When you don't see a lot of activity like bait fish, bugs, birds, etc then you have to remember slow slow slow! I have went away from soft plastics, to think about it I went away from EVERYTHING and only throw my frogs no matter what time of day or if they are biting it or not lol. But I would always slay fish with senkos, bigger ones always came on a slow extremely slow retrieve... I get too bored fishing that way that's why I moved to other baits such as frogs, cranks, and swim baits because you are constantly engaged I feel