We have to remember how well the MDC as done here in Mo. not only in fishing but hunting as well. There are states where you can only fish with one rod no matter what you are fishing for. I to would like to see a larger length limit but, no matter what they (MDC) do there will allways be someone who complains. I myself do this I don't always keep the smaller fish or bigger fish and not always a limit so I can say to myself, self you left some and I let everyone else make up there own minds on how they fish and what they keep as long as it is on the legal up and up