...A WARNING !!!!!!!

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:23 am

On sat night all my fishing gear was stolen from my car...two rods "mustad" , three reels "two pen multi and a cheep fix spool " , an asortment of head lights , lures , spinners.
So if anyone is offered any of the above...please let me know ?

The warning is if i catch anyone using my gear "ONLY GOD WILL BE ABLE TO HELP YOU !!!"

eyes and ears open please ?

cheers

Pete

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:44 am

M8 that SUCKS.
Where were you when it happened?

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:00 pm

Hi Pete, What happened is rough, and he or they that took your gear need to be taught to leave other peoples possessions alone, but theres 2 points i need to raise, (1) can you delete the F word as swearing, even abbreviated, or with symbols istead of letters is not allowed, and (2) from the title and content of your post you suspect the person or persons may be on this site, and likely to be using your gear. otherwise your warning would be pointless on here, chances are its someone who just saw an opportunity and took it, and your gear is now supporting a drug habit. the most likely place it would be found is on Ebay, a second hand shop or carboot sale etc. I hope the members can help keep an eye out for your gear, and that you get it back, or at least those responsible are caught. Good luck and i hope you get it all back. Cheers..Mick

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:03 am

why the heck would you leave your fishing gear inthe car if you're not IN the car going or returning from using it?
sorry mate to hear that BUT.. closing the gate after the horse has bolted!!

i would NOT leave anything of value inmy vehicle!!

just begging to be nicked if onshow!
Sue

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:00 am

Quote:

why the heck would you leave your fishing gear inthe car if you're not IN the car going or returning from using it?
sorry mate to hear that BUT.. closing the gate after the horse has bolted!!

Very sorry to hear what happened but Sue has a valid point here.. I dont think its wise to leave anything of any value in a vehicle.

cheers
mrix

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:27 pm

Firstly id like to appologise for the f word...."sorry all" , if i knew how to delete it i would ?.....fishing is the only sane and normal part of my life.....and my gear is ALLWAYS MARKED !!!!
How ever....love the life lesson from u all , and advice is allways good.....BUT MY GEAR WAS TAKEN FROM MY CAR "IN MY GARAGE !!!!!"
My quest to find it is on......
Fishing is a close comunity , i only hope its offerd to someone on here???
thanks for your condolences
be lucky
Pete

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:17 pm

surprised they didnt just take the car!! lol joke!!...

anyway as i said sorry to hear that!! someone has obviously seen you and took a chance!
only my opinion prob not worth much but as i say..

Sue

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:20 pm

tough luck m8

Member Joined: Sep 23, 2008 Posts: 55

Really tough luck mate.

As always there is some great advise coming out of here and whilst the old flee bay is the obvious outlet for your items to appear (if your a member, there is a way to request email alerts for certain items, this may make it quicker and easier for your attention to be flagged up to any likely items without having to search the Ebay site every night although I'm not sure how specific you can be. I just thought it may help.)

I also think places like Gumtree (Southampton Area) or Cash Converter Shops may also be worth checking out, simply as these offer "quick cash" turn over which manic_muppet mentioned is the most likely outcome the light fingered buggers want.

Anyway I know I'm out of your area a bit but I have a little bit of spare fishing gear. It's not great but if you need any help to tie you over and keep you fishing till the Insurance has paid out or similar, just drop me a PM, and you can pop round and help yourself.

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 4:25 am

The same thing has happened to me in the past. GEAR NICKED from Garage.
I was insured, new for old. Although I ended up with new gear I couldn't replace my 2 Abu 484 rods crying

.

The gear will have been sold on and unfortunately you may catch the person who has bought it not knowing it was nicked.
Cheers keith

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 8:38 am

aye keith thats what happened with Toms mate's push bike!
got nicked from thier shed, sold on and his pal saw it! one of his other pals had bought it! small world as he lives 10 miles away!
thankfully the mother of said child gave the bike back!!
but as you say.. not knowing that its stolen is the problem!

Sue

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 1:55 pm

unlucky mate, I ALWAYS keep ALL my tackle in my house never in the car or garage. That way its alot less likely to get stolen unless the house is burgled. but thats unlikely.

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:08 pm

try looking in your local cash converters.bingey

Member Joined: Sep 23, 2008 Posts: 55

Ohsolazy,

Good to hear from you, did you get my PM reply ok? Can I still be of any help?

Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 11:55 am

Yes got your pm....have sent you one in reply ?
Not sure if u got mine mate cos as of yet had no reply from you ?
Will sent you another today and hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks again for your kind offer
Be lucky
Pete