I think it is hard to make a state wide regulation on crappie. What will work for one lake will not work for another. Some people fish for numbers and other people like to go out and catch slabs. I think the best state wide reg. would be keep all you want to filet under 9in but only allow 12 over 9in. To me 12 fish over 9 is plenty for a good meal and most of those guys will be out again the next day to catch 12 more. I think not keeping anything under 9 will just leave a lake full of smaller fish. I think it is kind of funny that people want to catch bigger crappie but they dont want limits on bigger fish.