Fishin Fool
Well-known member
I don't post that much to the forum anymore but I wanted to let everyone know about a problem at Skull Island Ramp. Fishing Fire and I went up there yesterday in his Toyota truck pulling the boat. When we got there the ramp was PACKED. We ended up having to park on the far end out toward the road. There were people fishing off the ramp and lots of people camping across at Skull Island.
We came back in about 8 Pm because the wind began to gust and whitecap the water. He cranked his truck and immediately we heard the roar........someone had crawled under his truck, in broad daylight, with people all around, and had hack sawed the catalytic converter off! To say we were amazed was an understatement. We called the police, only to find that we were the second incident that day where a converter was stolen. In addition apparently one more incident was interrupted at Wolftever by an alert fisherman but the crooks got away with only a description of the car, which was a light blue sedan.
I urge everyone to take care and be on the alert when you are up there at Skull or any other ramp. The price of copper and platinum has gone through the roof and these jokers are making $50 to $100 on the stolen converters. (looks like someone would investigate the people BUYING the cur off converters). I could not get close enough to ID the people but I did see them exit the lot at high speed when I came into the channel. They were in a light blue or gray Pathfinder or some type of light duty SUV. Just thought I'd warn everyone. Be sure and call the Sheriff if you see anything suspicious up there.
We came back in about 8 Pm because the wind began to gust and whitecap the water. He cranked his truck and immediately we heard the roar........someone had crawled under his truck, in broad daylight, with people all around, and had hack sawed the catalytic converter off! To say we were amazed was an understatement. We called the police, only to find that we were the second incident that day where a converter was stolen. In addition apparently one more incident was interrupted at Wolftever by an alert fisherman but the crooks got away with only a description of the car, which was a light blue sedan.
I urge everyone to take care and be on the alert when you are up there at Skull or any other ramp. The price of copper and platinum has gone through the roof and these jokers are making $50 to $100 on the stolen converters. (looks like someone would investigate the people BUYING the cur off converters). I could not get close enough to ID the people but I did see them exit the lot at high speed when I came into the channel. They were in a light blue or gray Pathfinder or some type of light duty SUV. Just thought I'd warn everyone. Be sure and call the Sheriff if you see anything suspicious up there.