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There was a group of children, one had a fishing rod, I asked him where he got it from, they must have thought I was accusing them of stealing it from someone because the one holding the rod awkwardly said "I don't know" then they ran away like they thought I was going to take it from them. Really is no where to buy fishing gear around here. It's bizarre, there's so many good fishing spots within a couple hours drive of the town, huge water storage dams that allow boats, rivers with camping areas on the banks etc.

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Kids are generally weary of strangers asking questions without context. Adults are also generally accusatory. Possibly what would have helped is saying "Dang I miss fishing.. looks like fun! Is there a place closeby to buy a fishing pole?!" It seems like that's what you intended... maybe.