To All,
As some here know, I'm a TX Master Naturalist & am involved in a volunteer program that helps poor/city kids learn to fish.
IF you have "spare" rods/reels/lures/bobbers/sinkers/etc. & you do not need/want, look for a child to give them to, as MANY children today come from single/NO parent houses & simply cannot afford any tackle.
(Over the last year our local TMN chapter has "equipped" over 100 kids with a basic panfish outfit.- I get the ones that I pass out come from garage sales.)
yours, tex