... with ALL of you

Self imposed limits are fine, since they make all parties happy.
Keeping a limit of mixed sexes is also fine, since they do "have" a statewide limit.

When KDFWR put the Redear on a "Sport Fish" status, a few years ago, they also defined a daily creel limit of 20/person/day. This, in itself, controls the mortality rate (from harvest) ... and add in the self imposed controls, and the specific methods needed to catch these fish on a regular basis .... and the Redear should be about as protected as any other game fish we pursue.

And now that the Redear ARE a Sport Fish .... the KDFWR are charged with monitoring them. Should they see a decline starting, they could easily impose a size limit (which they don't have now), or lower the creel.

... cp