandlers do look very comfortable and I will probably go for that option myself when my TLD finally gives up the ghost.

Hope this helps.

Graham

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Thanks for all the replies,you have been most helpful.I will probably go for the self build.

Thanks again

Shanker

I sourced a high back Wise seat for c £70 , a swivel C £10 both from a marine supplier via ebay ( Marine Scene )they are all pre drilledand easy to fit together and got a plate with ratchet straps from Rutland Fishing Lodge . Took about 10 mins to put together and I wouldn't be with out it now been going strong for 2 years , had to replace the swivel once. Slight downside is the the seat bit is slightly curved at the edges , which is fine when sitting normall but with your legs astride the thwart it take a whiole for the seat to mold to your legs . I think the Wise ones are much higher qualitry than the green ones I have seen in fishing catalohgues - they seem to be lacking in support ie not as well cushioned

It also depends on the type of boat - eg height and position of the seat boards. If you're fishing the same type of boat all the time, or your own boat, you can make something specific, but I have just made my own thwart board and I strap a very padded vinyl covered base to it, from an old office chair. I don't like a back - it gets in the way. Handy if you get back ache though. I often don't use the thwart board either - preferably not because that can also get in the way sometimes and just be something else to trip over - in which case I just strap the seat base to the boat's seat board, job done. The extra height from a thwart board is usually only marginal anyway. For a dead cheap solution YGA are selling covered foam boat seat cushions with velcro straps for around a tenner, also a version with a folding back for a bit more.

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