It will be a while before I get out there again, and I am sure by that time you and the other fellows will have me crying in the background. This is a private lake that is owned by a sand pit company that gave me exclusive permission to fish there so it shouldnt see a whole lot of fishing activity. However, I have been out there several times and seen other people fishing before they realized i was there at which point they took off running with their equipment. I hate to fish their too much because I always ask for permission before going over there and I hate to wear out my welcome if you know what I mean. I gave the supervisor some venison to try and keep on good terms with him, but I still don't want to push too far asking for permission too many times.

Back to the OP though:

I am on the third day of a warming trend with a high of 74 and a low of approximately 50 degrees. Last week had a low in the 20's. The fish are very active right now, trying to feed up for spawn, and are attacking faster moving baits with tighter actions. I threw a spinnerbait for a while and got nothing until i started to let it sink the the bottom then do a pretty fast steady retrieve. First time I tried the fast and steady retrieve it got nailed. Figuring they were hitting faster moving lures, i tied on a Bill Lewis Rattle trap and nailed the 3+ lb'r. I subsequently lost that lure on a fish, lost a worm, and lost another lure I wont mention. Caught the 4+ lb'r on a tight action lure as well. If they are active and feeding up for pre-spawn, give them something with a nice tight wobble to start off with.