The point most people seem to be missing is that the regulations in any given lake or there in an attempt to meet a certain goal. One would hope that after implementing a regulation change that the state would be evaluating the results of the regulation after 5 years or so. Obviously, monitoring and evaluating costs money - no one wants to pay more money and the state folks are already spread thin.

If people are interested in changing regulations I suggest that the first thing you do is develop an end goal and work backwards. If the desire was to catch true trophy bass (5lb+) that might require totally different regulations than if you want to catch more bass of smaller size but still quality (2lb+) etc.

Stocking bait fish is not always the answer as they can have other implications but forage base is definitely important. Other species can certainly out compete bass at various life stages and could be an issue. In general, the issues could be related to something totally different like water quality, water chemistry, habitat availability etc.

I think CTF is a large enough and well connected community that they could get their voices heard, IF, you came up with a plan for a specific lake (start small) based on actual data and proven techniques/regulations.