Is there a connection...

peter crabtree · Jul 4, 2016

...between losing fish at the net, in snags,or lack of control because you are sitting in a comfy low chair?
I feel a lot more in control on a seatbox or even better standing up.

Respectfully this doesn't apply to our disabled friends, although some will hopefully have an opinion....

S-Kippy · Jul 4, 2016

I'm with you on this one, Simon. On a box....fine. Stood up...even better. Sat in a chair...never.

Keith M · Jul 4, 2016

I find it much easier to control a fish from a high seat or when standing up, and I will always try to get up from a low seat if it feels like I have a decent fish on the end of my line.

Keith

carpinbob · Jul 4, 2016

Either standing up or on a box for me,only ever tried a chair a couple of times never again.

Chefster · Jul 4, 2016

Always sat on a box,never stand up,to play fish,i would never fish from a chair anyway..Gazza

Lord Paul of Sheffield · Jul 4, 2016

I mostly use a chair but can't play a fish sitting down

As soon ac I hook one I stand up egg the landing net and play the fish stood up

seth49 · Jul 4, 2016

Most smaller fish I'll play them sat in my chair, but anything of any size I always stand up to play them.

Will probably need to hold the rod out to keep them out of the margin vegetation , don't use a pole, just don't like them. This is on Stillwaters, usually stood up to fish on river.

john step · Jul 4, 2016

Never sit in a low chair anyway. My back is too precious.

Bob Hornegold · Jul 5, 2016

I suppose it's what you are use to ?

Low chairs have always been part of my fishing tackle, but I don't fish commercials and rarely club lakes.

It's canals, rivers and mainly gravel pits for me, where my legs dangle down the bank.

Most of the time the bites I get are few and far between, so I stand up to play the fish.

If I'm trotting, I tend to just sit on the chair and don't stand up because I have a bad back and I have never had a problem.

Bob

thecrow · Jul 5, 2016

For me it depends on a few things, type of swim, size and species of fish, tackle being used.

I always fish from a chair and do at times struggle to get up from it perhaps I need a higher one although the one I use isn't that low, depending on the swim I can sometimes end up playing a fish while kneeling as I would not be able to net the fish while standing. For me whether I stand or not is an instinctive thing dictated by the fish I never actually think "better stand for this one" so as long as the seat being used suits the angler and style of fishing being done I don't see a difference between chairs and boxes.

Peter Jacobs · Jul 5, 2016

have no engineering background so therefore cannot comment on the mechanical dynamics, however, experience over many years, tells me that it is far easier, and with a lot less losses, to play and land a sizable fish form a standing position.

I tend to use both a low-ish chair (Korum) as well as a seat box, (Preston) depending on venue and methods etc., but have always stood up to play and land large fish.

terry m · Jul 5, 2016

seth49 said:
Most smaller fish I'll play them sat in my chair, but anything of any size I always stand up to play them.

.

This sums it up for me.

I would not be comfortable playing/landing a decent fish from a chair.

rubio · Jul 5, 2016

I anticipate sitting comfortably as I battle my grander Marlin from the fighting chair of a cruiser offshore of Hawaii or somesuch, but otherwise I'm convinced fishing chairs are specifically targeted for when you aren't catching fish.

rayner · Jul 5, 2016

I've lost my share of fish always down to bad hook holds, never me.
I doubt sitting or standing makes a real difference to landing fish but standing every time you play a fish is a sure fire way of destroying margin swims.
I can't understand why people do it, it also makes me smile when someone is playing a fish on the pole and to net the fish they stand with their arm stretched up instead of taking a section or two off.
If you prefer to stand ignore this post.

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