Reading the quotes from the fisheries staff, one thing seems to stand out. Anglers in CT need to better understand how a slot limit is supposed to work, and that keeping bass isn't a bad thing. Lets take Mansfield Hollow for example. I know that when I go to Mansfield I can catch many bass under 12". Should I be keeping my limit of those fish? Legally you can do so. There does seem to be a great number of these smaller fish.

Im my experience if you catch a bass over 5lbs from Mansfield you are very lucky. By keeping those small fish, am I really doing the fishery a favor? Would this really promote bigger fish?