Theft On The Rock Is Running Rampent

[Bill Babler]

Gat, I agree with you in principle, but Smallie hit the nail on the head as the patrol officer was telling me. You do not leave it on the dock, regardless if lockup up or not. If we as dock owners and I know this is a horrible deal, but if we take better care of our things this problem is mostly solved.

Those plastic/fiberglass or even light almu. lock boxes are about as easy to tear apart as a Dunkin Donut. If we have 10 grand worth of items in them or in the boat and leave, it is just not smart, and after all these years of telling folks really stupid on our part.

Regardless of punishment or threat of, it is our responsibility to take care of ourselves and our personal items.

[skeeter]

Here's why I think Water Patrol was stopping all three occupant Bass Boats around Indian Point. Now the f____ing thieves are trying to disguise themselves by wearing Armed Forces digital camo and military length hair. https://www.facebook.com/sscfpd

[Champ188]

Thievery is addressed in the very first book of the Bible. We aren't going to stamp it out by shooting anyone. Heck, if you want to do that, get your local map of sex offenders and go shoot one of the pervs who abuse children. At least you'll be doing society a truly big favor on your way to jail.

As citizens, we are limited in what we can do to curb crimes like these. Yes, it has to be a pain in the arse to haul all of your belongings home (I can't speak from experience since I trailer my boat). But doing so will accomplish two things ... (1) The thieves won't be stealing YOUR stuff and (2) they'll have to work a lot harder for their bounty and hopefully will either move on or get caught.

[Feathers and Fins]

If you are going to store things on your dock I suggest using a Construction Gang Box, even on sites over the years where things have been stolen those boxes if secured are not messed with. Bolt it to the dock and you should be good to go. Second mount cameras on your dock, Both spypoint and smartscout make cameras that are perfect for the job and if your a hunter you have a camera for the season that sends pics to your phone or even the live view option.

[mjk86]

I just have crappy stuff and park next to rigs worth 10x what mine is. No problems yet!! Just kidding.... learned my lesson at stockton...I took everything out but the crawlers....next morning no crawlers and worm dirt all over the carpet. Fact is people are opportunistic...give them the chance and someone will take it. Do you trust your dog to watch your lunch? (Dont...youll be dissapointed everytime)

[laker67]

Sorry to hear of all this thievery, it was rampant on loz a few years back. It was a group working together out of the north shore area. Wrench and bill may recall more details on this. These guys, and gals, were working out of boats, and it happened during the "off" season. They primarily focused on electronics from boats left on lifts, but would take anything of opportunity. This occurred in the late 80's, so electronics and the newest bass rod and reel were desireable. I hope they catch these culprits soon.

[basscat123]

Gat, I agree with you in principle, but Smallie hit the nail on the head as the patrol officer was telling me. You do not leave it on the dock, regardless if lockup up or not. If we as dock owners and I know this is a horrible deal, but if we take better care of our things this problem is mostly solved.

Those plastic/fiberglass or even light almu. lock boxes are about as easy to tear apart as a Dunkin Donut. If we have 10 grand worth of items in them or in the boat and leave, it is just not smart, and after all these years of telling folks really stupid on our part.

Regardless of punishment or threat of, it is our responsibility to take care of ourselves and our personal items.

Bill,

What if there was a way that boat dock owners (fisherman and ski enthusiasts) could safely store all their equipment on their dock when they were ready to leave it without fear of having it stolen or vandalized. I am talking about fishing tackle, electronics, ski's, etc., the stuff that isn't tied down to their boat. I am curious to hear what everyone would first think of that capability and second what they would expect to pay or feel that it was worth paying for. My partner and I have a plan being drawn up as I speak of a way to know that your equipment will be there when you return to use it. Without going into much detail at this point, we are still waiting on some attorney work and things before we announce anything yet but, being dock owners ourselves we know that this problem isn't going away anytime soon and feel we can help resolve it. As I stated earlier I would be curious what how everyone would embrace that idea and what price people would be willing to pay to have that insurance.

Jay

[Champ188]

I'd say that's the pinnacle of opportunism ... the thieves take the opportunity to steal, and someone else comes along and seizes the opportunity to stop the thieves.

[abkeenan]

This always looked like a good system to me, economically speaking. Would only work if you are reasonably close to your dock so you can respond to intruders or would be thieves.

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Receiver

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Transmitter

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-Low Battery and Loss of Signal Indicator
-Option of using Rechargeable Batteries, Direct Wiring, or Accessory Plug-In
-Security Monitoring Without Ever Alerting the Bandit

[Bill Babler]

Always open to a great idea, Jay you are right it is not going away. Been happening here since the early 60's.