im in memphis tn. i have a 6-7 acre lake with about half 4-6 ft deep and half slopes to 18 or so feet. about five years ago twra came and seined the lake and suggested a heavy bass harvest. for two years i removed 350+ and 250+ bass from lake and little to no bream with very good records of all fish caught. the last three years i have not been able to fish as often and only harvested 60 - 120 fish per year. a few other people fish there and the the rule is 14 and under come out so there have probably been 50 or more extra taken the last few years. the average fish is 10-12 inches with a few 2 lb or better each year. the bream were big last i fished them but that was several years ago. the bass do seem to be healthier and fight better but they are still the same size. the lake is not fertilized or limed and aside from maybe some catfish which i have never been able to catch there are only bream and bass. the lake has a good algea bloom (assuming that the little clusters of algea floating in the lake indidcate a good bloom) and the water is right on the line of muddy to stained. there is no grass or other aquatic plant that grows in the lake but there are xmas trees, ridges and fallen trees. i would like to catch larger bass. i dont care about a fifteen pounder but see no reason i cant have 2 to 3 pounders regularly. with two years of heavy harvest followed by three of moderate harvest has this just had no affect on bass population. i understand fertilizer ph and forage all affect this as well but to see no real size difference is kind of disapointing. i am fishing more now and contiue to remove bass so is there anything else that i can do to improve the size without spending more that 3 or 4 hundred dollars? thanks.