Shakespeare seat boxes

[steve devon]

For anyone whos got one is the £35 one worth the extra money over the beta one which is £20/25?

Looking into gettin one and dont see much difference apart from the extra clip and the size

[Greenheart]

I own both Steve. I bought the larger one for coarse fishing (Match Angling) back in about 1980 & it's still going strong. Bought a Beta box for sea fishing last year & it's an ideal size. Problem is the bigger the box, the more gear that you try to cram into it (most of it un-necessary). Not a good idea when climbing down some cornish cliff to a local hotspot. It was never a problem when coarse fishing as I used a trolly. Would definately reccomend the Beta for sea fishing.

[Drew]

Hi Steve,

I have got to agree 100% with Greenheart on this one. There are quite a few accessories that can be added to the Beta Box that are well worth investigating, and if you are so inclined they are also very easy to customise.

Regards

Drew

[cuckoo]

Hi steve ,
i have the shakespear match seat box,
and trust me stick to the beta ,
i will be owing 1 pretty soon lol ,
it seems the more space you have the more you cram in !!!!!!!!,
and its like walking to a venue like a donkey with a broken back !!!!!,
but first im going to try the conversion kit to make the seat box into a back pack type carrying posistion, and also gives a back rest to the seat !!!!!!,
i will let you know how i get on !!!!!,
your probally still better off going for the beta though !!!

cheers lee.

[steve devon]

Thanks

beta it is then

[Greenheart]

Originally Posted by cuckoo

Hi steve ,
i have the shakespear match seat box,
and trust me stick to the beta ,
i will be owing 1 pretty soon lol ,
it seems the more space you have the more you cram in !!!!!!!!,
and its like walking to a venue like a donkey with a broken back !!!!!,
but first im going to try the conversion kit to make the seat box into a back pack type carrying posistion, and also gives a back rest to the seat !!!!!!,
i will let you know how i get on !!!!!,
your probally still better off going for the beta though !!!

cheers lee.

Been thinking about getting a conversion kit for mine too. Let me know how you get on with it. Be interested to hear from anyone else who has one too.

[Rob M]

I fitted the backrest conversion to my beta box 2 years ago and I love it. Has 2 sturdy shoulder straps so you can carry the seatbox like a rucksack. Cost about £35 I think.

Rob

[pingu]

conversion is a great bit of kit, you dont really uae as a backrest but really makes carrying easier

not sure i would use for long distance though

[cuckoo]

Still not tried it yet ,
but my new addition to my tackle list is a ,
colemans northstar 2000 lantern, plus a fuel can ,
soon i will need a donkey lol.......

cheers lee.