Anyone ever had their catch hole covers and/or sleeves stolen?

[broman]

This will be my first year for putting a wheelhouse onto the pond. Has anyone had their catch covers and/or sleeves stolen?

Should I run a chain through them and bolt them to the inside of the house?

[LMITOUT]

I guess I'm not sure how they could even get at them unless they got inside the house and took the time to unscrew all those screws just to get some relatively low-dollar item.

[broman]

I have 8 catch covers, with sleeves.

It would cost $228 dollars to replace all of them from fishhousesupply with their current special.

I wouldn't call it a "low-dollar" item since that's the price of some flashers and heaters which are also stolen.

As for taking them time, you never know. I was more worried about them taking the covers and sleeves and leaving the collars in the floor. Either way, I would have to buy the whole setup again.

[Shawnny B]

Broman, you gotta think these guys are a smash and run, they dont want to sit around and plan on hmm..I need a drill...a number 2 or 3 phillips, and umm...They are going to break in if they think something is in there worth value to them, a heater, fishing stuff, things they can sell easy, not things they can use.

ShawnnyB

[broman]

At least I'm not hearing anyone say "yep, mine have been stolen". Now, you mentioned heater. That's something I'm going to look into bolting or creating a cover to put over it when not in use. A large box made of the same paneling as the inside walls. That way it'll look like the wall. Yeah, there will be the outside vent pipe showing, but maybe they won't know any better.

Am I paranoid, yeah, but I want to try and minimize the chances that I'll go up there thinking I'm going to have a nice day of fishing and instead not have a heater.

[chris63]

What area are you fishing?Sounds like maybe the cities area lake(s)?Good luck,it sure stinks when a guy has to outfit his house with thoughts of what way can I make this less apt to be stolen.c63

[broman]

Gonna put it out on Mille Lacs. You could put a cardboard box on the metro lakes and someone would steal it.

[ozzie]

if they are going to break in they usually are going to be looking to grab and go but then again like you said it ain't hard to just grab the covers......but I have never heard of this happening...

[germanshorthairs]

Had a friend that had his 16 foot ice castle stolen. He even had a hitch lock and they still got it. All I can say is have a separate insurance policy out for it and a low deductable. Usually about $150 for the year. If you really try to lock things up they will just break your stuff. Take the stuff you are able to with you and hope they dont steal it.