I'm relatively newer to crappie fishing and the balance of the ecosystem they live in. I understand what y'all are saying about overpopulation problems if the shorter fish aren't being taken out. I guess I just thought that if all the fish were allowed to grow to 10" before they were kept it wld make a better fishery. But places like Tville produce so many crappie that it wld be overcome with short fish in a couple years if nobody kept any of the 9" fish.

I have heard of a couple guys catching limits in the morning and goin back out in the afternoon and catching another limit or two, and not being afraid of getting caught doin it. Chaunc nailed it when he said they should be taken to the wood shed. The few guys who disrespect the law make all of us look bad when there is a garbage can full of short fish. I've seen it at the cleaning station at Kenlake at Ky Lake.

Like Mr. Dux said, to each his own, and I just meant that as my personal goal this year, I was not going to keep craaps under 10". Slabseeker nailed it when he said it was good to leave some smaller fish for the newcomers. Thanks for feedback guys. Y'all are a wealth of information.