Securing Rods Against Theft?

[Insanity]

Has anyone came out with or can anyone think of a good way to secure rods and reels in the bed of a truck or boats with out rod lockers?

I went looking at boats with my step father today. Only reason he has to trade is to get one with a rod locker. Looks like they would make rod hangers with something to lock over the rods at least.

I see his point they will steal anything now days. I've got to find a way to secure mine in the truck bed.

It's just to easy for some one to reach in and grab them when stopped at stores or what not.

Seems like they would make something by now. How ever I don't no what it would be. Best idea I've had was to use a piece of say 8 inch PVC pipe and caps. Tightened with a wrench. Or pin and lock the ends.

It's took me years to get enough stuff to even start bass fishing again. I had every thing stolen from my camper a few years ago. And just when I was ready to try co angler to. Which is what hurt the worst most of what was in two bags was all new. $2200 worth of baits and bags alone. And eight rods reels. I'm still mad enough to shoot them if I found them. Which is why I want to secure stuff good enough they don't try.

[Lewi]

Lockable tonno cover or a topper would be the simplest suggestion for the truck. As for the boat, one with a rod locker would be good although I never lock mine. 

[Cryoglobin]

Rottweiler

[Sam]

Investing in a lockable bed cover may be your best alternative.

 

Purchasing a Homeowners 4 insurance policy (Renters Policy) to cover your equipment while in your house and in transit. Check with your favorite personal lines agent to find out which companies will cover your fishing equipment and where and when and for what perils.

 

Your thoughts on the PVC pipe may also be an option. The bed cover supports the theory "Out of Sight Out of Mind."

 

Good luck. Please let us know what you do.

[BrianinMD]

There is no fully safe way, but what I did to my truck was a hard aluminum cover and a lockable tailgate. If you can't open the tailgate you can't fold back the cover. someone would have to start cutting metal to get in,

[tholmes]

Rottweiler

 

 

+1. 

 

 

Tom

[J Francho]

Simply, do not leave them anywhere they can be stolen.  Out of sight, locked up is best.  Lastly, talk to your insurance agent about theft coverage.

[ww2farmer]

Simply, do not leave them anywhere they can be stolen.  Out of sight, locked up is best.  Lastly, talk to your insurance agent about theft coverage.

Exactly..............while theives are scum and don't discriminate, often times people are victims of their own foolishness.

[Fishing Rhino]

Check with Long Mike.  He has an alarm system on his boat that is the *** of Fort Knox.

[Chief 2]

When I changed my insurance coverage to my new boat I inquired about the coverage I am paying for. The coverage deductible thru Progressive for equipment is $250. The girl told me that is for each piece of equipment. So if I get all my poles stolen I have to have receipts first of all and then the deductible will apply to each and every pole. That just doesn't sound right.

[Insanity]

Our state farm home owners policy covered everything else they stole. But I would have had to replace the fishing stuff and then they would have wrote a check minus deprisation. Bottom line is they would have paid about $200 dollars most likly. But I was surprised they covered anything at all. I had limo tinted the camper windows. To keep anyone from seeing in. They even stole food and bug spray. The skeeters where so bad. I think that's wha they broke in to get. Funny it was the middle of the week and I missed them leaving by a meer 30 min. Guessing by how long my wood burned which they where using. Wish I could have found them. I drove out a full tank of fuel looking. I had something special in mind for them.

[indianabasshunter]

It's probably a good thing you didn't find them. After just about everything i owned was stolen from me I moved out of town and bought a house in the country.

 

My little tin boat doesn't have a rod locker so when we travel i have the rods inside the tow vehicle. It's cumbersome but more secure than just laying on the deck of the boat. I like your idea of using a large pvc pipe and drilling through the ends and the caps to attach a lock of sorts. Then you would just have to secure it to the bed of your truck somehow otherwise they could just grab the pipe out of the back of your truck.

 

How many rods do you travel with? It would have to be a very large pipe to hold all my rods with the reels installed and while taking the reels off is an option it is time consuming to get everything ready when you do arrive at your destination.

[fish-fighting-illini]

_{What about making a storage type of rod locker thing approx 5-6" high & the width of your truck bed? Coupled with a topper would be better yet.}

_{You could make it out of plywood with a door on the gate end. Or it could be one that the bed of the rod locker has 2 horizontal doors that open upward. Would kind of remind you of a flat storm shelter.}

 

_{You could use metal strap or 1/8-3/16" stock steel that you find at any hardware store to attach it to the bed of the truck.}

_{This way you could keep it in your truck and it would function as sort of a psuedo shelf.}

 

_{Kind of out there idea but it's a thought.}

 

_FFI

[SPEEDBEAD.]

I give guys crazy eyes at the ramp. They steer clear.