We built a 6 acre lake in 2006 and stocked with 4,000 bream that fall. In April of 2007 we stocked 30lbs. of fathead minnows followed by 300 northern LM bass in May and 300 Florida bass in June. The fish grew like crazy the first year. We added threadfin shad in May of 2008 and never saw them again until later that year in August and they were everywhere. Our fish were doing great, we were catching fish of all sizes up to about 12" and they were healthy. The next year, in 2009, the fish started to seem thin and the threadfin shad were gone. This is the first time we have done this so we weren't sure what to do. We started taking bass out in 2010 and we kept anything from 10" to 14", releasing everything else. We have harvested about 400 bass up to now. We are catching several fish that are between 15" and 16", but they are not healthy. We did catch one fish in 2010 that was 19" long and weighed 4lbs. 8oz. I feel we need to just keep taking out bass but my question is how many. Any information is much appreciated, I was expecting to be alot farther with the bass by now and don't want to get any further behind. Thanks in advance.