Friday night trip to NSP

[montylfl]

I live in Palm Harbor and in April I got my annual pass to Honeymoon Island. This pass entitles you access to the park after hours for fishing. Since the park is only five minutes to my house I have not been making as many trips to the pier as in the past. Recent reports of Snapper, Trout and the annual migration of Squid peek my interest for a trip to NSP.

Well is was Saturday morning @ 1:00am. I loaded my SUV up with my rods, casting net, tackle and live well for a night of fishing. My intention was to stay until @ 9:00am with the hope of catching a few mackeral to cap off the night.

After, I loaded the SUV i decided to go in the house and fill the cooler with some drinks and Ice. Grabbed the spare cooler for my catch. I noticed the cooler was a little dirty so I went out back and rinse it out. It was now 1:30 am. I put the two coolers in the passenger seat and head out for the 30 minute drive to the pier.

I got to pier around 2:15, paided and found a spot @ 100 yrs from the bait house. I was all set for a night of fishing.

I open the back of my SUV and noticed I had no rods. I could of sworn I put the rods in the car. I look some more and my cast net was not in the car and my tackle box was missing too.

I then realized .. I WAS ROBBED. Some one cleaned out the back of my car as i was cleaning out that dirty cooler out back. I never heard the SOBs.

What is this world coming too. This is the second time my car has been robbed. I thought I lived in a decent neighborhood. Goes to show you you never know.

Took me three months and alot of money to replace my gear the last time. I am P.O and feel violated. Not even sure I want to replace this gear again. SO if you hear of anyone bragging about the gear they stole in Palm Harbor... Let me know. I love to run into the b'tard.

Good fihsing to you all and tight lines. Catch one for me. ( legal size please).

[permit53]

put up a description of the stuff so we can keep an eye out for you.

[tylerdurden]

damn, that crap makes me sick to hear

[snookmook]

That truly sucks. You gotta lock everything up all the time even if it's only going to be a minute. I know you didn't plan to way lay yourself cleaning the cooler, but you just gotta get in the habit of locking everything all the time.

My laptop got stolen from my car in my driveway one morning about five years ago. Same kind of deal. I went back to the house cause I forgot my cell phone and some scum bag was watching me and nabbed it in less than two minutes while I was inside getting my phone. It was so fast I first thought I had forgot to put my laptop in the car. I was like what the *&%$?

Thieves suck. I'm glad I got to break the fingers of one I caught in my car about 10 years ago. That's what they used to do back in Jersey where I grew up. It's funny how they never call the police and file an assault charge when that happens to them. LOL

[havetofish]

So sorry Monty...there are some real a-holes out there.