Quote Originally Posted by artcarney_agr View Post
The KDFWR take into account a lot of factors when determining size and creel limits. Catch and Release is taken into account, as well as those who fillet and eat their fish, and tournament releases. Watching people fillet bass may not be seen as a good thing by catch and release advocates, but it is just something you have to accept - it's just part of the equation! The KDFWR does what it can to maximize the enjoyment of EVERY fisherman without compromising the integrity of the fishery. I put my trust in the fact that the KDFWR knows what they are doing because in my 20+ years of bass fishing they have never given me a reason to think otherwise.
Very sensible post. I have even heard of the KDFW encouraging the harvest of certain sizes of fish to enhance the population. One that comes to mind is the no size limit on Kys (spots) in the state. They are overpopulated and underharvested according to one KDFW officer I spoke with.