MAster Angler,
Good point. Very seldom do I ever keep anyof the fish I catch. But the week I spend over at AEP we typically keep a lot of the gillies simply to eat! We release most of the bass, but do keep quitea few bluegill. what I can't stand it the weekend angler on the shore with a tub of nightcrawlers, and a 5 gallon bucket full of 4 inch fish stating that if you get enough of them you will have a nice meal. Also, I have found that the larger 9" gils and above are a little tougher than the 6 - 8 inch fish. I did read that article you mentioned and that does make a lot of sense. Luckily, I only spend about one week per year harvesting fish, and occassionally I may take home a few crappie or gillies for the family, but I never have to worry about too many larger fish in this area, simply because I have not found them!
Good fishing!