Myself, I use a slow, steady retrieve with a jig (and plastic) along the bottom while the water temps are still over 50 degrees. When it drops below that (maybe after the next couple of days here, with forecasted 20 degree nights!), I'll be using a bobber with 2 small 1/32 oz. marabou jigs suspended below....with hardly any movement and a very slow retrieve. If there's some wave action, I'll just let the bobber sit.