O.K. here goes and I hope this makes sense. According to the fishery biologist here in the state they encourage the keeping of Spotted bass. This is the reason there is no size limit on them, although they do have the same creel limit of six per day as do the other black bass species. The reason they want people to keep them is the fact thy are much more of a prolific reproducer than that of large or smallmouth. This creates at times an overpopulation and food competion issue with the more desired target species of smallmouth or largemouth. Kentuckies generally don't grow as large as the others and take alot longer to achieve their size. I usually let everything go but will keep the spots at times to eat. I had a fishery biologist tell me at Cumberland once to keep and eat every spot I caught because I was doing the lake service when I did. His words not mine, hopefully this helps a bit.Originally Posted by fishrgurl
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