Granted that I am only slightly younger than dirt, but I do not see many people older than me when I go to the Chattahoochee River on the north side of metro Atlanta. I typically see guys from their teens to their 50's out there fishing. The last time I fished with someone the "Kid" was 26, the other guys were early and late 40's. If I have to chose (especially as a younger man) to go to the FFF conclave or go on a fishing trip, it will be sorry I missed you but let me tell you about the big one that didn't get away. I exhibited my company's goods at a trade show last year in CA, everyone said the attendance was down considerably from past years. Money is tight and worse than tight.

Young guys may look at conclaves, etc., like I do NFL football, "I can watch that when I'm too old to fish."