Ive not had any perceivable issue with not being able to feel fish. If I'm fishing over 10ft deep, I use a 1/16th ounce weight 10-14" above my jig. Then again, unless it's a big fish (on LS) I've stopped spending time on inactive fish that aren't acting like they should. So far, it's only been an issue one day. That was our tourny on Shearon Harris back in February, and I was still wasting time on fish that didn't want to bite. Still finished 4th so I can't complain too bad.