Bass pros question

[RUGER]

I have noticed hardly anyone uses the "leaner seats" up front anymore.
Wonder why they quit using them?
To me they are a game changer to save your lower back from standing for hours at a time.

The older I get the more I enjoy my big gel filled lawnmower seat with armrests on it.

 

[Tn Joe]

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About the only time I see guys using them is in high winds when the water is rough

 

[Hduke86]

I have noticed hardly anyone uses the "leaner seats" up front anymore.
Wonder why they quit using them?
To me they are a game changer to save your lower back from standing for hours at a time.

The older I get the more I enjoy my big gel filled lawnmower seat with armrests on it.

This is the kind I use on my boat. It makes life so much easier and comfortable.

 

[WTM]

its hard to make a decent cast with them most of the time, gets in the way of fighting fish, etc. you might see them get used in rough water.

 

[Spurhunter]

I have noticed that I don't use mine near as much since I moved into a more stable 19' bass boat with a wider deck. My 17'6" boat was much narrower and I think the butt seat was needed for stability.

 

[Sniper]

Other than using for support in super rough water they just get in the way.

 

[TNReb]

Im no pro.. but I can't stand having one up there because they're just in my way. I think I used one once last year.. in a tournament where we had rough water all day.

My guess is the pros already have a dozen rods on deck.. moving around a lot.. the post is just too cumbersome.

Luckily I'm not at the age where I have back problems yet...

 

[West_Tn]

I just hate it being in the way.

 

[TRIGGER]

I'm with the "they just get in the way" crowd. I don't even find them comfortable or useful.

 

[UCStandSitter]

No seat. Just stand and enjoy the platform room these days. The rare exception would be fishing open water when it's really choppy. Nice to have something to brace on.

 

[RUGER]

Very interesting for sure.
Never would have thought that.
No way I can bass fish and stand up for several hours without one.

Then again, like I said, I prefer to Bill Dance it these days. (Seated at all times) LOL

 

[TNGunsmoke]

Very interesting for sure.
Never would have thought that.
No way I can bass fish and stand up for several hours without one.

Then again, like I said, I prefer to Bill Dance it these days. (Seated at all times) LOL

Pretty much the same for my wife and I. Unless one of us is getting the net for the other to make sure we don't loose a catfish, we pretty much stay seated.

 

[Spurhunter]

Then again, like I said, I prefer to Bill Dance it these days. (Seated at all times) LOL

I cannot bass fish sitting down. I hate standing up the whole time but I just can't do it sitting. Maybe that's why the older I get the more I transition to crappie fishing. It is certainly more relaxing.

 

[RobDooley]

I use the butt seat up front when bass fishing. Use the old man seat when crappie fishing....I am an old man.