Erie has SMB?
From 93 to 05, 3 of us had 2 SMB tournaments a year off of Lorain. We had 3 trophies made up that had to be displayed in your family room at all times. the inscriptions on the 2nd & 3rd place trophies was not flattering! If during a drop by visit, the trophy was not out it cost you double the entry fee the next time. We had a riot! From netting, boat positioning, bait distribution to eating lunch was argued over like 3 old bitties.
Heaviest paid out 1st place and 2nd was most SMB caught. I can't tell you how many times a 5 to 6 pounder would come squirting out of the water 15 feet away from the boat and the other two would be hitting your rod with theirs. It was mosh pit fishing. It was not uncommon to catch 40 to 50 with half of them 4 pounds plus.
