If the growth of the bass drop off supplement their forage base instead of trying to down step the bluegill size hierarchy. You want those bluegills to wait to spawn as long as possible so they can grow fast quickly and possibly reach a larger overall size. Bass can find plenty to eat other than your 5-6" bg - or stock more 5-6" bg


Mat Peirce
1.25 acre southeast Iowa pond
LMB, BG, YP, WE, HSB, RES, BCP