Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations about stunted bass

One of the best ways to tell is to calculate relative weights. Here's a link that will show you how easy it is. http://www.lakework.com/articles.html.

A stunted bass will start to grow once it has adequate forage. Stick him in another pond full of bluegill and see what he does. To answer your question, if you harvest bass, feed bluegill, and perfrom other pond measures, you will see remaining bass start to fatten up.