Man after reading my post it might seem I want to speed things along. I can not agree enough that forage needs to be well established prior to stocking bass. I harp on this all the time to my clients. However, deaner for instance you will lose a year of bass growth by waiting another year. Here in GA we stock 1-2 inch bluegill as late as March and then 1-2 inch bass in June and have great bass growth and well established bluegill. However stocking 1-2 inch bluegill after about April and your behind the 8-ball.