This keeps niggling at me.... Was Dylan known to go off fishing by himself, especially to large lakes distances away with no transportation.
Let me explain. I have a twelve year old, okay he is not thirteen, but close in age. If I came home and he was not here, even if his pole was missing, I would never figure that to be an important factor. My son NEVER would go to fish alone, he is always with me, his brother, his dad, but he would never never venture out alone. I mean is this something Dylan has done during past visits? And why that specific lake. We go to many spots.... I would never be able to choose if I had to choose one as to where my older son might be. I would start at the one up the road and go out from there. I just don't understand how Dad felt this pole missing was significant unless Dylan has exhibited this behavior of fishing by himself before. Puzzling to me.
When my oldest boy disappeared mad at me years ago, I circled the block. Then we called friends and checked out in the fields at his different areas he would hang out. My second oldest then said, ahem, "he is hiding in the shed" , so I let him be and he came in when he was ready.
I am just thinking out loud here. But...how would he notice if Dylan's pole was missing. My sons have poles, but if one was missing when I was trying to locate one of them. I would not be able to tell you when it went missing if that makes sense. I might notice its absence then, but it could have been gone for over a month and I am just now noticing. Does this make sense?