If you are like me you have invested quite a bit of money into your fishing equipment. Whether it be the 400 dollar rod and reel's, or the custom Japanese crankbaits and jerkbaits. You need to guard them from theft. Most fishermen are constantly traveling and sleeping in hotels, where the boat is at risk for punks to steal you equipment. Well there is a couple ways to battle against these thiefs. The first method is to take all the removable equipment such as: electronics, trolling motors, rod holders, and seats and store them in your front storage compartments or locking storage boxes. This way they are out of sight, and not as easy to grab. Next I highly suggest looking into a Loc-r-Bar.
It is a stainless steel bar that is mounted across your storage compartments, it is telescopic so you can recess it into the locking mechanisms on the sides of the boat. It is then locked in the middle with a stainless steel padlock. Even if the thieves break your hatch locks they cannot access the storage compartments. For a minimal price and installation its definatly worth it to invest in protecting your fishing tackle.
