BTW....when I do catch my LMB over 7# I will measure the length and girth, take a pic, weigh it on the scale I have and release it for another day also. I'll release it like the last one I caught! There is no need to keep/kill LMB of any size unless it is needed to control the population and stunting. Plenty of other better eating panfish out there...and even better yet saltwater species for the table.