Sorry, been on vacation in Hawaii. Will post a monster I caught deep sea fishing. I'm assuming the tournament is artificials only. I would use a 1/4 t 3/8 ...more oz lead head jig with 3-4" grub ealy in the year. Drag along bottom. Generally watermellon with red fleck. On real sunny days sometimes salt/pepper works, overcast/rainy days black with red fleck. Unfortunately you will not weigh 5 smallies because of laws. You will have to find good largemouth and I haven't really fished Dale for largemouth.