Jig weight

[Techno2000]

The lighter the Jig, the lighter the line must be to cast it effectively. For example, you will get no casting distance trying to cast a 1/64oz jig with 6# mono.

[Spoonminnow]

The lighter the Jig, the lighter the line must be to cast it effectively. For example, you will get no casting distance trying to cast a 1/64oz jig with 6# mono.

If the soft plastic lure you're casting is heavy in comparison to the jig weight, it can go 40' or more. This swimbait has no forward weight but casts far:



....same for thse Kut Tail worms using 1/64 and 1/32 oz jigs:


Hook size must be long enough though not too long depending on lure. I would match hook sizes in the range of #4 (small) to # 2 (large) to body length.
Hook length determines hook gap and too little gap means lost fish.

Round head, unpainted jig heads do as well if not better than painted heads.

Small diameter lines with no memory cast the light stuff better than say old 8# test mono (seen in the photo to the right above). Braid is all I use for casting distance and better strike detection/hook sets.

As was stated on the above posts, jig weight should not determine lure action when lures are worked parallel to the bottom along with pauses.
Too heavy the jig, the faster it has to travel to stay at the depth you're fishing whether in 3' or 8'.
I recently found that switching to a 1/64 oz jig with #4 hook got fish to commit to the strike better with more hook sets than a 1/24 oz jig with the same hook size (#4) and the same soft plastic lure. Depth was less than 3'.

[yobuck]

Do you use a mono leader, or do you tie directly to the braid?
If so what type knot on your lure connection?