SOUTHPAW

IM NEW TO THE MESSAGE BOARD BUT HAVE BEEN READING AND STUDYING THE SITE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THERE IS ALOT OF REALLY HELPFUL MATERIALS LISTED AND ITS A GOOD PLACE TO GET SOME GREAT IDEAS, TACTICS AND BAITS. I JUST SIGNED UP TO FISH JON BOAT TOURNAMENTS ON SOME OF GA'S PFA LAKES SUCH AS VARNER, STONE MTN, RUTLEDGE AND MORE AND, THEREFORE I JOINED THE MESSAGE BOARD IN HOPES TO GET SOME MORE SPECIFIC STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR SOME OF THESE TOURNY'S. ANY HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THIS WEEKEND WE ARE SCHEDULED TO FISH LAKE RUTLEDGE JUST PASSED COVINGTON. ITS A 250 ACRE WATERSHED WITH ALOT OF SHALLOW WATER AND 15 FEET IS AS DEEP AS IT GETS. THERE ISNT ALOT OF VEGETATION THERE EITHER, BUT IT DOES HAVE A DECENT AMOUNT OF FALLEN TREES. ITS GONNA BE COLD THIS WEEKEND AND WATER TEMP AS OF LAST WEEK WAS 49-51 DEGREES. IM TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER A GOOD STRATEGY FOR AN 8 HOUR DAY OF FISHING AND DONT KNOW WHERE TO START.