I agree with both Wiskers and Brad. My thinking is that a lower limit's biggest help might be to protect fish population if we were to have perfect fishing weather for a long period during the spawn. Then you might see big numbers of fish hauled out in one year, and that could have a bad long-term effect.

I already practice the slot-limit idea to a degree. The big mamas go back in the water after a picture unless they are deep hooked. Whether it helps or not, I don't know, but I feel better doing it. Personally, I'd prefer to clean a couple of 8 or 9 inch fish and leave the big one to reproduce, but that's not the way the law works right now.