Here is my 2 cents worth of opinion of this ongoing squabble. Both sides are right...plain and simple. Our rivers offer a lot of meat for the folks who want or need to eat from it. One thing though.....why can't the smallmouth be protected from the frying pan. There are many types of fish to eat so why can't the MDC simply take the smallmouth off the menu. Is anyone really gonna miss eating them? Bottom line from an economic point of view, people will come from all over to catch nice smallmouth....$$$$$$$. I am not the most intelligent fella but it sure seems to be a winner for ALL parties, to have a healthy and marketable resource in the state or all.