I'm a 70's kid and all the fish from my youth kept for a meal were bass as well. In fact my 93 yr old grandmother still asks me to keep her 1 or 2 a year vs walleye and other fish. Me, walleye and or perch for a meal...
Same here (lot's of bass) and use the MIN size for a tourny as a starting point (thought is was 13") and a max size of 17" to keep for harvest