Well said Mycept.

As I said a ways back. The goal of the bass management lakes is modest - to increase the average bass caught by a little. This was based on angler surveys and what-not.

The part where it doesn't work is where anglers are not removing the small bass as hoped.

The idea of managing for trophy bass falls short as a state fisheries goal with the notion that only above average anglers will benefit from it, as bigger bass are harder to catch. The only downside I see is that bass caught a few times are going to be more cautious about what they eat.

I however think that for those who never caught a 5 pound bass....what better place to attain that goal, than a place managed for that purpose. And wouldn't a lake like that draw more anglers than it discouraged??? Why is mediocrely the rule so often in life. There could be a compromise - for every trophy bass lake...we manage another for lots of small fish and plenty of action. We could even trim all the trees so they don't gets their floats stuck

You could get the opinion of 10 serious bass fishermen...but if they only make up 10 percent of all the fishermen, they are a minority. And how often do regulations benefit a minority.

I am relatively confident that we will continue to set the bar in the middle and shoot for average at best