Shiners are good for attracting pike type fish as well as some of the bigger holdover browns. Whatever you are using, except for the shiners, fish right on the bottom. Add just enough split shot or a slip sinker to cast to where you want and prop the pole on a stick. That's all it takes and now you can stick your hands back in your pockets for warmth and talk to the other folks out trying their luck. If you like to cast lures you need to think small.
Spinners are often one of the best choices.
That ultralight and the four pound test line comes in handy here. If you have to go to a heavier lure to get a little distance, okay, but limit your colors to silver or white and be sure to fish as low and as slow as you can. It's never a mistake to let the spinner hit bottom before you retrieve. That way you know you are down where the fish are and you will get a lot more hits than if they have to come up to your lure. Both of these will cast further than the ultralight spinners but must be fished faster.