SYG, go back and read closely what I wrote, and linked to. According to your own FWC, the "best" bream lakes in the state, are a shadow of the best bream lakes in the state only twenty years ago. I suppose all of them are just having down years at the same time? And all those limits you refer to being caught had nothing to do with it? I suppose Reelfoot has just had down years for the last thirty-plus years? And Lake Perris has just had several down years in a row?

Here's a challenge for you. Befriend a bluegill aficionado that fishes the St. Johns and actually practices catch-and-release on the bigger fish - I can promise you there are plenty of them - you could probably meet one just by hanging out in your local fly shop for ten minutes. Then call him or her every time you're leaving for the river and tell him how many you plan to keep that day, and that you assure him your haul won't affect the fishery. Better yet, call him or her every time you're leaving the river with a big haul, and invite him over to watch you clean the fish. Because what you do isn't affecting his fishing in any way.