OK I watched the thing 3 times. It is chocked full of inconsistent and conflicting info and comments.

Here are a few not mentioned so far.

No YOY present.

Gradual decline - inconsistent with overharvest.

People taking out fish by the hundreds without regard for size.

Used to catch 25-30 2.5 to 6 lb LMB every time in short period of time.

Obviously post spawn.

Fertile pond (said and shown).

It’s made for TV.

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Keep in mind he saw in person the entire event. We did not.

I did not hear them say no small BG. I saw a few mid size BG some skinny LMB some larger BG and I thought at least 1 LMB in decent condition.

IMO there is something else going on that we don't know about. There are at least some out of balance portions of the population.