I have fallen in love with Senkos this year and unfortunately fish mostly from shore.That is why I use them cast a mile cover ton of ground and catch a lot of fish.Sorry we can't all be the brilliant fisherman called stratos oh well I will just settle for being an idiot using different finesse techniques with my senkos catching fish like its my job ha ha!
That's kind of harsh. Two years ago I hardly threw anything but soft plastics. If they weren't working, I wasn't catching fish. Over the past 2 years I've gained confidence in crankbaits and jigs. I barely use any soft plastics anymore and I don't even own a real senko (I have some bass pro stuff). So what he's trying to say, instead of limiting yourself to only one technique or bait. You'll catch more fish in a variety of conditions by being able to adapt.
In moving to fishing from a boat this year from fishing from the shore last year I have found its about hitting the right spots and not just about hitting more spots.
Last night on Ponki, after the wind died down and the water was glass smooth, I was able to boat a nice 2lb+ on a BPS Senko lookalike casting into the lillys. But I was able to boat more fish with my tried and true spinner baits. And they work really well in the wind. 
I don't really get how you are not learning a thing. If its catching them. Then use them.
Some days I catch 'em, some days I don't. Some days it's Senko, some days it's not. This is only my second summer fishing so I set the bar pretty low for myself. For me, a trip that isn't skunked is a success. I have used jigs in the past. In fact, they're my go to for bedding bass (especially smallmouth.) Crankbaits I've only had luck trolling. And even then, only panfish. And of course the last limiting factor is money. I appreciate that some of you have collected decades of lures (minus those caught in trees or that pig's stomach) but I may only have one or two of each type of lure. So I might not have the right weight, color, depth, etc. So I try to get creative. Casting a Senko from a boat allows me to cast with confidence because I don't have to worry about hanging up. My personal opinion is that before I can concentrate on lure techniques, I should concentrate on casting. And that's something that Senkos are best at. As previously said, they cast a mile like a bullet.
With the boat moving, you just need to account for the way the boat is going to move and the way your bait/line will potentially move to be able to keep the line semi tight.
If the boat is moving around and the wind is blowing, if your fishing plastics, it would be weighted texas or carolina style. Chances are with that kind of condition, the water is moving around pretty good and a senko probably is not he best presentation at that point.
You might try a weighted Senko to speed things up. Unweighted is ok in less than 6-7' of water but any deeper you're giving up way to much time waiting for that slow drop.
Every time I fish weighted, it just doesn't feel natural. I jig it up and then it plummets (on a 1/8 oz bullet weight) I always figured the allure of a Senko was the way it slowly flutters down.
You might try a weighted Senko to speed things up. Unweighted is ok in less than 6-7' of water but any deeper you're giving up way to much time waiting for that slow drop.
Every time I fish weighted, it just doesn't feel natural. I jig it up and then it plummets (on a 1/8 oz bullet weight) I always figured the allure of a Senko was the way it slowly flutters down.
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You might try a weighted Senko to speed things up. Unweighted is ok in less than 6-7' of water but any deeper you're giving up way to much time waiting for that slow drop.
Every time I fish weighted, it just doesn't feel natural. I jig it up and then it plummets (on a 1/8 oz bullet weight) I always figured the allure of a Senko was the way it slowly flutters down.
I use a different technique with the weight ..... rather than the slow drop, bring it up and slow drop again you let it drop and then use short intermittent tugs. This helps in clear water so the fishey's can't get a good look at it and the quicker motion might trigger a bite. If fishing a weighted Senko I use a 1/8oz weighted wacky hook.
IMHO, you rarely if ever should find it necessary to cast a soft plastic very far. Typically you are up on the weeds or structure (or just off of them). And since your bite happens most frequently on the drop or shortly thereafter, a long cast just means more line to reel in, so it's harder to cover a lot of water.
I disagree. There are plenty of times I find myself shore-bound, and there is a nice patch of pads I want to cast to. If the pads are closer to me, then awesome, but with shore fishing, they usually aren't.