Fishermen, protect your tackle!
In the article “The one that got away” fishermen are being warned they need to protect their tackle kit.
A fact that has been recently highlighted during National Fishing Week was that fishermen are easy targets for thieves. The UK’s beloved and most favourite of all participatory sporting activities, fishing, a hobby or pastime that is often spent in seclusion, has come to the recent attention of thieves. Seeing nothing in their way to prevent them from helping themselves to valuable fishing gear, they are taking advantage of the fact that fishing gear is expensive and valuable gear. A fishing rod can cost anywhere between £100 and £2000 while specialist carp fishing reels, nets and lines can cost up to £3,000.
A fact that was highlighted during the recent National Fishing Week was that fishermen are being targeted for their valuable fishing gear, totalling a ‘net’ worth of thousands.
Night fishing, increasing in popularity all the time is providing thieves and muggers with ample opportunity to take advantage of lone fishermen. As a result this kind of crime appears to be increasing alongside the sport’s rate of popularity. Crime related to fishing, in fact, has increased by 17% with the most frequent type of crime being theft of fishing tackle.
As a response to this increase in fishing crime, one of the UK’s leading insurance providers suggests we check our policies and ensure there is a personal possessions extension (all risks) which will cover us for any personal effects or sporting equipment we carry or wear.
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Tags: carp fishing, fishing gear, fishing tackle, personal possessions