Learn from me on being ready for an insurance claim

[cast4bass]

Hey guys I wanted to share this with you. Some of you may know this but maybe have not taken time to do this yet.
Here is what I am learning on my theft claim (at least as far as Boat/US is concerned).
1) Pictures of equipment are very valuable. Fortunately in Dec 2011 after I had (like Eric M) cleaned out the boat and organized the tackle, I took pictures of all my lockers with all the rods reels and gear. Although you can't identify all the specific items it shows all the lockers full which is how I had stored my boat.
2) Rod Labels and Reel Boxes - Fortunately I have been keeping most of these (not all) but most.
3) Plano boxes - Last year (thinking I could be the next JMAX emoLaugh ) I started organizing tackle by Plano box. So I had a box for Large crankbaits, Medium crankbaits and small crankbaits. I recently bought a box for shakey heads (the new Plano boxes that have a large space in front are great for putting your shakey plastics with the jigheads in the compartments in the back of the box) etc - you get the idea. If you do experience a theft then it is pretty easy to remember what you lost in general categories and then approximate what you had. If I had been smart I should have taken a picture of each Plano box.
4) Lists of accessories - This is the hard part - how many pliers, scissors, gloves, hats, etc. I wish I had a good list.
5) Rods - Again I wish I had pictures but fortunately in some of my pictures of my boys they are holding fish and have a specific rod. Also I have a few with rods laid out on the deck in the background.
6) Reels - I have found it easy to remember the reels by thinking about the rod and what reel I had matched to it. I have some pictures via pictures of fish with reels in the background but I wish I had been a little better on this one too.

Of course like someone side - don't store your tackle on your boat but for me where I have very limited time to fish if I take an hour loading and unloading my boat each time then the fun of fishing is going to fade. If that is what society is coming to then maybe I will just throw in the towel - any comments?
Hope this list of to dos helps!!
Tight lines
Bill

 

[Jpxb2003]

Good suggestions with exception to the t hrow in towel part. I feel your pain but that would be letting a no-good thief win. Learn from it forgive them and move on. I know thats easy to say but it must be done. Again I hope everything works out.

 

[Jmax]

Be the next Jmax? Ah...yea....right, I keep all my stuff labled, organized and in pristene condition. It is mostly new stuff and looks perfect.......NOT!!!!! emoLaugh If someone stole my stuff my insurance company would want to pay them. emoRolleyes All those IOUs I gave Cracker Barrel for taking their rods and reels off their walls would have to be settled. Most of my partners would be happy cause they would not have to hear me casting through out the day and watch me dip my reels in the water to get them to be quiet. emoTongue Jmax

 

[Rollcast]

Do the same thing with all your guns. Better yet, store them in a heavy steel locker or safe. Speaking from experience.

 

[nate2800]

Rollcast - 9/12/2012 7:58 AM

Do the same thing with all your guns. Better yet, store them in a heavy steel locker or safe. Speaking from experience.

a good gun safe goes along way.. i have lots of important papers,several guns, and anything else u need to protect... a little advice is if u think its big enough go to the next size up , thats alot of money to eventually grow out of.. better to get a big enough one now than later.. just my 2 cents though..

 

[polo-dog]

Very sad that someone would steal personal belongings like fishing tackle. Must not be a fisherman himself/herself. I have had rods/tackleboxes and even lower units stolen from my boats over the years. I tend to pray for people like that, or at least try to. That sort of thing just makes my blood boil to hear about it. I know that you will get over it and have a great time with the new gear that you will be getting but it really is a pain having to reload like that. Bill, we need to get back out again soon. You can use my gear, my boat, anytime. Let me know. I hope to see you at Church Sunday brother!