Their influence is long overdue, and it is critical to the future of recreation beyond the city limits. Men's fears that women would be hardened by equality proved unfounded. Even in the harshest of outdoor environments, there remain real and appreciable differences between men and women. More in appearance than aptitude. Most of today's rods and reels and firearms are not made specifically for women, but they do utilize ultralight fibers and metals that emphasize technique and style over strength and power.
Women are good at technique and style, often better than men.
They are fast learners, too, say professional instructors, because women enter a lesson with open minds and without years of bad habits. I am delighted at how quickly women realized they didn't need men to help them have a good time outdoors. It wasn't long ago that I almost never saw a woman hunting or fishing. And then, she usually was fast to the coattail of a husband or boyfriend. Now, women have their own associations and foundations and tournaments and hunts.