This may be a topic covered before but I have yet to find it and my passion for crappie fishing is relentless. I'm doing my best to pass it along to my 3.5 yr old daughter. That being said, in my opinion it seems like the TN and Cumberland river system's crappie could benefit from a 11" length limit.

As I sit in the middle of nowhere with the military, I have continuously watched every episode of the ACT and constantly wonder why TN/KY can't produce the size of fish that MS does. I know there are several factors to consider(asian carp, longer grow season, more food, etc) but it seems like the 12" length limit, specifically for Grenada, could be a big reason for the massive slabs.

I just spent 18 months fishing the KS/OK lakes. None of the lakes I fished are known for being top crappie lakes. Out of we'll say 30 fish, 18-24 of those would be 11" or bigger fish. It seems like that number is reversed at KY Lake, with the majority being smaller fish. Maybe KY lake slabs are more educated so they don't fall for my shenanigans. Maybe the increased slab fisherman at KY lake pull more fish from the lake. I don't know.

It seems like with the evolution of livescope, the crappie world has been changed completely. With much less skill or experience, a crappie fisherman can do fairly well with the technology nowadays. Me included. It blows my mind seeing a lake with 50 fish creel limit. Maybe I am crazy but I feel like that is a little much. I personally would rather catch fewer but larger fish. Sorta like the world of deer hunting, Fort Campbell produces monster deer by enforcing size and harvest restrictions.

Maybe their is a biologist out there that can provide some science for me. Maybe letting crappie go to 11" in KY lake would overpopulate the lake too much. I truly hope the answer isn't license sales would suffer.

My brother says nothing will change it but I don't believe that and I figure the conversation has to start somewhere.