Originally Posted by
hthoang
Like I said, I didn't mean that in a mean way. I've seen it in just about every outdoor chase-from fishing to hunting, etc. Everybody starts off just wanting to catch or shoot, and then keeping everything they catch/shoot, and then thinking maybe we shouldn't be keeping or shooting everything. I actually agree with you about not keeping everything and letting them grow/multiply. My personal limit is enough to either eat without freezing or enough to give to a few close friends/family that might not fish. As to your specific question, unless you're managing your own private pond/lake, I don't think it makes a difference in quality of fish unless there's an across the board restriction-like a 12" size minimum on north MS lakes.