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Sad to say but I may be having to sell my pontoon... I just recently got most of my fishing equipment stolen.. nearly 10,000 worth of gear..... now I just got laid off from work sad to say I need to raise $400 asap to pay a few bills so if I dont find a solution asap my beloved pontoon must go...

WTF you got your gear stolen? Was it from a truck or inside your home? I recently read about a guy who had someone steal a bunch of gear from his garage and luckily it fell under his home owners insurance as theft and he was able to get some cash back from his insurance company.

Sorry to head about the bad news good luck with the sale.

Holy moly sorry to hear about all the f###ed up that happened!! I hope all goes well n turns around for you!!

We all hope you can hold on to you toon, and hope all works out well with the bills, hang in the BFJ

Sorry to hear about that, that really sucks!!

really sucks!!

That's to bad I know the feeling I was laid pff for a while now I havw a new job. But it is tough trying to get caught up. i havent fished much.
I hope you work everything out.
Good Luck.

that sux buddy. that person or people will get whats coming to them. hopefully, maybe your home owners ins company can help you out on your lost.

I know how you feel about having to sell fishing stuff. I have almost had to do that couple of times. things will turn around and get better befor you know it

Man, when it rains, it pours. I know there's more important things in life than fishing, but my mom said selling my girlfriend would fall under some stupid human trafficing law.

Just wanted to share that with you just in case...

jayman wrote:Man, when it rains, it pours. I know there's more important things in life than fishing, but my mom said selling my girlfriend would fall under some stupid human trafficing law.

Just wanted to share that with you just in case...

there is? really? hmmmmm

Wow, truly sorry to hear about that. But 10K worth of equipment? Jeez! Karma will get the sorry bastards.

at least they left the tackle boxes.... and two combos....but they got over 30 rods and reels from curado's to carrot stix.. my fishfinder/gps/chart plotter, my fish cat, broke into our garage.. ill keep ya posted but trust me selling my toon will be the absolute last resort...

Sorry to hear that man, If you could list what you lost that might help. I hit yard sales, scan craig's list and hit the local college swap meets all the time. You never know someone on here might spot some of your gear.

I've seen stolen merchandise get confiscated at OCC and Golden West swap meets a few times. Usually bikes or car rims.

When it rains it pours sorry bro to hear the bad news

bayfishingjunkie wrote:at least they left the tackle boxes.... and two combos....but they got over 30 rods and reels from curado's to carrot stix.. my fishfinder/gps/chart plotter, my fish cat, broke into our garage.. ill keep ya posted but trust me selling my toon will be the absolute last resort...

I've been watching craigslist a lot lately looking for another float tube for my mother... so if I see a bunch of stuff pop up in our area i'll let you know

Man that sucks! Sorry to hear that. Definitely watch craigslist and hard sales/swap meets....and get ready to knock somebody teeth into the back of their throat when you come across you gear.


Also id recommend making a list as well and posting it on other forums as well....chances are this guy isnt a fisherman and will have no need for the stuff. The more people you have looking out for it the more likely he'll get caught.

Sorry to hear man! Why cant people just understand that some things are just sacred and should not be messed with!
Never touch another mans vehicle & Most definitely never touch his Fishing Equipment!

try and look at your neighbors if they have surveillance camera's you never know you might catch dem try your local pawn shop and if fishing gear is all they got you might look at the people around you. my wife and i just learned who stole our civic si which got stolen in 09 chp had found our transmission in another car and led them to the dirtbags sorry that you are having hard times but it will be okay keep grinding and things will ship up

Another tip would be to use search tempest. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Allows you to search all of US or state by state for gear. I have read when guys want to sell a LOT of stolen gear they often move it 1-2 states over to avoid being caught, but if you have logged model and serial numbers other states will still help.

Hey man, be strong and know we are all thinking about these unfortunate events you are enduring. Life just gets tougher and tougher. Your among people who care I have no doubt.

Keep us posted on your situation. Hang in there BFJ!

shitty new sorry about that hope u get somethin back

FloatingCanada wrote:Sorry to hear man! Why cant people just understand that some things are just sacred and should not be messed with!
Never touch another mans vehicle & Most definitely never touch his Fishing Equipment!

Most sacred..his woman 2nd, his gears..