Ok, so I'm much happier fishing from a boat, no question. But it has messed up one of my go-to techniques, a weightless Senko. When shorecasting I just sling it out there, let it sink slowly, and then lightly pick it up and let it fall again. The problem I'm having is I can never get my boat to stay still enough to use this technique (unless there is zero wind) If I'm drifting forward, I need to take up line and can't feel the lure. If I'm drifting back, I end up trolling the worm. I do my best with the trolling motor but it's not perfect. I have an anchor and use that sometimes, but to me that kind of defeats the purpose of the boat, covering more water (and shoreline) in less time. Does anybody have any tips on fishing a Senko while on a slow drift?
I know what you mean but senko's and covering lots of water don't go hand in hand. Use the anchor if you really want to work that senko. My covering a lot of water technique is to wing around a crankbait. The boat can be moving without messing up your retrieve. I did this Saturday in fairly windy conditions and cleaned house. 2 seasons ago I threw nothing but soft plastics. This year I've hardly used them. Jig-n-pig has replaced the worm for me pretty much.
In the kayak tournament on Sunday I nailed one small bass on a Senko but eight on my modified spinner bait. I also scored a personal best monster pickerel on the spinner bait. Didn't count in the tourney but was the best fish of the day by far. Guess which lure is my favorite? 
The curve on learning to fish soft plastics or jigs in a moving vessel is an adjustment that takes time on the water to get. I still struggle with soft jerk baits (By the way these lures get such a bad rap. I mean yeah toss it out let it sink and wait for fish may as well use a shiner. But the slow cadence and subtle movements of these baits can and imo is a skill worth learning and using) and lightly weighted worms when the canoe is on the move. I usually fish moving lures until I find something then anchor to work the spot more thoroughly with the slow stuff. I still struggle on some days to "feel" the bait when the wind is doing it's thing.
