Yeah... it's okay to listen to what other anglers have to say... BUT use your own head too! Topwater can be a good choice many times on any of the Great Lakes. Jerkbaits... ever hear of a guy who goes by the initials KVD??

Jerkbaits are ALWAYS worth a try off and on. It is a great idea to vary the sizes, colors and types of jerkbaits too, especially remembering to try suspending and deeper diving ones because a few extra feet can sometimes make all the difference!
Thanks for posting your story! Always great to hear about everyone's experiences! Hopefully there will be many more from you, and your luck and results will go up, up, up!!
St. Clair can be really rough too though it's rarely as bad as the afternoon through the 'Miracle Mile' luckily but tuna boat traffic can make the U.S. side pretty choppy and wicked any afternoon even with the wind down.
If you head out on a light wind day it can be real nice in the morning! You still have to watch for the occasional tuna boat wake out of nowhere... Sometimes, there's an early afternoon wind change that can make running much nicer too... until you hit the West part of the lake tuna boat traffic wakes anyways...
For either water, always remember if the wind is blowing against the river currents, the waves will be bigger and more wicked because they are pushing against each other. Sometimes, just getting out away from the heaviest river currents in the lake can cut the wave height quite a bit!