I am not surprised so few adults reproduced so prolifically in the face of so many LMB. One thing to keep in mind is that when you introduced the BG, they and their offspring had a lot of available space to grow into. Because the YOY grew fast, some were able to outgrow the small bass. In other words, they were able to attain lengths that the small bass were less inclined to capture. If the LMB had been heavily culled at the same time as the BG introduction, this would have slowed BG growth (higher numbers) and would have accelerated the growth of the remaining LMB. You are now at point where you should harvest BG in addition to the LMB. If the majority of the BG are too small to interest you, you should trap them and find some way to repurpose them (as TJ does). Going forward, you cannot expect the YOY production like you've seen these past two years. There is now substantial BG competition and the production of YOY will correlate with BG mortality.
