I am not sure how to work the software on this site. And I am pretty sure I sent something into the Great Bitbucket In The Sky.
Rockymtnbuds -- I sentcha a PM (which really wasn't "P" at all) but I dunno if it got to you. It is a brilliant idea my redheaded witchwife came up with.
Here 'tis:
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I explained to her how you were desolated by the robbery. And I told her that my advice to you is to call all the pawn shops in a 30-mile radius and check with them.
She said, "They might be hesitant to give out any information over a phone call. You said that where the guy (that's you) lives, the pawn shops are not necessarily straight-arrow.
"So what he should do is go shopping for rods, reels, and gear in all the pawn shops in the area, without advance warning to the pawn shops. Just walk in, shopping."
Brother, let me tell you about my wife. She has an IQ that is astronomical. When she moves in on something, she solves the something.***
***We have a letter of apology from the IRS. They pissed her off once. Once.
I strongly recommend that you spend some casual search efforts in the nearest 20 pawn shops over the next month..
She also said, "He indicated that pawn shops are not that honest where he is. Well, just about the right time has passed for the pawn shop to display some of the stuff. And even if he has to BUY it back, it will be worth it to him."
Like I said, she is Mensa level smart. Follow her advice.