That's a really kind gesture machinist. Maybe you'll start something.

I have a Houston made 6'6 worm rod in excellent condition, I'll do the same thing, PM me your address and it's yours.

Scumbags. Deserve everything that karma sends their way . . . and karma WILL catch up to them, with compounded interest.

Way to go timwins

That sucks. Had the same thing happen to me 2 years ago at Rayburn. I put a very loud alarm on mine afterward. Might not stop them, but their ears are sure going to be ringing!

Really appreciate all the support guys, I am hesitant to put the name of the storage facility here simply because the owner and the place are really 1st class and over the 15+ years I have been there, there were only a few issues like this. Please PM me and I will be happy to respond with the place.


I lock the rod lockers when the boat is parked at the dock or hotel, but when in storage I usually don't. Glad I did or the damage could have extended the rod locker and tackle storage doors and adjacent fiberglass. As it was they ripped the carpet on two of the doors which will now need replacing (carpet not doors).

Really ticks me off every time I think about it, if I ever found the guy(s) who did this I would simply put them in a room with my wife, lord help them after that�..you don�t mess with her fishing poles!!

Sorry for your loss.. A buddy had 1 of those locrbar deals on his boat and they took a reciprocating saw and cut through the top cap on both sides and took what they wanted. Besides the fiberglass damage it cut a bunch of wires which caused him a lot of problems later on.

I hope they catch the knucklehead that did this, good luck !!

i knew someone would post about the winch strap. Does NOT work and it's been tried by a fiberglass repair shop but yet people keep spreading this rumor. Nothing is 100% foolproof but the guy said it was pried out and you can see that in the pics. You can do that or just cut the lock. I will always have the bar as I really like it for travel. However when at a motel or its outside overnight I take all my gear in. Sorry for your lost OP but I just hate when someone post that bet they did it with the winch strap

If they want in they will get in, it will definitely make them work for it/slow theives down, definitley see it being a deterrent for overnight at a motel but maybe not in a storage unit, what a shame...

This is why my last house purchase required space for my boat. I want it here so I can exercise the Castle Law if needed. No matte where ou store it, if they want it, they'll get it. Sorry to hear about this. Thieves suck.

Hate to read about this. That suks!!

Sorry for your loss. Thugs. Endorsed by judges everywhere. I say feet first in a wood chipper.

machinist, thank you so much for the offer, you are incredibly generous, will PM, kinda choked up.

timwins31, Thank you, just saw your post, you guys are too much, can't tell you host much this means to us, very fond memories of those rods and we both want you and machinist to know how much your posts and offers have touched us both. God Bless.

Only cure would be at least 40 caliber.

My wife and I would like to thank everyone for their support and to the offers of rods and tackle. We really can't tell you how touched we were in reading your words here. God has blessed Rosina and I with the opportunity to fish and do what we love on one of Texas's finest fishing lakes. We have met many wonderful people and made friends and lasting memories along the way. Insurance will help us get back on the water soon and we can begin to make new memories. You all are a awesome, again thank you for your words of support and encouragement.