Matt,
Yeah, depending on what kind of fishing I'm talking about, the word "plastics" has two different meanings. If this post were on the freshwater board, I'd answer, SENKO!!!! You really oughtta try em sometime. Go for the 5" watermelon/red flake for starters, or watermelon seed. Fish it weightless, and let it sit for longer than you normally would. I'm sure you've heard from people how to fish em, so I won't go too in depth. They are killer baits though, you can do virtually anything with em, carolina, texas, dropshot, weightless, jerkbait, topwater (that's right, especially on top of frog mats)... etc. etc. You WILL let us know when you get your first senko fish of course. It's a momentous occasion.
-Brian