Beginning 3/1, smallmouth must be 18" to qualify as a keeper. The only exceptions are on South Holston, Watauga and Boone.  Those three will go to 18" in 2009.

Going to be weighing a lot fewer smallies in tournaments this summer. >

Wow!

What caused this, Burley?

Going to make smallie fishing tough.

No idea...

http://www.state.tn.us/twra/news/08sportfish.html

To make matters more confusing I heard they are leaving Douglas at 20 inches.....................Al

Since I only fish Kentucky and Barkley, looks like it don't affect me one bit 8-)

I would like to have the minimum raised to 25" or 12 lbs.

8-)

I would like to have the minimum raised to 25" or 12 lbs.

8-)

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

love to watch a weighin with 5 of thoese size small mouth!!!!!!! lol

i dont think there is that many small mouth in tha TENNESSEE RIVER that big lol

Since I only fish Kentucky and Barkley, looks like it don't affect me one bit 8-)

same here 8-)