Time for smallmouth on the rocks.
Undeterred by wind and warnings, an intrepid few arrived at the seething Chicago lakefront Tuesday, drawn to near-record high waves whipped up by superstorm Sandy.
The blustery weather pushed waves to 21.7 feet at a buoy about 50 miles southeast of Milwaukee, marking the second-highest waves recorded at the spot. The highest waves recorded at the buoy, which does not operate in the winter, occurred last fall and were 23 feet, said Gino Izzi, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service.
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