This stuff really pisses me off. I used to play golf as a 13 year old and stopped playing because there were so many %$%$%$%$%$%$%$s on the course giving me a hard time. So fishing became and still is my passion. I still think you will find 10 %$%$%$%$%$%$%$ golfers to one %$%$%$%$%$%$%$ fisherman. From your description it sounds like this guy wasn' a fisherman.
A buddy of mine fell asleep at the ditch 2 years ago only to wake up and find his tackle box had been taken from him just a few inch's from his head. Too bad he didn't wake up to catch the bastige's, martial arts instructor