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Fishtopher
man thatHad plans to go Gator fishin with Fishfinger this am down on the Willy. Those plans have desicrated upon by someone who apparently thinks they need to fish more than I do.
Last night I loaded up my Datsun 720 King Cab with two rods6'6 Sturdy Stick and an11ft Northriver, one spinning reel-Diawa, one casting reel-Penn Peerless, one tackle bag- black and red Rapala-full of Gator gear, lunch-egg salad sammich, cell phone-Boost Mobile, a bait cooler, all change and bills floating around the cab, etc..
Woke up this am, got on here and goofed around for a bit, then just a few minutes ago, went out to start the truck. You know somethin aint right when the driver side door is open....got closer, and couldnt see my rods in the bed....closer yet, and NONE of my gear was where it was supposed to be. In fact, it was nowhere in sight. :shock:
Suppossed to meet up at Meldrum at 8, but hey guess what....they took the eff'n battery too. The only good news to come of this is I leave my car unlocked, so I dont have to replace a window.
So now im off to file a police report, drop off a few pics of my gear to the local pawn shops...and probably find a corner to cry in.
Sorry to hear that, Chris. Totally sucks. Odds are it was a small band of teenagers (2) finding trouble. Look for the old car in front of a house that has kids, car that needed a battery. A small car, that fits your battery. Walk around the block a few times, its probably close by. Talk to your neighbors. Either the battery or the rods was a bonus, I think the rods.
Its terrible what people do to people sometimes. Good luck, man.
Thats is the worst part in my book. Missing the window. Ah well, its raining at my house already...not too windy yet though.
Im quite used to having stuff stolen in the 'hood I live in...I just figured that the last time I chased a guy outta my backyard with my shotgun...in my boxers barefooted...for three blocks...at 230am, that word would have spread..."dont mess with that guy...hell chase you down with a 12 gauge!" Guess I was wrong on this account. (i could tell by the hollow sound it made when I racked it that it was empty...the perp probably couldnt tell though...but I still had plans to beat the guy silly with an empty Mossberg.)
Thanks for the "sorry"'s. I guess Ill go grab a Valium and do some yoga...take the edge off.
Great idea!!
Years ago, I had the battery stolen out of my car. Across the street I noticed that there was an old battery sitting on the driveway, and the car that had been 'broke down' for weeks was gone.
I called the cops, filed a report, they talked to the guy, and lo and behold, he just happened to have the same make of battery that I had listed in the police report. The guy was well known to the law as a petty thief.
I got my battery back, he got 3 days in the slammer, plus a sore jaw a week later when he confronted me for turning him in.
I know a better way to 'take the edge off', but since this is a family oriented forum I won't mention it.
I feel kinda dumb. My father in law, who lives 8 houses away, brought all my stuff back last night.:redface:
"dont ya think you should put yer **** away at night" he says.
I dont know whether to be crazy mad, or thankful. I told him I was gonna pop a tire on his 'Vette for making me miss a fishing trip. He did pay for the new battery I bought, and kept the old one.