it a simple fact that the 18 inch size that was first put on dale hollow was due to petitions driven by the late billy westmoreland & the resort owners & marinas that got the size limit increased not studies by biologists with degrees.i get the feeling that you think that they have all the answers when in fact they will tell you that is no reason to increase size limits except to increase numbers & size. if i believed as you do there would still be a 12 " size limit on laurel lake. i fished a 2 fish tournament on laurel this past sat. the top three boats had 6 s.m. that weighted 33.04 lbs. it sounds like people want to believe that their opinion don't count & wait for somebody to give them what they want & no i do not believe there were studies on all the lakes in tenn. just remember that F&W are employed by the sale of fishing lis. in other words they are hired by fishermen to provide want the maj. of fishermen want, say what you want but our voice counts.so if you believe you are right organize & let your concerns be heard they will listen