As I sit here, thinking about this question, let's take it to another logical level.
If someone is motivated for this type of intense management, that pondmeister also needs to understand the consequences of that strategy. So, theoretically, we grow an additional 100 pounds of bass in this picture-perfect situation. That growth isn't evenly distributed amongst all bass. It's disproportionate, based on the most aggressive fish in the system, even more so for those with the "right" mouth size for the dominant size class and species of forage fish. There will be "class warfare" under water. So, keeping within this theory, as these predators eat, they grow. As they grow, they eat more. So, given some amount of time, the predator/prey pendulum swings toward predator-heavy. Conscientious pondmeisters weigh and measure their fish, and can predict when this pendulum moves, because specific size classes of predator fish begin to show signs of slow growth, headed toward weight loss. As that fact rears its head, there are two fundamental choices. Keep money-whipping the lake with forage fish, or harvest the under-performing bass (mostly boys). Or, some of both.
That last choice is becoming more chic for trophy bass managers...if bass managers can be chic.
