One of the similar fall tournaments that stands out for me over the
years, is a lake in central IL that we fished with many docks. Fishing
was tough. But for a lucky few that figured it out, it was worth it.
Fish were up around that shallow wood and docks. Really liking the
docks. A lot of shallow weeds too. The deeper weeds seemed to have
started thinning out.

Fish were being caught as shallow as possible. But you had to stay off
the end of the docks. You had to pitch and roll cast as softly as
possible tube baits, small plastics, even some spinnerbaits. If you
tried to do so from an angle, or nose the boat around or between the
docks. The fish would refuse to bite or shut off.

The fish wanted those baits moving straight away from the banks. Best
fish came from excellent pitches made up under the docks to the
shallowest portion of cover. Not easy at all as some of those docks
were fairly large.

That's not to say this will work for you. Only that you can be in the
right area, and doing something slightly wrong, and the guy next to you
will be filling the boat.

Carlos