Hello,
Is it only me or do you think tackle manufacturers need to do more when it comes to preventing tackle thefts?
We spend thousands on new tackle but there seems to be very little if any advancements in technology when it comes to preventing thieves.
For example why can't bite alarm manufacturers use fingerprint technology on a receiver.
If the receiver is not in range or unlocked the alarms don't work.
Rods and Reels could have serial numbers so can be reported stolen and added to a database so when they are sold on the buyer can check to see if the item has been stolen.
I'm sure there is plenty of solutions out there but nothing is ever done.
Is it only me or do you think tackle manufacturers need to do more when it comes to preventing tackle thefts?
We spend thousands on new tackle but there seems to be very little if any advancements in technology when it comes to preventing thieves.
For example why can't bite alarm manufacturers use fingerprint technology on a receiver.
If the receiver is not in range or unlocked the alarms don't work.
Rods and Reels could have serial numbers so can be reported stolen and added to a database so when they are sold on the buyer can check to see if the item has been stolen.
I'm sure there is plenty of solutions out there but nothing is ever done.
In reply to Post #1
Century and free spirit do have serial numbers.
Century and free spirit do have serial numbers.
In reply to Post #1
You could “smart water” your gear if bothers you I guess.
I'm sure the tackle companies could do it but that would add cost and not necessarily add value.
You could “smart water” your gear if bothers you I guess.
I'm sure the tackle companies could do it but that would add cost and not necessarily add value.
In reply to Post #1
ATT has the car alarm system which are like rocking horse turds now.
Smart water and Smart tags are the only reasonable means. I think incorporating biometric technology in an industry like this would cost too much to implement, and no-one would pay the inevitable cost passed onto the consumer. I guess you could create alarms whereby (like the ATT) the sound only comes from the reciever, and the reciever only works with the heads programmed into them, but I would be more concerned with having my 20 year old rods and 15 year old reels nicked as they cannot be replaced like for like.
ATT has the car alarm system which are like rocking horse turds now.
Smart water and Smart tags are the only reasonable means. I think incorporating biometric technology in an industry like this would cost too much to implement, and no-one would pay the inevitable cost passed onto the consumer. I guess you could create alarms whereby (like the ATT) the sound only comes from the reciever, and the reciever only works with the heads programmed into them, but I would be more concerned with having my 20 year old rods and 15 year old reels nicked as they cannot be replaced like for like.
There could be a way of fitting a small tracking device in your rod butts,not sure how well it would work though..
In reply to Post #1
I've got a UV pen that I write my postcode and house number on most of my gear. It only shows up if you shine a UV light on it. I have written the same and my phone number on the inside flap of my rucksack with a black marker pen that proved useful when some scrotes broke into my garage a few years ago and dumped most of the gear (except my emergency stash of £20!) and got it returned pretty quick.
Things like satellite tracking are expensive and will normally incur a monthly fee.
Unfortunately don't have a lot of faith in the police to do some proper coppering unless it drops into their laps.
I've got a UV pen that I write my postcode and house number on most of my gear. It only shows up if you shine a UV light on it. I have written the same and my phone number on the inside flap of my rucksack with a black marker pen that proved useful when some scrotes broke into my garage a few years ago and dumped most of the gear (except my emergency stash of £20!) and got it returned pretty quick.
Things like satellite tracking are expensive and will normally incur a monthly fee.
Unfortunately don't have a lot of faith in the police to do some proper coppering unless it drops into their laps.
In reply to Post #6
Have tracking on my car and bike, one I pay a monthly subscription the other is included in the purchase price. Too big to fit in a rod butt or bite alarm although I'm sure bite alarm manufacturers could design one into a receiver and alarm heads fairly cheaply.
Have tracking on my car and bike, one I pay a monthly subscription the other is included in the purchase price. Too big to fit in a rod butt or bite alarm although I'm sure bite alarm manufacturers could design one into a receiver and alarm heads fairly cheaply.
