Its good to have healthy bass but a few bass always seem to be the exception I fished a pond once that had not been fish in years we caught 30 12in bass and 3 18in bass now if all the bass are stunted then why were there 18in bass my guess is some bass just find a way to break away from the norm somehow. Keep skinny 12in bass leave the fatter ones thats my philosphy. That and forage forage forage.