As you thin out the LMB, I would keep an eye on the BG population. It should start to increase which is a good thing. You need those mid-range BG to feed the larger bass. You said in your first post that you caught nice size BG, but not lots of any others. This could be a sign that the LMB are getting ahead of BG production, thus a reason you may want to think about some habitat for the BG fry to survive until they can get a bit larger.