New gear?

[quote author=dublthret link=topic=2600.msg23826#msg23826 date=1360699677]
only problem with those chips is you cant track them on the net. you have to have the animal(or reel and rod in this case) to use a scanner to know who it belongs to. its not a GPS so to say. its more of a electronic identifier
[/quote]That's correct, they're not GPS, they're RFID chips.
Do they have GPS chips or similar devices, small enough and affordable enough, for putting in valuable property?
And would them being in a house or etc, block the signal? I mean if it wasn't actively emitting a signal, could it be easily tracked?

Put on your tinfoil hats and read about the conspiracy theories involving RFID chips and public/private scanners being able to pin point & track people, via the credit card/etc in your wallet. :run

They make small GPS trackers to track animals and fish, I'm pretty sure there is someting small enought out there to put on a rod somewhere.

So it would just be a way to identify it as yours if you or someone who knows the stolen item found it in someone elses hands.
It would be nice if someone would come up with a chip small enough to use that was "trackable".

Thanks for the info!

The problem you run into with trackable GPS beacons is they must have a power supply. Unfortunately most of the powersources that work the best for GPS transmitters are actually quite large in comparison to a fishing rod.

Speaking of spanish gaffs, here's the new one I just finished. 14/0 Stainless treble with about 14 oz of lead.

[img width=480 height=800]http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q567/Rich12012/B92FA1E3-orig_zpsbac7f3e9.jpg[/img]

I know a net would be better, but I just don't have room for one in the car. Rigged with a line clip so I can slide it down and gaff my own fish, hopefully. :)

Rich, I'm gonna fish next to you from now on. :fishing:

[quote author=Haywire link=topic=2600.msg23904#msg23904 date=1360773450]
Rich, I'm gonna fish next to you from now on. :fishing:
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Haywire, if you ever need a net or gaff yell for me, you are one of the most eager to help whenever anyone hooks up, and I know I owe you several netted fish !


Thanks I everyone for always being so eager o help land fish

We need to have a snatch rod ready after what happened to Sonny last year.I can still see that fish swimming away,ouch.........

[quote author=Rich1 link=topic=2600.msg23880#msg23880 date=1360760985]
Speaking of spanish gaffs, here's the new one I just finished. 14/0 Stainless treble with about 14 oz of lead.

[img width=480 height=800]http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q567/Rich12012/B92FA1E3-orig_zpsbac7f3e9.jpg[/img]

I know a net would be better, but I just don't have room for one in the car. Rigged with a line clip so I can slide it down and gaff my own fish, hopefully. :)
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they do make a collapsible net that fits in a bucket and work pretty good too
http://www.popnetnets.com/

[quote author=Haywire link=topic=2600.msg23904#msg23904 date=1360773450]
Rich, I'm gonna fish next to you from now on. :fishing:
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Haywire, you netted so many for me last fall it will be a privilege to try and get caught up a bit. Just hope the big ones come back around again so I can put it to use.