it basically depends on if I am hungry for fish . I can fillet a 4 inch fish if I want to .
there are times I only keep 2 over 12 inch crappie .
and sometimes I keep 25 6 inch bluegill .
a young 14 to 18 inch bluecat is hard to throw back .
a medium size chunky 2 lb bass is also possible if its about dinner
but most often the fish just get to swim on , we only eat fish once a week at my house .