I've got a few friends coming off of a good season too.
Yrah, I've been following the new regs. I was hiping for 1@32, but 1 @ 28 is a start, for sure. Nobody needs more than one... For the past few years a lot of us have been into catch and release. Nothing wrong with keeping a smaller keeper for the table here and there but all the big ones should be sent on their way unless they are mortally wounded...
Documented a lot of my catches on my instagram... Kind of hung up the gear for this year, but am still toying with the idea of chasing them further south...
http://instagram.com/helpfixmyeyes