the way i look at it,your boat is gonna get there a whole lot faster than most of the boats fishing it,so know your spot and get there first,first come,first serve as they say,i think most people will probably head up in the river during the tourney,but those big cats are not exclusive to being in the river run as you know,there are plenty of good areas at wateree that are holding some fine fish,just getting em to bite is gonna be the ticket,i just pray it aint 105 degrees with about 70% humidity that day,or even worse post cold front and 20 mph winds,either way i think it will be a challenge for most involved to land a whopper stringer on aug.11th,only time will tell