Carolina rig or drop shot if they are not shallow yet or backed out because of weather.

5 hours ago, Catt said:

Got no baits but rather techniques!

Texas Rig weighted or unweighted 

Jig-n-Craw

spinnerbait & crankbaits

top water

Thank you so much would a spinning rod for shakey heads and drop shots than two bait casters one for just soft plastics and jigs and than another for spinner baits and cranks ... Both rods I have are perfect for both

12 hours ago, Gundog said:

Nothing worse than a back boater asking you to slow down. Especially if you are catching fish by runnin' and gunnin'. I never fished tourneys but have had this experience when fishing with friends. 

I know how to fish at someone else pace so that won't be a concern 

Those setups would be ideal!

As for run-n-gun fishing this is by Larry Nixon from ***!

 

Stroke it: Nixon keeps a close eye on his Lowrance for suspended bass throughout the year. If they're within a few feet of the bottom, he loves to stroke a Texas rigged worm to pick up a few extra bites.

“I’m almost always hopping my worm—I’m not much of a dragger,” Nixon said. “If you hop the worm about two feet and let it freefall to the bottom, you’re going to cover water as fast as a spinnerbait angler. When you run across a piece of brush or a break line, that’s when you need to slow it down.”

Nixon believes his ability to quickly fish a plastic worm is the driving factor behind his illustrious career. He purposely blazes through stretches of bank until he is able to put together a pattern.

“When I’m looking for fish, I’m going to cast a worm into an area, hop it twice and move on,” Nixon said. “I’m just looking for a few key bites that will tell me where the fish are positioned. If a bass is there, they’re probably going to eat it. You’re looking to dissect open water and cover with as few casts as you can get away with.

I've fished Pymatuning a few times.  Great for Walleye and Muskie, but why they have a bass tournament there I'll never know.  The only advice I can give is the bass are not big in Pymatuning.  Biggest bass caught is usually in the high 4 lb, low 5 lb range.  If I were to fish a bass tourney there, I would use baits that get the most bites and the most fish in the boat.  I don't know how guys do on that lake if they are targeting 7-8lb bass.

 

17 hours ago, Gundog said:

Nothing worse than a back boater asking you to slow down. Especially if you are catching fish by runnin' and gunnin'. I never fished tourneys but have had this experience when fishing with friends. 

I'm always the co-angler so I've never had to worry about the back boater, but I make it a point that if I'm on someone else's boat they won't ever have to worry about me.

6 hours ago, Catt said:

so today I went out and fished for about and hour and had a limit just from shore fishing, I'm gonna have a month to try some new baits out, usually I love brush hogs so that's my go to but I will try new stuff throughout the next month and I do have good technique while fishing!

3 hours ago, offsidewing said:

I've fished Pymatuning a few times.  Great for Walleye and Muskie, but why they have a bass tournament there I'll never know.  The only advice I can give is the bass are not big in Pymatuning.  Biggest bass caught is usually in the high 4 lb, low 5 lb range.  If I were to fish a bass tourney there, I would use baits that get the most bites and the most fish in the boat.  I don't know how guys do on that lake if they are targeting 7-8lb bass.

 

You think throwing some jigs and square bills would be good ? I usually crappie fish down there, but that's gonna be my plan so we will see

5 hours ago, offsidewing said:

I've fished Pymatuning a few times.  Great for Walleye and Muskie, but why they have a bass tournament there I'll never know.  The only advice I can give is the bass are not big in Pymatuning.  Biggest bass caught is usually in the high 4 lb, low 5 lb range.  If I were to fish a bass tourney there, I would use baits that get the most bites and the most fish in the boat.  I don't know how guys do on that lake if they are targeting 7-8lb bass.

 

No one fishes for 7-8 pounders but 17-20 pounds in 5 fish is usually the goal for tournament guys.

6 minutes ago, Zippyduck Krimm said:

No one fishes for 7-8 pounders but 17-20 pounds in 5 fish is usually the goal for tournament guys.

Think I may go down with my kayak and fish around a little until tournament time my confident bait is defiantly a under spinner and a brush hog... Gonna at least try to fish a few tournaments win or lose its gonna be a great experience