I could also be a result of larger bass and other predators keeping them at bay. Since bass are cannibalistic, and we have plenty of other things that would like to eat a small bass (bait?), it seems to me that they may not have migrated to the areas we used to see them.
It could also be the result of the fish staying where the food is.
If certain bays and estuaries are loaded with small bait, why would th smaller bass want to leave, unless they were forced to by other influences?
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