You can look at it this way. If they didn't bring in 15" smallmouth, and had to use the 18" requirement, then it would show how the lake really sucks. While being selfish, you would say that is great, because nobody would come there. But the realist in the community understand the economic "kick" an event give the local businesses and the advantage of out of state fishermen visiting the community. Just putting a different spin on it. I for one, am one of those fishermen that could come down there for weekend to fish.