Thanks for the info guys. I'm really hoping to fish that tourney. I've heard heard great things about Whatcom. Just a matter of whether or not I can convice my buddy to fish it. Otherwise I'm gonna have to hope for an open back seat. It's gotta be an interesting tourney being that it's on opening day, big crowds, and no prefishing.
John, don't worry about not prefishing. The fish haven't seen a lure in 6 months. Go to a good looking staging area, throw a handful of different reaction baits and cull 4 pounders.