There is a good balance of different sizes of bass. There is also a good forage base of red ear and coppernose bluegill. The bass seem to be very healthy at all sizes. I caught a 22" bass today that was a little over 6 pounds. I don't catch fish that seem to be under weight for there size. I have recently introduced a feeding program for the blugill, but my concern is that the bass have really had a good supply of forage fish to get as big as they should. I have also started a fertilization program to potentially help the problem as well. I am not sure if this will help, because as I stated above I really think that the supply of food and bass numbers is not the issue. Are there genetics that can hinder them from getting any larger? Is a 10-12 pound "native Texas" bass realistic if the environment is good enough? Is there a real chance that my lake has 10-12 pound bass and I have just not caught one? I have not used live bluegill as bait, but I have fished with every artificial bait out there.
