Ray Daywalker Clarke
Well-known member
Well i am sure you have read or heard of anglers having their tackle stolen.
The trade dont mind as they will end up selling new gear to the unlucky angler, and there are those shops that sell second hand tackle.
I am not saying these shops know the tackle is stolen, far from it.
To help out the manufacturer's could on reels, rod's, bivvies, etc mark the tackle with a registration number, this would also be on the guarantee certificate
So when selling your tackle, the guarantee matches the product number.
Shops selling second hand tackle should'nt pay for the tackle there and then. My local shop puts the tackle up for sale, when it is sold you get your money, the shop gets 5% cut. You wouldnt go back to a shop to collect your cash say a month later, and if its your gear then you know its not stolen.
It wont stop thefts, but it stops the outlet of stolen goods.
The trade dont mind as they will end up selling new gear to the unlucky angler, and there are those shops that sell second hand tackle.
I am not saying these shops know the tackle is stolen, far from it.
To help out the manufacturer's could on reels, rod's, bivvies, etc mark the tackle with a registration number, this would also be on the guarantee certificate
So when selling your tackle, the guarantee matches the product number.
Shops selling second hand tackle should'nt pay for the tackle there and then. My local shop puts the tackle up for sale, when it is sold you get your money, the shop gets 5% cut. You wouldnt go back to a shop to collect your cash say a month later, and if its your gear then you know its not stolen.
It wont stop thefts, but it stops the outlet of stolen goods.