I was in the same boat last season. It definitely is the go to technique for the mid-day. I pretty much keep the rod tip elevated between 12 and 2 o clock and add more height to the presentation with my elbows at least chest height when the line's out 15+ yards. I was once a firm believer in that it was only a boater's technique. Man was I wrong.
Second to that, for a mid-day bait, would have to go to the shakyhead with a zman finesse worm or an aertail.