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Otter Magnum Lodge Bench Seat

mtheis

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Who sells the Lodge Bench Seat except Otter? I am having a devil of a time trying to buy one without driving all the way out to Maple Lake. I currently use the Bait Tray Seat and I have found it to fall off when I move myself on the sled, or travel a short distance towing it. It also has ripped the fabric of my fish house at the point where it rubs against the rear.

Do you think I could get them to trade with me paying the difference? I might have to call.

Thanks.

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Otter's HSOforum has a dealer location page that had locations and phone numbers. There is a link below for Minnesota dealers. I would give some of the dealers in your area a call and perhaps one of them will have the seat in stock. I use this seat in my magnum, and love it.

http://www.otter.com/dealers/minnesota.html

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they will ship one to you if you dont want to drive there. Also, i think thorne or reeds will sell you one and ship it to you. I live in iowa and that is how I bought mine. I dont think they will trade you but you could sell you seat in the classifieds. Good luck, RJ

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Well, Mindy from Otter customer service said no trade-ins. That's too bad. I felt the design was defective. However, Thorne Bro's and Canvas Craft both had them. Thanks for the suggestions!

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Harvey -

It depends, hows that grin.gif

I primarily jig quite a bit, so I slide the seat all the way to the edge of the tub with my feet on the ice. I tend to hunch forward and over when I jig, so I dont make much use of the back support.

If you watch deadsticks or bobbers, you can lean back and the back support is rather good IMO.

I was fishing for about 8 hours on Saturday, and my back felt great when I was done. That said, my back normally does not give me any trouble.

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harvey, I switched to the bench seat a couple years ago. By far, the most comfortable seat Otter makes is the bench in my opinion/experience. I have a fussy back too and I've had the other seat designs, and with the bench I can fish all day without pain.

I'm not the tallest guy in the world, and that was my downfall of the other seat designs combined with my sensitive back. I sat a bit high in the other seats. blush.gif

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I have never fished on anything else and probably wont. I really like the fact that you can sit back and stretch out on the bench seat. I do have back problems and I would not say I have never been sore after ice fishing but the bench sure gives you more room and options to sit. I keep the brackets under the seat loose enough to let the seat slide back and forth so I can position it where I want it. I am 6 foot 5 so I need some extra leg room. I love the bench seat, period.

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I love using the otter bench seat. I have removed the backrest brackets and velcro'd the back rest to the seat bracket. When I take my son fishing, he just turned 6, it gives him a spot to lay down and take a nap. (I'm known to take a nap or 2 out ice fishing also)

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Does the bench seat clamp down on the plastic tub securely? How easy is it to put stuff in the tub when this thing is bolted in? By the way, Thorne Bro's does not have it in stock, they have to order it too.

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I think they are all the same length. Mine measures 49 inches .No they dont recline, the back rest only folds forward to lay flat on the seat for transporting . The travel cover fits like a glove over the lodge with this seat. The rear mount is hindged for easy loading and unloading gear . I keep a sawed off 2x4 in my tub to hold it up when loading. The rear mount has a pin for easy removal of the seat. I like this seat not only for comfort but I tie my gas auger handle to seat frame to keep it with the gas tank up so gas does not leak or spills.

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i have the bench seat in my lodge, and while i am happy with it for convenience sake, i actually preferred the boat seat style one for comfort. the bench seat has the backrest a little to straight for my liking. would be nice if the backrest angle was adjustable.

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