nolin big bass ?

[rough creek]

why does nolin lake not have more big bass 5 - 8 lbs. is it fish are caught and taken from lake or genetics.
it seems to me that nolin is covered up with shad. i would not think it is from lack of food. the lake is loaded with 12 -14 inch fish but the big ones are few and far between. maybe i just dont know how to catch them.

i wish some of you guys that have fished nolin hard for years can give me your thoughts. thank you
i'm new to this board and i got a guzillion questions.

[first2fish]

I HAVE BEEN FISHING NOLIN FOR 20 YRS--I HAVE A PLACE THERE. I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY 1 YR I CATCH 8 OR 10 BASS BETWEEN 4-6 LBS THEN THE NEXT I CANT CATCH A BASS OVER 4 LBS...I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ITS ALL RELATED TO HOW GOOD THE PREVIOUS YRS SPAWNS ARE. ALSO I LOVE TO CATCH THE WHITE BASS AND LM MIXED IN WHEN THERE IN THE JUMPS BUT THE LAST TWO YEARS I HAVE NOT HAD MUCH LUCK WITH IT. MAYBE I MISSING THE PRIME TIMES FOR THE JUMPS BUT I HAVE WENT OUT AT DAYLIGHT ALSO AT DUSK AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE YEAR. I WAS OUT LATE LAST SUMMER AND HAD A AREA WHERE I COULD SEE 100'S OF SCOOLS OF SHAD AT THE SURFACE AND JUST SAT AND WAITED FOR BASS TO START FEEDING ON THEM-NEVER HAPPENED SO I STARTED CASTING ANYWAY AROUND THE SCHOOLS OF SHAD THINKING THEY WHERE FEEDING BELOW THE SURFACE BUT STILL NO LUCK . OH WELL,THATS WHY THEY CALL IT {FISHING} NOT {CATCHING}--LOL LATER JC