Pick a southern shore Lake E trib that's stocked with brownies.. All kinds of them are in the US. Not so much up here.
I'm assuming when the OP stated 'Erie' he meant the town, not the lake
Interesting.. They all do the same thing regardless Diaphragm is most likely torn.
Put a MityVac on it before hand to make sure that the sleeve engages in the front diff.. If it does, you've most likely found your problem.
A pike will make short work of that SPro frog or any soft plastic bait for that matter.
My fav topwater bait for pike are Zara Spooks.. Zara Spook Jr's to be exact.
For sure man, I've been actually thinking about it quite a bit. I'm sure the hatches are going crazy down there with all this warm weather. We'll have to hook up in the very near future.