It went a little something like this....

[Skitterpop]

You have to tell us more. Sounds rotten...hope you`re ok.


Checked out your bandsaw web posting Damn thats nasty oke:

[leptar]

Ya Friday night did not go too well, 12 or so years of many solo night fishing outings and never an issue. Some of the folks i have fished along side were not the typical types many would fish next to but never had any problems, in fact, some of the best nights were those. Friday night/Saturday morning was a different one. Between 12:45am and 1am, a young teenager who was overly curious with my rod and reel greeted me. He grabbed it, started fooling around I asked him to put it back, and he was laughing and slurring. I grabbed it off him and he punched me in the chest. I pushed him back and told him to F' off... put the rod back in my truck and another kid jumped on my back. I tossed him to the ground and when i was finished with him another teen flipped his wrist and what is stupid was i knew what he had, I had time to react but stood there like a moron. So across the face i get whacked with a blackjack and they made off with my tica dolphin 10' saltiga blast 4500 my large skinz bag and my small canyon bag along with my lunch cooler.

For me it was rather embarrassing and very humiliating, usually i carry my neck knife but that was at home, as i left work and probably a good thing in a weird way as I probably would have killed them. Did not talk about it as i had a few friends check the local shops and keep an eye out. There was a moment where i had thought about dumping majority of my gear. After a some thought, i came to deciding not to let this incident discourage me but to make me smarter and safer.

I am ok other then some bruising around my eye and some broken capillaries but it could have been worse... another 1/4" and it would have hit my eye or it could have been a knife or a gun.

[Skitterpop]

Thats horrible Leptar.... sorry for your pain. You say you`re ok but just like a car accident its traumatic.

If I was you I would carry a billy about three feet long.... it sucks but looked what happened to you.

Be strong and don`t let it effect your future trips if you can.

Actually I would sacrifice my rod in that situation....use it to defend yourself....would make a very handy and lengthy weapon.


What general area were you fishing?

Mike

[leptar]

Fog land beach to be exact and i would have used my rod in a heart beat but it was in the back of my CR-V and the chit hit the fan so fast...
I wouldn't say traumatized but yes it will affect my approach in the future... After the WTF just happened set in, I started to think alot less about my interests and more about my family, especially my son.

[JohnR]

Sorry to hear about this - get us a description of the stuff to keep an eye open for you. And perhaps now time to employ the buddy system...

[Pete_G]

One of the worst parts about fishing gear theft is the way it kind of ruins fishing for a while since you of course think of that incident anytime you go fishing...

It definitely takes time to get over something like that and to get back to enjoying your time on the water. It ruins your trust in people too.

Sorry to hear about the loss and it's good to hear you are ok.

[Slingah]

glad your okay leptar...your right it could have been worse..for all...
damn punks....where is fogland??? in MA.?

[spence]

I think that would rattle anyone. Be thankful you're not worse off, if they were f'ed up who knows where it could have gone.

Anytime you want to fish Fogland give me a shout...I'm right up the road. The notion that this happened in my backyard is more than a little disturbing.

Did you notify the police?

-spence