ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP – As if it wasn’t bad enough for a man to find that his fishing pole and tackle box were stolen, but to add insult to injury was a message from the thieves: “Leave $50 for beer and we will return the fishing stuff.”

According to Kane County Sheriff’s Office reports, the victim said he would routinely leave his fishing pole and a green and white tackle box – both valued at $150 each – outside of his fishing cabin on the 5N000 block of Grove Avenue, St. Charles Township.