an update:

I went fishing a couple weeks ago. I don't get to fish as much since Abram my son was born (he's 2 months now. His RW is 75% and his Relative height is 97% \:D actualy those are the percentiles but I figured I'd relate it to fish). I removed 8 LMB and cought 11 lmb. Looking back I should have removed all 11 LMB oh well.

Average RW is 79%

Lowest RW was 55% a 12 incher that only weighed .8 oz....sad

odly enough the highest RW was a 12 incher that weighed 1 LB

Keeping these records has realy helped a lot with managing the population. I am able to be more objective with removal of fish. A lot of times before the records I would throw back fish that put up a good fight or were a little bigger than others. The records realy made me aware of the lack of forage and the over abundance of LMB. I know now to remove the LMB that are below the standard weight.