NC changes size limit for spotted seatrout ....

[Carolina Surfcaster]

 The minimum size limit for spotted seatrout will increase from 12 inches to 14 inches Monday, Oct. 5. The change applies to both commercial and recreational fisheries. A 10-fish recreational bag limit will remain in place.

            A 2009 stock assessment determined that spotted seatrout is overfished in North Carolina. The increased size limit is needed to allow more female fish to spawn in an effort to restore the stock to a healthy population level. Only about 89 percent of female spotted seatrout are reproductively mature at 12 inches; by the time they reach 14 inches, 98 percent of female spotted seatrout have reached reproductive maturity.

[TIMFISH]

That is a great law I was glad when it happened here.  There isn't enough meat on a 13" fish to make it worth your time to clean a fish that size.