New Bedford mom seeks 12-year old son’s fishing tackle box that has sentimental value

“Hi guys I’m just looking for a little bit of help. This is my son who will be 12-years-old has been fishing since he was 4 …something that is his life basically.

Unfortunately, he left behind his tackle box at Sandy Beach Atlantic Boulevard in Cohasset with many lures – well over $100 worth. Later that day he broke his pole, a pole that was very sentimental due to the fact my friend who passed away had given it to him.

The lures are Cast Masters and Spooks. He’s absolutely devastated! He knows it was his mistake. The tackle box was a Shimano Tackle Box. If anyone sees it in the area or if anyone is trying to sell it, it’s a 12-year-old kid’s!

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He’s almost to the point that he doesn’t want to fish anymore and I am telling him not to get discouraged but he feels he never wants to fish again because that’s how he feels at the moment. The fishing pole he has is not easy to fix. His dad’s trying to get it fixed.

He feels as though he has let a lot of people down. We just want to put a smile back on his face. It’s more of a teaching lesson than a person looking for a handout and I say that lately with all of these comments that I’m reading Billy Hanson you’re an amazing person thank you.

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I go fishing with him to the same place every night and that’s why I posted it – because the people that I fish with know what my gear looks like. So someone took it when you walked away.

Yes, it is his fault for walking away. There was a very nice gentleman who wanted to talk fishing with my son and tell him never to get discouraged because the same day his pole broke this man that spoke to my son lost his arm and told my son to never get discouraged so I’m thankful for that person and I’m thankful for anybody who offered their help.

When my boyfriend has a couple of extra hooks he lets the kids that are fishing nearby use them because they don’t have much. I like seeing the kids fishing, they’re not getting in trouble, it’s something fun and it’s only a few months out of the year up here in New England. I had a gentleman that wanted to donate and I told him that I could take care of what my son needed and I wished to help one of the kids that we helped this year and this 17-year-old blew us out of the water literally with the striper he caught we were so proud of him.

I am not thankful however for the people who made fun of me because I have a phone that is broken and doesn’t punctuate or spell correctly. Technology really sucks nowadays but not fishing that’s why we love; being on water in peace……….peace out.” –Lindsay K Santos.

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