Killie THIEF - Please Stop (Oceanport)

This poor guy makes a post because some J_____f steals his bait and property and even worse ruins his day for his kids and some here turn it into "How could he be so stupid to leave your stuff in a public area!" WTF! Yeah the unfortunate reality of the world we live in is you can't leave anything to trust but give the guy a break. He had a real bad day and came here for help, not to be abused! If it were me I would find someone who has a motion activated camera like hunters use in the woods, try placing that somewhere it won't be stolen, buy another trap and see if you can't get a shot of who stole your stuff. And when I did I wouldn't go to the authorities, I would kick the persons ass who made my children have a bad day. The world is full of disgusting people who need a knot jerked in them.

Dakota

[thefishermanmechanic]

Well I won't be so hard on you my fellow father fisherman. Protect your harvest lock it have a local "friend" keep an eye out etc. I think you get the point. I don't think anyone from Jerry's website is responsible, trust few protect your own and have a great day out on our shore with your children!

[Billfish715]

I've made my own killie cars from wood and galvanized mesh. I've made them out of all wood. They work very well but are visible.....not as much as a yellow bait bucket, however. Try sealing the ends of a killie trap with bottle corks to keep the bait from escaping. The cork or rubber stoppers can be taken out so the trap can be reset. Or, you can take an old trap and pinch the wire funnels closed. Attach a line to the clip as usual, add the killies, place a small piece of bunker in with them and lower the trap into the water. Tie a small stick or twig to the end of the line to mark it. High tide is best. The trap and its contents remain hidden; the bait stays alive; and you can retrieve it by snagging the line with a weighted treble or long pole. You can do the same at your boat dock if there are incidents with empty or missing bait containers.

[Arbutis]

Here's my new and improved killie trap and holding bucket. Hopefully this will do the trick. I refuse to move my trap from my local boat ramp location.

[GregV]

I had similar issues with crab pots on Little Silver Point a few years ago. I threw the pots off a friends dock and found them emptied out more often than not a couple of days later. I even put a brass lock and chain across the pot door and found the wire door ripped back around the chain and the pot emptied. I stopped putting the pots where they were easily accessible to others. It was supposed to be fun, but wound up being aggravating. I never found out if it was kids or adults but the bottom line is that there are enough jerks out there to ruin a good thing if it is accessible to them.
BTW, I used to pot killies in OP/LB but there are commercial guys working the creeks very hard with pots that hit the kille population hard. Now I just buy them locally.

[MrAC1980]

Just something to consider, if you're having an issue on private property or adjacent to private property, you can pick up a trail cam system pretty cheap and mount it so no one will ever know its there. It'll take pics when it senses movement.

[arat]

Not to be the bad guy but, I keep hearing that since the killies were stolen the guy couldn't take his kids fishing and it ruined their day. He couldn't go to a tackle store and under the circumstances buy some killies and then take his kids fishing? Seems to me that would solve one problem.
I also like the motion activated camera idea then teach the guy a lesson he won't forget.

[Captain Rich]

Originally Posted by Arbutis

Here's my new and improved killie trap and holding bucket. Hopefully this will do the trick. I refuse to move my trap from my local boat ramp location.

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You are assuming the thief knows how to read

[jiggingworld]

Originally Posted by Arbutis

Here's my new and improved killie trap and holding bucket. Hopefully this will do the trick. I refuse to move my trap from my local boat ramp location.

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that's very funny,

I kept my boat in Browns Boat yard for 7 seasons, my rods,reels,v nets, etc.. kept in the boat, never had any issue at all.. I guess it depends on area..

[Capt. Debbie]

It sucks and its frustrating. It also may be someone who just let them all go too.

Never know. I feel your pain. I don't have private protected water from either. Even when I had a boat slip the stuff had legs.