All those things don't prevent people stealing cars, and the police have enough issue catching them. Not sure they will put much into tracking a set of rods etc. and people who want to steal things, will always come up with a solution to any security in their way.
Best way to stop people stealing it, is make it hard to access. My expensive stuff, rods alarms reels etc, will always be kept in doors
Best way to stop people stealing it, is make it hard to access. My expensive stuff, rods alarms reels etc, will always be kept in doors
In reply to Post #8
My trakker aren't for the benifit of the police, if either vehicle moves I get an immediate alert to my mobile and can see exactly whare it is and as im never far away could easily follow it.
My trakker aren't for the benifit of the police, if either vehicle moves I get an immediate alert to my mobile and can see exactly whare it is and as im never far away could easily follow it.
there is tracking devices small enough to fit in a rod butt,you can get them small enough to fit push bike frames. as for plod not following up any knicked gear it would hopefully still lead you to where the rods are. then deal with to your own way..
They could start by making reliable stuff at realistic prices. It's got too expensive and too lucrative for thieves.
You can buy perfectly usable rods, reels and alarms for £50 a pop. Why are some 10x that yet not 10x better? And sorry, no bivvy is £1000 worth and a set of alarms costing more than an iPad or laptop.. ffs
You can buy perfectly usable rods, reels and alarms for £50 a pop. Why are some 10x that yet not 10x better? And sorry, no bivvy is £1000 worth and a set of alarms costing more than an iPad or laptop.. ffs
In reply to Post #11
Are you trying to compare a product which will probably sell in its hundreds, to a product which sells into 10's of millions??
Carp fishing products are such a niche market, for companies to be able to make any sort of return then the mark ups have to be high, and that excludes if they are sold through a tackle shop who also need their own share.
Are you trying to compare a product which will probably sell in its hundreds, to a product which sells into 10's of millions??
Carp fishing products are such a niche market, for companies to be able to make any sort of return then the mark ups have to be high, and that excludes if they are sold through a tackle shop who also need their own share.
In reply to Post #12
I'm comparing a device that contains its own mains rechargeable power source with infinite business and social uses to a wireless speaker and movement sensor that requires antiquated battery replacement. It's like comparing an iPad to a kids calculator
There are more carp anglers than ever before and the price of everything has only gone up, disproportionally to everything else in life most of the time.
I'm comparing a device that contains its own mains rechargeable power source with infinite business and social uses to a wireless speaker and movement sensor that requires antiquated battery replacement. It's like comparing an iPad to a kids calculator
There are more carp anglers than ever before and the price of everything has only gone up, disproportionally to everything else in life most of the time.
In reply to Post #1
Doesn´t home insurance cover your gear, even out on the bank ? Even if your gear is "watermarked", selling it on would be hard to trace, and if you do track down stuff that has been stolen, would be almost impossible to resolve in court, as it´s passed through from seller to seller etc.
The extra cost for the manufacturer to "watermark" tackle, would be too much, and increase price of items, but they should provide reasonably cheap insurance coverage, for all the tackle tarts. Best to do it yourself, with your insurance company.
Doesn´t home insurance cover your gear, even out on the bank ? Even if your gear is "watermarked", selling it on would be hard to trace, and if you do track down stuff that has been stolen, would be almost impossible to resolve in court, as it´s passed through from seller to seller etc.
The extra cost for the manufacturer to "watermark" tackle, would be too much, and increase price of items, but they should provide reasonably cheap insurance coverage, for all the tackle tarts. Best to do it yourself, with your insurance company.
In reply to Post #13
There maybe more carp anglers out there than ever before, but then again there are a hell of alot more tackle companies than ever before, thus reducing the total pot that goes round, forcing up the prices of gear ironically
There maybe more carp anglers out there than ever before, but then again there are a hell of alot more tackle companies than ever before, thus reducing the total pot that goes round, forcing up the prices of gear ironically