Question regarding fishing with soft plastics for Flathead

[Ducksta]

As I understand it, the idea of casting ahead of your drift is basically so you can be sure your plastic is actually making contact with the bottom.
Retrieving while dragging plastics out the back you won't have as much contact with the bottom. Actually hitting the bottom is obviously an important consideration chasing flat fish.

[MSB]

Thanks to everyone for responding, so upshot is like most things multiple things will work, will post pic of my first flattie on plastics