Thank you. The lakes I fished as a kid have always had small gills. Large gills have never been common. I mean anything 10 inches of larger. Average gills here run 8-10 inches and I would rather keep them in the winter when they are far and offer better fillet of meat than in the spawn when they are thinner. I have caught my share in the spawn but I am getting into the less crowded winter time action. Been around this state for 40 plus years and have never caught fish larger than 10 inches in any lake I have fished.

Just what I have seen with the bass management in smaller lakes in the beginning its good but then the fish get stunted or it is hard to catch a fish above the minimum length required to keep one. A lot of study has been done on slot limits, length limits but here I have not seen any of them work. Prime example lake Monticello Arkansas. Was a one time the top fishery in Arkansas for bass greater 10 lb but now it's a joke. Had great crappie fishing too but that has went by the side.