[hammer4reel]

Gerry the point is NOW was the time .
There was never a 3/18 on the table .it is our dep. Trying to maintain some type of fishery instead of taking a closure or the ridicules 2 Fish .

They picked the lesser of all evils . Keeping the size limit as low as they thought they could possibly pass . And are trying to keep enough Fish to sustain guys Fishing for them .

Now was the time to push the slot size Fish to lower the poundage. And keep a few Fish over 19 to appease their false data .

IMO waiting till next year to push for a slot Fish will be harder to sell .

.and while many don't like the shortened season .I believe the shorter end date won't change much .
As while years ago late September and October offered great fishing . Many of the last few year's the fluking really changes by the first week of september