Thanks for the suggestion on culling less than 12" LMB. By "recovering nicely", I mean that I see fewer fish that look well fed, and I see lots of small fish (plenty of food). I overstocked initially based on the fish suppliers recommendation (had not yet found this site). I am not willing to weigh fish, so I will not ask my neighbor to do what I am unwilling to do. I think I know what a fat fish looks like and trust my neighbor to know the same. Maybe all LMB under 12" and any skinny fish. I am OK with just improving things while maybe not optimizing things.