Reply #59: I have one word, and it's effective

[Missy Vixen]

Vaseline.

Coat the sign stick with a thin layer of Vaseline after pounding it into the yard. Vaseline is virtually invisible, and the reflex action will happen after the guy defacing the sign grabs the stick. It's also slick as hell.

I coated my campaign sign sticks with a very thin layer of Vaseline. It worked like a charm.

Julie