Guys and gals - safe travels on Erie this season and may your luck, I mean skill, be with you at all times.
For those of you that catch those early season hogs (females with eggs), consider taking a picture and releasing them.
The smaller males are better eating anyway and letting those egg landing females do there thing will only ensure a stronger, better stock for us all in the years to come.
Now before someone gets all bent out of shape, this is just my suggestion and something I plan to do.
Feel free to keep those ladies after the spawn which is basically from May onwards. We can all have a great time, catch our limits and still return the pre-spawned eyes back into the water, unharmed.

Be safe out there.