I live about 20 minutes from the lake and fish it quite a bit. Target red clay points, rock, and flats. Rattletraps in sexy shad/chrome & blue cranked 2-3feet under the surface are hot. Weve also been having good luck dragging 7-10″ worms across main channel points. Early in the morning, the topwater bite has been good on large pop-rs and buzzbaits. Lots of guys I fish with have been having 40 fish days lately – almost all largemouth from 1-3lbs with a few bigger fish here and there. Good luck to your buddy. Ben