That really sucks... I had one stolen a couple years ago.. the thing that really pissed me off was that it was not a fisherman who stole it I am sure.. some crank head no doubt. I decided the only way to keep it from happening again was to take the kicker off and put it in my garage between trips. It also had a lock on it. They just cut the lock mounts with bolt cutters. If they want it..they will get it. Best not to leave it out where they can see it. So many kickers get stolen, that its a gimmi that many if not most that are for sale used must be stolen.