Theft On The Lir Above Marval !

[Bill Butts]

Buddy of mine drove from NW AR over to Gore on Saturday to catch the river rise in hopes of sticking some Stripers.

How's that for dedication, drive all that way to fish for 4-5 hours, then drive back home.

Checked in at MarVal as usual, crossed the river while it was low and went upstream to a usual favorite spot.

He takes a float tube, fins and CO2 inflatable lifevest to safely cross after the river comes up, so he stashes it up in the trees out of site.

As the river is coming up, many tubers come down the river, most or all of which pull out at MarVal.

So, once the river was at or near peak he decided it was time to quit and cross back over to the resort.

But, his gear was gone!! He is 99% sure it was a floater since no fishermen were around when he stashed the gear.

He is guessing that someone went up in the trees to take a leak, found the gear, and claimed "finders keepers".

That SUCKS folks!!!

Watch your gear if you stray away from it anywhere on the river.

Fortunately, he was able to flag down someone in a boat that gave him a lift across the river. Thank you, whoever you are.

Only positive thing is the thief wasn't a fisherman, but unfortunately the low life is probably staying or was staying at MarVal.

Fishermen beware!!!

BTW, yes, he did catch some nice Stripers for his efforts and the extra $200-300 it will take to replace the gear.

[Quillback]

Sorry to hear about your friends loss. It's sad, but these days you can't leave anything unattended.

[On The Fly 6]

That really sucks. I drive from NWA and fish over there quite a bit myself. I'll keep my stuff close just in case!