If I understand correctly (a big if), I'd say there's plenty of forage fish the right size for 15" bass to utilize efficiently, while larger forage is sparse.

Possible corrective measures would include:
-thin the larger bass (thin the thin ones first, keep the fattest/fattest growing)
-thin the smaller bass, in the hope that more forage will grow to a larger size (sounds like a poor argument to me)
-adjust the forage base to have larger meals available for large bass

WRT the third option, what forage fish do you have currently?


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