Joe, funny you mention that. One day last week before we got our big blizzard here I walked over to the state park we live next because I knew it was going to be the last sunshine I saw for a few days.
I took a rod and a few soft jerkbaits to fish the park's pond and absolutely tore up the bass twitching a weightless five-inch red shad Tiki Stick, which is one of my favorite senko-type soft jerkbaits.
Like you, I've gotten to the point where a senko or a fluke-type bait is my number one choice year-round, but particularly late winter-early spring.
I love my spinnerbaits, but I've found that on days I'm catching fish on spinnerbaits I can almost always catch as many fish on soft jerkbaits, but the reverse is almost never true.
That's just me, of course and everyone else's mileage may vary.

Flukes are no fluke in the spring when the water is cold but when the fish are active and biting I do the plug/spinner thing to cover lots of water at different depths.

Also in the summer when the water is warm and the fish are deep those soft plastics are slow to get to fish eye level.

I read a very good article in the most recent issue of F&S giving, in part, expert advice on bass fishing. It's a good read.

Flukes are fun!
I have fished them a lot,from farm ponds to bass tournaments, and have managed to put fish in the bucket and in the boat.

But, just as Nemo said,"jig is primo!" A jig is the go to, money bait. When fishin' the jig,for some reason, my fish are mostly larger.

While workin' the fluke, the fish seem to inhale everything, hook,line and slip sinker ...

Also,the fluke makes it more fun for my kids,than fishin' the jig.
Poppa's got to make it fun for the kids!

i've never tried fishing with a soft tube bait in early season i usually use a mepps spinner or buzz bait but i will try this now.

Will have to give this a try, and while I'm a crappie fisherman at heart, my go to bait this time of year is a little 2 inch soft minnow shaped thing i found at wal-mart, while i'm not sure of the brand, they come in silver/black and silver/green varieties in the crappie jig section. They seem to work on everything from largemouth to stripers to crappie.

Flukes and curly tails. I have tried lots of bass baits, but these are my go- to baits when I want fish in the bucket.

Flukes are awesome bass baits, I love to fish with them because you can do a lot with them and when the bite is tough they will produce.

you are absolutely right they are also weedless which is a plus

Flukes are great, but I think a jig is more versatile. Jigs don't really get their due in the North or in ponds, and they maybe aren't as effective there. But in the West, Midwest and South, they are money.

Swim it, flip it, skip it, drag it, stroke it, bounce it, bump it, burn it, jig it -- a jig works at any depth in any water clarity on all bass species in any season. Careful jig selection will let you imitate any bait species as well, from bluegills to shad to crayfish.

For versatility, a jig is primo. I always have a jig of some kind tied on. Always.

"has came out with" I really should start reading back over my post before I submit them.