I could care less about the limit. What really disturbs me is the loss of the December/January season the last two years. This is prime time for central sound blackmouth. I do not understand the rationale for the shortened season. Seeing as we got a reduction in the limit from two to one at the same time, the drastic loss of total fishing time (my primary goal in life is to maximize this, wife and kids willing!) really hurts this die hard winter fisherman.