That LMB looks awful thin. I've been trying to reverse the effects of stunted bass myself. While my LMB started out 9-11" as opposed to your 10-13", the bass in your picture appears to be as thin as mine were.

Would you say that the other bass are as thin as that one? I'd hate to give me opinion after seeing only one fish, but if that fish is typical, my guess would be that they are starting to stunt.

How many bass can you catch in a given time of fishing? When we first got the pond with our stunted LMB, I could catch at least 30 LMB per day without hardly trying (4 acre pond). I think your catch rate, in addition to their size, will tell you quite a bit about what you have.

EDIT: The size of the fish's tail in that second pic seems disproportionally large compared to both the head and the body. Wait for the experts to chime in, but it appears to me they're at least thin (if not stunted).

Last edited by davatsa; 02/11/08 10:01 PM.
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