Re: Smallies
Keeping smaller fish helps Make big fish ecosystems. Think about it...you have x amount of forage and y amount of bass. If that forage is shared between many average sized fish you get a stunted growth effect (you know those lakes where every bass is 12-15"). If you cut out some small legal fish you get more forage for the bigger fish to grow even bigger. I know this is super over simplified but check out how the guys down south grow monster largemouths in their private lakes. I'll give you a hint, they aren't releasing small fish.
That being said, nice catching!
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