At lake mclure, a very decent bass lake, they have a year round slot limit of 12-15". This lake is HEAVILY fished, it gets pounded, yet if you stop at the bait shops on the way you'll see plenty of pictures of 10-14 pound bass, covering the walls. I believe the lake record is 16.something. My largest out of there was roughly 7 lbs. But I haven't had decent acces to a boat since my dad sold his about 8 years ago. A good friend of mine pulled an 11lber out of there about four months ago. If you fish the lake, you'll catch a lot of 12-16 bass. A 18-22" bass isn't too uncommon. This may not seem like it's that great, but with how heavy this lake is fished it is amazing to me that it's as good as it is. If the slot limit wasn't enforced i doubt that lake would even be worth the trip.
Hunter