I have a dry floating storage box in my boat that my wallet, cell phone and keys ALWAYS go in the SECOND my buddy gets in my boat or I get back in my boat from parking the truck. If my boat sinks, this storage box will float and I keep it under my seat. My buddy Hens keeps our keys, wallets and cell phones in the EXACT same dry storage spot in the boat and they ALWAYS go in this spot the very second we are both in the boat. Both of these are done pretty much before I untie from the courtesy dock or just a few feet from idleing away from picking either of us up. I keep my keys, wallet, cell phone, work id in the EXACT same place at home and they go there the SECOND I walk in the door and have NEVER lost any of them EVER. Sorry for your trouble, fishing at night adds a bunch of different obsticles than in the daylight that people really don't understand until they do it. Hope the tip by putting these valuable in the same place the same time everytime will help someone in the future avoid part of the troubles you encountered.