Not Happy Jan

[Flightmanager]

G'day Raiders ,

Sometime while I was down at Wattos this morning , some lowlife broke into the back yard , and made off with 4 of my rods , and #1 Sons bike. I had layed the gear out in preparation for tomorrows fishing trip , and came home to find them GAWN!

Stupid creatures that they are , they left my brand new plastics rod ( never caught a fish , but it will , oh yes!) , the most expensive of the lot . Figured the bigger the rod , the more it was worth.

Could I ask any of our members who live in the Mt Druitt or St Marys areas to keep their ears to the ground for " cheap" gear for sale? I know its a long shot , but I feel I have to do something. The rods that were stolen were 2 5'6 Overhead rods ( Black with Blue trim ) fitted with Outer Mark 300G reels , one mustard colored 6' rod with a Daiwa 4000R reel , and a Shimano 6'6 rod , black with red trim. The mustard rod and the Shimano had Abu Garcia reels .

Sorry to share this bad news with you all , but Im so cranky right now I could chew nails !!!

Ross

[1975]

hi Ross

sorry to hear about the stolen gear mate, i work at blacktown so will keep an ear out, but don't like your chances. If you need to borrow any gear for your trip, lets us know, would be more than happy....

1975

billy 0419991437

[mrmoshe]

That truly sucks Ross. These lowlifes will probably try to offload them

either at a pub or a pawn shop for a few bucks.

I really hope you can recover them.

It's the feeling of violation of your private space that really gets your back up.

Keep your eyes and ears open Fishraiders...these pond scum have to be nailed.

Sorry to hear about your loss Ross.

Cheers,

Pete.

[outdoordan]

Thats terrible news mate,

Stealing a mans fishing tackle, Now thats low

Will keep an ear to the ground for you

Good luck

Dan

[Flightmanager]

Thanks Fellas , fortunately I have enough gear to get me through tomorrow , and I appreciate your kind offers!!

I'll see you all at Wattos on Friday night !

Ross

[arpie]

Shame, Ross! Hope you reported it to the cops - who knows, they may have stopped the lowlife whilst doing some other unsocial act!

Cheers

Roberta

[offtap1]

Thats a big downer Ross, sorry for your Bad News. Its Sad to see something like this happen to such a generous man. Chin Up. Dave

[abitfishy]

Very low act.

Make sure you do a bit of fishing over the next week or so, in particular soon. If its for their own use they will want to check it out, so lets hope you catch them in the act!

[Guest johblow]

unsavoury characters. Lets hope that they are cursed now, and only catch eel tails and toads...

[Guest fishrunner]

That is shit,

Annoys the hell out of me to hear sad tails as this

I feel for ya Ross, as it would reduce me close to tears if it was to happen to me

Have a few , and clean up tomorrow on that plastic rod

[Flightmanager]

Thanks for all your kind words , it is distressing , but now that I have made the post , and picked up on your good wishes , I feel ready to do Battle in the Gong tomorrow!

I wont be cowed or beaten by this , that which doesnt kill us ,makes us stronger !!

Ross

[Guest danielinbyron]

FM.. although its not the crime of the century report it ,

if you have any photos of the gear or receipts , the cops will circulate them to pawn brokers...even if all you have is the complete details of the lot , that will suffice..

The gear will be released to you immediately...everything sold to liscenced second hand dealers gets logged and checked by the cops...

The bad thing here{Byron} is we live so close to the border , they come from Qld steal everything they can from yards ie surf boards fishing gear , pushbikes and sell it in 2nd hand shops back there... nsw police or can't check across the border.

sorry for ya loss

[Jewhunter]

I'm so sorry to hear that Ross.

Why is it that to the nicest people?

Good to see that you are taking it in your stride mate. May the fishing gods smile on you forever & a day.

Cheers,

Grant.

[mrsswordfisherman]

Ross that sucks mate, bigtime.

You do so much to help others and its unfair.

We will be in touch (your mobile is off right now) help is on its way

Donna and Stewy

[mottyman]

What an outrage!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's just terrible. I'd be spewin if I lost some of my gear in that way.

Hope it all turns out for you mate. Go catch a fish - that will ease the pain for sure.

Cheers

David.

[Jewhunter]

I have been ropeable since I read this.

I reckon the only way to deal with bastardry is to kill it with kindness.

Ross, I have too many rods & there are a couple I'd like you to have.

Both in excellent condition. A Shimano Stella spin 6ft, 2-4kg rod & a 5'6ft Ugly stick 4-6kg pistol grip overhead rod are now yours. I'll bring them back down to Sydney mid January & leave them with Stewy for you to pick up.

The Admin Team have plans in place to help out in other ways so don't go & buy anything!

Cheers,

Grant.

[hooked]

People who steal from others are the scum of the earth.

We got broken into and had a bunch of stuff stolen, We were sure it was our neighbours..... sure enough a couple of days later I saw the bloke playing with his new camera which was exactly the same as my stolen one...

Police still didn't do a thing.

String em up I say!!!!........... or maybe Bridle rig em, and slow troll them on a downrigger

[Flightmanager]

What can I say ? I am so grateful for your good wishes and generous offers of help , that for once , I really dont know what to say, so I will keep it short : Thank You.

There can be no doubt that you are some of the finest people I have ever had the pleasure of calling my friends !!

Ross , Catherine and Brett

[cat-as-trophy]

I would also like to add my personal THANK YOU to each and every Fish Raider for all you kind words and wishes since this unspeakable act happened. I now know why we joined such a fabulous site. You guys are just the best.

Cath (MRs Flightmanager)

[KingsRule]

Ahh, thats a real shame mate

Hope you find the guys that did it.

[Penguin]

Mate sorry to hear of your loss by some low life,

but beware they dont return in the near future as thieves

often do,they know this gear and bike they took will

prob be replaced with new ones.Keep alert.

penguin

[Flightmanager]

Thanks once again to all of you , your response to this incident has been nothing short of astounding!!

The admin team have made arangements for me , and we will be back to a full arsenal very soon !!

Ross

[Guest claudia]

Sorry to hear about what happened.

WATTOS FISHING would like to give you one of the baitrunner combos that we have on special this month.

Pop in and see Sean.

cheers

claudia

[mrsswordfisherman]

This is the sort of community spirit that makes Fishraider great

I am sure that Ross is ovewhelmed by the help offered by raiders and sponsors

Way to go people!!!!

Cheers mrsswordfisherman

[GregH]

Ross,

Sorry to hear of about your stolen fishing gear , BASTARDS!

We live local so we'll keep our eyes & ears open if we see/hear anything.

Onya Wattos & all the other Fishraiders for helping Ross out .

Cheers