
Originally Posted by
sundance
In my personal opinion. You're seeing the result of a good spawning year for that size of fish. With a bad year on either side. The spawn has been up and down for a few years. Last year was the best I can remember recently with this year being the worst. At least from my experience. Just my penny. A slot size may help but it will never happen. Like Monk always said. North Carolina DNR doesn't really care to keep up with anything. They're mediocre at best.