05-12-2021, 07:18 PM
Foot-long largemouth are very good and I have no stones to throw if anyone keeps some. Smallmouth are even better, IMO, and I keep a lot of those for the table. There is no biological reason I know of to not keep a few fish for the table. The experts set limits that will support a fishery, and if things change on a given body of water, they'll alter that limit accordingly.