First thought is the bass size class of 9" to 11" are not getting enough of the "good" sizes of food to catch and eat whereas the biggest bass are finding enough of the food sizes that allow them to eat more and maintain a higher RW. Another possibility is the smaller bass may need to expend more energy to catch their food compared to the larger bass. Bigger bass might be more efficient in catching their food compared to the smaller small bass need to a lot of swimming to catch foods .
As Theo suggests it is a very good idea to actually weigh some representative of each size class of bass. Results may be enlightening because the visual appearance of average bass in each group may look to be fatter when in reality they are not in as good of body condition as outwardly apparent. Optical illusion?
Last edited by Bill Cody; 07/15/23 09:16 PM.
