Choosing Fighting, Fishing and Captain's Boat Seats

Boat seats can be known by a variety of alternate names. Regarding single-person, swivel action sitting for fishing from a boat, or for navigation from the cockpit, these are usually known as fighting or fishing chairs, or as captain's boat seats.

Captain's Chairs, also known as helm's seats, are most commonly designed to be used on a center console or on a flybridge. There are many types of captain's chairs, and quality as well as price can vary wildly. Most luxurious captain's chairs usually have advanced characteristics such as UV stabilized polyethylene construction, cushions which are extra thick and comfortable, padded armrests on aluminum mounting brackets, and high quality pedestals and foot-rests.

Usually the pedestal has a sliding mechanism, allowing changing the height of the seating to the size of the captain. Also, the seats often have leather covers and brass details, and in some cased there may be the provision to add instrumentation into the armrests as well as a personal stereo system in the headrest.

Further down the price ladder, captain chairs include lower quality, but still acceptable seats and cushions, and the base pedestal is still adjustable in most cases, but the materials tend to be more common and there are no provisions for the inclusion of electronics.

Budget captain chairs usually have fewer metal parts, snap-on cushions, a fixed pedestal and no footrests, and are thinner in construction. They are still adequate on most pleasure boats, although they ten to be uncomfortable for longer trips.

Fishing chairs on the other hand are a kind of chair specifically designed for fishing rod use, allowing the sportsman using them to be rested and well supported while trying to pull aboard a fish that got caught. They are usually more accessorized than Captain's chairs, and trade in some confront for stability.

Usually, fishing chairs also swivel around a rod mounted on a central pedestal, but due to the position of these chairs on the back of the boat, they tend to be removable with the help of a quick release mechanism. These swivels are a relatively fragile part of the seat - when buying a fishing chair, make sure that the swivel is self-lubricating and made of non-corrosive metal.

Some fishing boat seats are designed for mere comfort, but others are specially designed for deep-sea fishing seating, and for catching big and combative fish such as tuna or swordfish. These are sometimes known as fighting seats, and are characterized by increased sturdiness as well as by a big footrest plate that the fisherman can use to support himself while tiring out big fish.

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