If participation fell, why did total outings rise?
Short answer
Because the people still fishing went more often. Outings rose 3% to 918 million while headcount fell.
In detail
For a buyer this is the important split: consumables follow outings, durables follow headcount.
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Part of the product record What the 2026 US participation report means for a tackle order (Market data). The record carries the tables this answer is drawn from, the fields a factory needs before quoting, and an explicit list of what has not been verified.
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