I don't get it. The slot limit worked; why not consider it?

I'm in my fifties and have been through a couple of boom and busts. The last (mini) boom followed the institution of slot limits.

That being said, however, I don't think the blues and bass stocks will ever recover without a large forage base. Continuing to decimate the bunker population can only lead to a decline in sport fish stocks, no matter how strict the recreational limits.