Then I guess it should have been made clear to all of us, and of course MR, if that was the purpose of the show. I had thought that DP was going to be doing the interviewing and possibly be able to extract some additional information from his guests.
IMO MR's demeanor changed pretty quickly when it became clear that this was the direction his appearance on the show was heading. I don't know if he is guilty or not, but either way I can see why he would get tongue-tied and defensive on the stage.
Backtracking a bit, the only time I recall the fishing pole actually being mentioned by MR himself was during that doorstop interview when he said something (quite calmly and not on the attack IMO) about not understanding why the lake hadn't been looked at earlier since it was likely Dylan had it with him. Paraphrased of course, but I do remember him using the word "likely"
Very early on in the case, I remember a woman posting on the FMDR page, and she went on to say that her son had attended school (in Bayfield I believe) with Dylan, and how thrilled they had both been about the school's fly fishing programme. That has popped into my head every time others have dismissed his interest in fishing.
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