Senkos are like any other bait, you have to use them correctly. They're not a small fish bait, they're not hard to fish, they don't have poor hook up ratios and they get thrown in bass tournament every day. Just consider their versatility in rigging options alone...weedless rig, shakey head, ned style, weighted, texas, etc, and you can cover most water types and species right there. A slow falling senko is not a detriment if your tossing as a follow up bait to a topwater...you want slow. Just read up about them online and use them in the right situation, you'll love them.