Interesting article questioning the benefits of catch & release

[jastew]

i think it depends on the lake you fish and the reason for the slot. ky size limit is 12" but cave run lake slot is 13-16" making 12-13" fish legal to keep

Actually, whent there is a slot, you can keep any fish not in the slot range up to the bag limit. So at Cave Run, you can keep a 1 inch fish if you want.