the 3 oversize we caught on smelt were okay because I was not "targeting" them what exactly is the difference?
Give us a break Hoyt, you can try to twist it any way you want, the fact is you are a hypocrite and a lire!!! I suppose you are going to try and tell me that you were fishing an estuary too,

right? not up by the dam like you normally do

You go up by the dam and fish with
any bait and you will undoubtedly hook oversize fish, since thats what makes up the majority of the fish in the area anyway, some of us on this site know whats really going on so don't think you are pulling the wool over everyones eyes!!!