Best Match Fishing Seatboxes: A Total Fishing Tackle Review

Match fishing has never been more popular and with big-money matches paying the winner over £50,000 it's not hard to see why! Seatboxes are a fundamental part of any match angler's armoury and we have listed the 5 best match fishing seatboxes that will have you racing towards your first match win in no time!

	Editor's choice
	Matrix XR36 PRO	Preston ABSOLUTE 36	Guru MK2 STEALTH	MAP Z36 MK2 ELITE	Daiwa TOURNAMENT 800
TFT Price	£699.99	£719.99	£599.99	£649.99	£595.00
Colours Available	Available in black, lime or grey	Available in blue or white	Available in black or orange	Only available in blue	Only available in black/red
Features	One piece tube design, 36mm legs and bags of accessories available.	Reborth of the classic Absolute, 36mm legs and MagLok clips as standard.	36mm legs and low key design, compatible with Rive accessories.	36m legs and the Z frame reduces weight overall.	36mm legs and a great tray package for all your tackle and rigs.
TFT Score	5/5	4/5	4/5	4/5	4/5
TFT Verdict	As used by Jamie Hughes, the XR36 is the best of the best.	Only dropping a point because of the £700 plus price tag, still a great seatbox!	Great price and a great seatbox. We loved the subtle design.	Good looking box with some new touches and now 36mm legs.	A nice box from Daiwa with some good trays as standard.
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MATRIX XR36 PRO SEATBOX

Anything used by one of the world's best match anglers, already carries an endorsement that is hard to beat! The XR36 though, can talk the talk and walk the walk.
Matrix is the match angling brand of Fox International and with anglers such as the aforementioned, along with Jonny Arthur, Mark Pollard, and Jamie Harrison, it was only a matter of time before Matrix started churning out some seriously good bits of kit.

The Matrix XR36 is their flagship seatbox and if you can excuse the horrendous lime green version, Matrix has landed themselves a bit of a gem.
The key with any seatbox is not comfort, but the accessories. Generally matches are 5 hours in length so comfort needs to be a consideration, but not the main focus. What a match angler needs are all the essential items on hand and their tackle, rods, pole, top kits, etc. all within easy reach. This is where the accessories come in. 

Large side trays for all the bait and essentials, pole roosts to hold all the top kits nice and securely but close to hand, rod rests and keepnet attachments that allow match anglers to fish comfortably and effectively without tripping over all the gear, the list goes on and on.

In our opinion, there is no better seatbox available. Yes, some are pretty damn close and any of the boxes listed above will be brilliant, but the XR36 just sneaks it!
Check it out you will not be disappointed.

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