I think we should impose slot limits on waters with sizable bass populations. I see these type of probelms even at my private club lake I fish. In spring, people try to catch the spawners & then keep them. It's sad & fournately we imposed some new rules. Now you must catch & release any bass up until a certain date; in this case until mid June, so by then most of the spawners are in post-spawn & your average Joe fisherman can't rack up on them without giving it some skill. This rule works great, & I think if we put up some slot limits for the rest of the season we could have an even better fishery for bass. I've seen a lot of fry & fingerlings this year, which is great because that means a majority of the bass are spawning unhindered. I think if a slot limit of, say, 3 bass between 10"-14" (for any amount of people in a group) applied to many waters would work wonderfully. That way you're getting rid of some the smaller guys & making more room for the newly hatched fry and more food for the exsisting keepers.

Bass + Fisherman= BAASS ADDICTT!!!