The stupid size limit plans should be dumped, as should throwing back all the dead fish to stay within TCL rules.
I disagree with the plan to ship all the ‘over quota’ fish to the so called ‘poor’.
A better idea would be to allow them to go to any state licensed REC fisherman to have them free, up to their daily catch limit.
That would bump up state fishing license sales many thousands a year, which goes directly back to the state fish/game dept.
It would also be great PR for the commercial fishermen which are often looked down upon by sport anglers.
What would that do for state tourism if that vacationing angler had a good chance of taking home a cooler full of fish even if they failed to catch any? That makes that nonresident license a much better deal.
The ‘poor’ can buy a state fishing license and pick up those overfish right at the docks, no extra government program needed.