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Lars

Posted 7/27/2010 12:15 PM (#452021 - in reply to #452005)
Subject: RE: leaving gear in the boat

Posts: 136

The old saying goes "locks only keep the honest people out".

gregk9

Posted 7/27/2010 4:47 PM (#452077 - in reply to #450615)
Subject: Re: leaving gear in the boat

Posts: 797

Location: North Central IL USA

When i travel with the boat, rods and electronics stay in the truck. Once I'm at the resort I go to in the UP, I'll leave the graphs and some rods on the boat overnight. I'm usually bringing some rods up to the cabin after the evening fishing to re-rig for the morning.

Mertot

Posted 7/27/2010 9:05 PM (#452123 - in reply to #450786)
Subject: Re: leaving gear in the boat

Posts: 66

Location: Onalaska, WI

"'ve had stuff "missing"only to find it in a friends boats staying at the same resort.
Now I make sure I am the last one back in camp and sleep with the hot bait
under my pillow."

Hey Capt. have you ever inadvertently pierced an ear (or any other body part) sleeping with a hot bait?

Jeremy

Posted 8/2/2010 12:51 PM (#452903 - in reply to #450615)
Subject: RE: leaving gear in the boat

Posts: 1150

Location: Minnesota.

I'm with TopH20. I fish no. MN. each season and stay at some resorts and they've said the resorts don't have trouble with stealing. I also cover my boat 99% of the time, 'cept when it's pouring out.

Isn't it a shame that people that enjoy the good things in life even need to worry about this? Think of just how good it would be to know you don't need to keep everything under lock/key...and not have any concern.

Jeremy...a hopeless dreamer but also careful. Pity!! This stuff really sucks.

gus_webb

Posted 8/2/2010 4:37 PM (#452963 - in reply to #450615)
Subject: Re: leaving gear in the boat

Posts: 225

Location: Nordeast Minneapolis

Unfortunately for me, during the fishing season my boat lives in my driveway here in Minneapolis. I usually cover it, but not all the time. I do take all the gear and electronics out, but have always left the seats in. Over the winters the boat lives in my dad's storage garage in northwestern WI.

This past spring, my dad decided to bring my rig in to the local service station to have them replace the trailer tires/boat batteries/etc. Really, really nice surprise... Unfortunately for me, the service station left the boat outside overnight, and someone else decided they really needed my Alumacraft boat seat from the back of my boat.

You may think your gear is safe 'Up North', and most of the time it is... but remember that a larger percentage of the folks up there know what this stuff is worth. And it's a lot cheaper to spend a little time to secure stuff than it is to replace it. Just thought I'd share my lesson learned.

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