I went last year for the BFL tournament got there thursday, tournament was saturday. After fishing a couple hours and not catching nuthin we tried a 1-3 foot deep grass flat and it wasn't 10 minutes til i had the biggest largemouth i've ever caught it was 7.2 lbs caught it on a rattletrap not sure what color. Fished the next day and me and dad caught i think 3 a piece only 1 or 2 keepers. Then on tournament day the guy i got drawed with supposedly was a guide on the lake and the only fish between us was a 4 lb catfish that i caught on a crawdad colored crankbait. It figures. Anyway they say this time of year the best bet is a rattletrap/ lipless crankbait. Once you find the fish whether on a depthfinder or the end of your rod, don't give up, throw everything you got. Good luck.