Shawn
One of my best spring time tactics is to find a nice weed flat close by a deep drop off ,and use a twitch bait like a rattling rouge or husky jerk. Also I find the larger size baits to work nicely . I found this pattern while fishing for muskies a few years ago , the sky conditions need to be low light or overcast . This pattern also weeds out many of the dinks .
Good Luck
and make sure those hooks are sharp.
I have to do some volunteer work for the warren county sportsman federation ( kids fishing derby in hacketstown) on saturday so maybe I can hit the waters on sunday .
Mike k