Size cut-off for the derby?

[phisherdude]

What do you guys think? How big is big enough?  Being a mostly catch and release fisherman I'm thinking anything under 12 lbs I'm tossing back.  Do you think a fish of this size has a chance or should I raise the bar.
Good luck to you all this weekend.  Hope to see a fellow Shanty member take home the money.
~ryan

[Hoppes]

there are many good prizes for just entering a fish.  If you caught a keeper, I'd enter it in the derby.  May not win the top three prizes but $30,000 buys a lot of prizes besides the top three.  But hey, every fish you throw back increases my odds so.....yeah, anything under say 15 pounds I'd gently release.     Wish you luck tomorrow, hope an iceshanty member wins and remember to tell the weigh in people you are an iceshanty member for our prize!!
Hoppes

[phisherdude]

From the rules:
“Fish Pool” prizes will be drawn by lottery.
The heaviest fish from each species will be entered into the drawing.
(For example- the heaviest Crappie could win the snowmobile.)

I think just the top fish in each catagory are being entered for the pool but I may be reading wrong.  Anyhow, looks like it might be worth jigging a few panfish up and entering the fattys

[sst4life]

I think it would be tough to fins a 12lb crappie dont you think