He definitely had a lot of stuff, but when one takes a closer look it does not appear to a be a lot of top quality stuff. I really don't see a high end rod or reel in any of those photos. I see a lot of Walmart type fishing gear.
That's pretty much the way I see it B/S, but piles like that only have to have one gem hidden in there someplace. My main goal would be to jump all over those lures.
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness" - Mark Twain
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body. But rather, to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming...WOW, What a Ride!"