That's funny @Mrfurley, Yeah I love to fish!! As you do too.
The GreatLakes are awesome fishing spots, the BASS pros, love to fish tournaments up there, Smallmouth usually win the tournaments up there, usually takes 25lbs, to win a tournament ,5lb, average, is unreal, Lake Okeechobee,in Fla. doesn't take that much weight,
The pros love LakeChamplain,
We only have one lake in our state that has Smallmouth, it's PickwickLake on the Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi border.
I've only caught 2 Smallmouth in my life, we got plenty of Largemouth and Spotted bass though. Our state record is 18lbs,6ozs.
I've eaten YellowPerch and Walleye, they are fine eating, coming out of that cold water.
HappyGrowing