This is a great post guys. I agree with a lot of what I'm hearing out there and I'm glad everyone is so inthused about maintaining the bass population here in CT along with everywhere else. My cousin and I have been bass fishing since we were 7 or 8 years old and I never remember keeping one. We always practice the C.P.R method ( catch, photo, release ). I honestly cant forsee any depleation in the bass population. Most Bass fishermen are sportsmen and most sportsmen are conservationist. Look at the response this thred has. I get pissed when I see people keeping bass and I used to say something, then I thought about those assh*les who harass you when your hunting and its almost the same. Thanks for this great websit guys and tight lines to all..........