truman13, welcome. Some fish for consumption, some for sport or a combination of both. I'd like a Truman 12" length limit, could care less if I keep fish or not but know it probably isn't realistic. MDC has many people to please, kinda like herding cats. I may not personally agree with them but wouldn't want their job either. At some time you have to trust people that write the laws. Not that they're infallible, politics has proven that time and time again in the last few years but at this time I'd take MDC's record over most politicians. If they want to run for president I'd vote for em.