Hi Vince,VGB wrote: ↑Tue Nov 28, 2023 9:13 amHi John/Nils/PaulPaul Arden wrote: ↑Tue Nov 28, 2023 3:18 am I genuinely don’t worry about it. The way to get better participation is clubs at grass roots level. From that a few will come through to championship level.
I am not going to go through your individual posts but I'll pick up on Paul's point above, there is no grass roots competition level, except maybe in 1 or 2 countries. Even here, you have a forum full of casting geeks, the majority of which do not compete. As far as I can see with your specialised equipment and objections to any format change, you are not going to change anything any time soon. I wish you well but I will remain an interested observer and spend any spare cash on fishing trips.
Regards
Vince
Please read my posts and you will see I am open to change for the ICSF lines, I’m against “ditching “ them now though. If that happens the sport will lose much, much more than it gains. I know both Nils and Paul are open to change, Nils has come from a traditional casting background and embraced fly casting events. Paul has come from a fishing background and embraced the fly casting events.
There is grass roots level entry channels in a number of casting nations, most are not fly fishers.
There are a number of challenges and there will be changes. The attempts to design events around fishing gear and fishing scenarios do not seemed to have resulted in sustained growth, anywhere, either so the changes that will occur will not be those.
Whatever the changes are there is one certainty; they won’t suit everybody but then, nothing in life does.
Excellent discussion,
John