I just started bass fishing the end of last summer didnt get to go at all during the fall but thats beside the point but I see soft plastics being more versatile take a Z-Man Zinker for example you can cut it in halves and ned rig the halves drop shot it if you were desperate, t rigged, wacky rigged, and I know im missing something. And thats just rigging it.Then take a spinner bait for example which IMO the most versatile hard bait there is you can only do about 4 to 5 things with it you can crawl it a on the bottem, buzz it, slow roll it, and burn it. Just my opinion