if you are fishing russell that is strom thurmond, i think. i always do well at the lower end near elbert ramp fish carolina rig lizards watermelon/redflake around islands and shoal markers in the grass, YOU WILL GET BIT! for big fish crank near channel markers. this works for me ever year. we won our club tourny doing this. the crank bait we used were suspiending 4 normans in the pearl white color. may see you there we try to go every year in early spring. good luck, johnboy from east tn.