12-16-2009, 06:37 AM
Yes, com, thats a good idea, especially in remote, low traffic areas.
I've never had a break in myself over 45 years of fishing. Boat ramps and even lightly traveled roads have enough potential witnesses to keep crimes of opportunity where tools, force or noise is needed, at bay. Unless you use the same pattern repeatedly and the bad guys are waiting around watching with just the exact tools required to do the job very quickly and with some stealth, not much is likely to happen.
Leaving small things visible, available, unlocked and unattended is a different matter. I have had rods and tools that were easily accessible stolen within seconds to minutes while I was only a few feet away and not watching.
Pon
[quote compactfishing]I think the one thing you need to be specifically concerned with is theft. Before I left my vehicle or a trailer anywhere, I would check with the police and other similarily occupied people and find out if anyone is having trouble in the area you plan to play.[/quote]
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I've never had a break in myself over 45 years of fishing. Boat ramps and even lightly traveled roads have enough potential witnesses to keep crimes of opportunity where tools, force or noise is needed, at bay. Unless you use the same pattern repeatedly and the bad guys are waiting around watching with just the exact tools required to do the job very quickly and with some stealth, not much is likely to happen.
Leaving small things visible, available, unlocked and unattended is a different matter. I have had rods and tools that were easily accessible stolen within seconds to minutes while I was only a few feet away and not watching.
Pon
[quote compactfishing]I think the one thing you need to be specifically concerned with is theft. Before I left my vehicle or a trailer anywhere, I would check with the police and other similarily occupied people and find out if anyone is having trouble in the area you plan to play.[/quote]
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