Well heres my bass,s thoughts,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Earlly morning buzz bait explosions,plastic stick baits no wieght,rigged either wacky or hook fed through the top out the middle or back end,
Tubes,with or without weight,depending where you are fishing and I will also go weedless with them.
Spinner baits like mentioned,try different retrieve speeds,even boiling(this is where you reel as fast as you can with the bait just under the surface with out breaking it.
Jerk baits.Fast or jerk jerk jerk pause,twitch twitch,jerk jerk pause. Mix it up,you never know what will work.
There are so many baits ways to fish them out there these days. Im very fortunate to have gotten to fish with guys that have many years experience.
Like Nanook said,keep it fun. When it,s not fun,it aint worth it anymore.