03-10-2014, 02:26 PM
I remember when I was young that my dad would always take me fishing with him except when he went to Henry's, Henry's wasn't kid fishing. Our culture has swayed heavily towards the idea that if you don't have your kids on the water catching 5 lb fish by the time they are teething they will not grow up with any interest in fishing (sounds like a marketing campaign). And of course when your 7 year old catches that 25 inch monster you're going to keep it so you can brag to all of your budies about how great a fisherman your kid is which by default then makes you an even greater fisherman.
My question to those of you that have been around Henry's for the last couple decades is , Have you seen the number of families fioshing together go up?
I think that several things are at play, overpopulation due to the increase in natural production, overharvest of large fish due to my narrative above and the facebook culture of needing to show everyone what you caught and get a pat on the back.
When the average size of a 3 year old fish today is smaller than the size of a 3 year old fish 10 years ago that screams overpopulation or a reduction in prey base by some other cause.
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My question to those of you that have been around Henry's for the last couple decades is , Have you seen the number of families fioshing together go up?
I think that several things are at play, overpopulation due to the increase in natural production, overharvest of large fish due to my narrative above and the facebook culture of needing to show everyone what you caught and get a pat on the back.
When the average size of a 3 year old fish today is smaller than the size of a 3 year old fish 10 years ago that screams overpopulation or a reduction in prey base by some other cause.
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