My aching back

[hambone]

I have had had back problems for years and just had a major lumbar fusion in January. I am not able to stand for very long and my balance is unsure. So what I did was to take a solid, heavy duty plastic lawn chair, and mount the legs on 1"x2" piece of wood. I fish from the rear deck, and the chair will slide some if I need to move a little, but the best thing is that I can get close to the edge of the boat to figure 8 on each cast! Now I can stay out for hours!

[beelzebob]

you need a stand up or high rise pedestal, and a pedestal seat. Look again, Cabelas has several to choose from. I actually will put my pedestal in the back of the boat for rough water rides - you stand up and your knees and ankles can absorb the shock easily. Keeping you knees lower than your hips when in sitting will also encourage a neutral spine posture - a good thing, vs. the rounded - out posture of lumbar flexion that the seats in a boat will typically encourage. Utilizing the stand up pedestal does this automatically, just remember not to lean back on it and slump or round out your lower back.

[polar kraft guy]

I do flooring and we insall the rubber workout matts for a lot of people,they say it helps when standing all day,you can buy them at sporting stores,they are 12x12 and interlock,might be worth trying on the casting platforms,they are 1/2 inch thick and reasonably priced,just an idea,hope u find something to help. Rikki