Patent ID: 8079172

Claim:
A method for securing against crime-of-opportunity theft of a fishing rod and reel to be stored or transported in an outdoor, unsecured area or on an open, unsecured portion of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of: (a) inserting at least a rear portion of at least one fishing rod and reel into and through an opening of a body of a device having a generally bag-like shape and formed of a flexible webbing material, wherein the inserting is in a direction generally parallel to an internal length of the body; (b) closing the opening of the flexible webbing material around a forward portion of the at least one fishing rod protruding through the opening when at least the rear portion thereof is positioned inside the body formed of the flexible webbing material and locking the closed opening to prevent crime-of-opportunity theft by removal of the rear portion of the at least one fishing rod from inside the device; and (c) attaching and locking the body of the device to any available fixed structure in the open area or to the vehicle to prevent crime-of-opportunity theft of the device; wherein the flexible webbing material includes a plurality of reinforcing strands of metal wire or metal cable.