thanks for the information - yes I have plenty of the bluegill varieties you mentioned. My goal is to end up with some nice larger bass in the 4-6 lb range. The bluegill are fine to catch but mostly there to provide a food source for the bass. I am feeding the bluegill 4 times per day - so I would assume I need to not cull for a season or two in order to make sure the bass population continues to increase and then start culling