On Tuesday I will be going to Marsh Creek Lake, in PA. The lake is 500 acres. 

my plan is to target points and rocks and brush piles shallow with spooks, jerk baits, swim jigs, drop shots, and shaky heads. my grandfather will be using minnows

does this seem sound??

I hope your grandfather gets into some slabs. 

6 minutes ago, Yeajray231 said:

I hope your grandfather gets into some slabs. 

why not me too?

Ha-ha ! That made me laugh. Of course you too ! I just think it's special fishing with relatives especially grandparents. Really soak that in man. If I went fishing with my grandpa I would do whatever I could to make sure he caught a fish. That would be #1 for me. (even though all he probably wants is to see you catch one)

I'd love to spend a day on the water with my grandpa. I'd give alot for that. I wish the both of you luck. Lol. And the lures you have chosen I use to catch bass all season. So as long as you get on the fish. I think you'll do good. I wanna see how ya did ! Rain or shine. 

12 hours ago, Yeajray231 said:

Ha-ha ! That made me laugh. Of course you too ! I just think it's special fishing with relatives especially grandparents. Really soak that in man. If I went fishing with my grandpa I would do whatever I could to make sure he caught a fish. That would be #1 for me. (even though all he probably wants is to see you catch one)

I'd love to spend a day on the water with my grandpa. I'd give alot for that. I wish the both of you luck. Lol. And the lures you have chosen I use to catch bass all season. So as long as you get on the fish. I think you'll do good. I wanna see how ya did ! Rain or shine. 

Thanks, and yeah, I really want him to catch fish, he's only caught a few this year compared to the hundred that I have, and I want him to do it on a lake with big fish in our new boat

If that's the case, you should BOTH fish with minnows.  In my experience, when you have a live-bait angler in the boat while you're slinging plastic, one of you is compromising.  Focussing on one technique should lead to a better day.  Use your minnow to put gramps on some fish!