Quote Originally Posted by Yelim View Post
Are there really that many people that actually catch a limit, let alone keep that limit these days? I could respect the tournament idea of only having the tournament limit on board and those must be released alive after weigh in. Also how many do you have in your freezer? I have five Crappie and one Bass. Without enforcement laws mean nothing.
In the past 3 years I have caught a limit of keepers only one time. That's a pile of fish A dozen is also a pile of fish for me to clean, etc. On enforcement as a general rule I agree without enforcement laws don't mean much of anything to the poaches and outlaws. But I believe the vast majority are law abiding and will follow the rules whatever they area. Also, self regulating does work as we have seen in the bass fishery with catch and release. It's to the point now there has been so much releasing Florida is about to change the rules as Alabama has already done that encourages keeping small fish.