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Why is the Severn record so low ?

Neil Smart said:
Unfortunately the larger barbel are really just an indication of the demise in numbers. I would happily swap size for quantity in seeing more of those smaller males. We seem to be putting a higher emphasis on weight as to the quality of our target species which really is short sighted.
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Couldn't agree more. Wensum, Ouse, Kennett - all shadows of their former selves and all had fish of British record size. Id be happier seeing lots of 3lb fish on stretches I fish than waiting days or weeks for a good double. In the 80s I didn't think the rivers I fished would ever become tricky and/or large stretches totally barren.
 
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