Portable security device for fishing rods and reels

A device for securing against crime-of-opportunity theft of at least one fishing rod and reel to be stored in an outdoor, unsecured area or an open, unsecured portion of a vehicle, the device comprising:

• (a) a flexible webbing material, wherein the flexible webbing material has a generally bag-like shape with an open upper end, and wherein an upper end portion of the flexible webbing material adjacent the open end can be folded and wrapped around a forward portion of a fishing rod, wherein the flexible webbing material further comprises:
• (i) a first flexible webbing material, wherein the first flexible webbing material, when opened, has a generally-tubular shape with the open upper end, the generally-tubular shape having a lower end opposing the open upper end, and a lower circumferential edge of the lower end including lower-end loops extending therefrom;
• (ii) a second flexible webbing material forming a bottom-wall portion closing the lower end of the first flexible webbing material that is opposite to the open end, an outer peripheral edge of the bottom wall portion including bottom-wall loops extending therefrom;
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• (iii) interconnecting means extending through the lower-end loops and the bottom-wall loops so as to connect the generally tubular shape and the bottom-wall portion, and a peripheral gap being defined between the lower circumferential edge and the outer peripheral edge which allows water to drain out of the device and for air to circulate into and out of the device;
• (b) a first cable and first lock operatively connected to the flexible webbing material for closing and locking the open end of the flexible webbing material folded and wrapped around a forward portion of a fishing rod when at least a rear portion thereof is positioned inside the flexible webbing material, and
• (c) a second cable and second lock operatively connected to the flexible webbing material for attaching and locking the flexible webbing material to a fixed structure in the open area or on the vehicle;
• wherein each of the flexible webbing material, the first cable for closing, and the second cable for attaching is resistant to cutting with a hand-held knife.

A device for securing against crime-of-opportunity theft of at least one fishing rod and reel to be stored or transported in an outdoor, unsecured area or on an open, unsecured portion of a vehicle, the device comprising:

• (a) a flexible webbing material, wherein the flexible webbing material, when opened, has a generally bag-like shape with an open end and has at least a sufficient internal cross section and at least a sufficient internal length to receive at least a rear portion of at least one fishing rod and reel, and wherein an upper end of the flexible webbing material adjacent the open end can be folded and wrapped around a forward portion of a fishing rod, wherein the flexible webbing material further comprises:
• (i) a first flexible webbing material, wherein the first flexible webbing material, when opened, has a generally-tubular shape with the open end, and wherein the generally-tubular shape of the first flexible webbing material, when opened, has at least a sufficient internal cross-section and at least a sufficient internal length to receive at least a rear portion of at least one fishing rod and reel, wherein the rear portion of the butt end comprises at least a handle, a reel seat, and an attached reel, the generally-tubular shape having a lower end opposing the open end, and a lower circumferential edge of the lower end including lower-end loops extending therefrom;
• (ii) a second flexible webbing material forming a bottom-wall portion closing the lower end of the first flexible webbing material that is opposite to the open end, and an outer peripheral edge of the bottom wall portion including bottom-wall loops extending therefrom;
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• (iii) interconnecting means extending through the lower-end loops and the bottom-wall loops so as to connect the generally tubular shape and the bottom-wall portion, and a peripheral gap being defined between the lower circumferential edge and the outer peripheral edge which allows water to drain out of the device and for air to circulate into and out of the device;
• (b) a first cable and first lock operatively connected to the open end of the flexible webbing material for closing and locking the open end of the flexible webbing material folded and wrapped around a forward portion of a fishing rod when at least the rear portion thereof is positioned inside the flexible webbing material, wherein when in such a closed position, a largest-cross section of the rear portion of a fishing rod and reel cannot be removed through the open end of the flexible webbing material;
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• (c) a second cable and second lock operatively connected to the flexible webbing material for attaching and locking the flexible webbing material to a fixed structure in the open area or on the vehicle;
• wherein each of the flexible webbing material, the first cable for closing, and the second cable for attaching is resistant to cutting with a hand-held knife.