Pat -- yes, a relative weight of 80 on the smaller bass is low. However, I've seen Wr values down into the 60s. So, you should interpret 80 as low, but not a crisis (i.e., they are not about to die). The "pieces" of your report fit together well. The smaller bass are overabundant, competing for food, and thin. A few bass always pop through this "bottleneck" of competition, reach larger sizes, and always are in better condition (100 in this case) because they don't have much competion. Because there are few of them, they most often have higher relative weight.


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