I've enjoyed watching that grandson of yours grow up through HA photos and your new ones. Erie isn't as deep as Michigan and probably blows up even faster. The weakest thing on a boat is the people and I saw that chumming thing way too often helping my buddy with his charter boat. Worst was when they didn't want to do their tender tummy act over the side and almost made it to the toilet down below. It is a wonder that we didn't drown a bunch of those Minnesota guys who would drive over with their outboard 16 footers and come hell or high water, they were going fishing. High water was the norm out there. I remember one salmon we had on the line that was above us in a wave!
