The zara spooks are really good but its too coldfor a fish to hit the topwater but tube jigs with a nose cone r really good early in the year. Jigs are my personal fav for all year bass, they produce really big fish and lots of them. Add a crawfish plastic trailer on there (also known as the jig and pig) and you will havegreat success, fishing baits really slow this time of year produces alot of hits rather than swimming you baits too. Good luck