As a tackle dealer I have for the last 30 years put something back through sponsorship of junior sections of clubs but the sad fact is that Junior licence sales are down around 40% in three years.
All of the local clubs who had junior sections have ceased the junior sides due to lack of numbers of juniors wanting to coarse fish plus in the past when helpers were faced with CRB checks etc. they lost the will to help.
Carp fishing with bite alarms is the new starter kit as most kids are you tube experts and are only concerned with catching the biggest fish in the pond.
This is fine if they have someone to mentor them and take them to a commercial fishery where they stand a good chance of catching something but most kids cant access commercials as they are not on bus routes generally and cant fish unaccompanied.
All of the local clubs who had junior sections have ceased the junior sides due to lack of numbers of juniors wanting to coarse fish plus in the past when helpers were faced with CRB checks etc. they lost the will to help.
Carp fishing with bite alarms is the new starter kit as most kids are you tube experts and are only concerned with catching the biggest fish in the pond.
This is fine if they have someone to mentor them and take them to a commercial fishery where they stand a good chance of catching something but most kids cant access commercials as they are not on bus routes generally and cant fish unaccompanied.