[Gerry Zagorski]

Answer to your question is as light as possible but you need to know when you’re on the bottom so you should be able to feel it hit bottom after you raise and lower the tip. This is why I always suggest people fish with as light weight and sensitive rod and reel as possible. If your fishing a broom stick and a Penn Squidder you might not be able to feel the bottom with 2 ounces and I can feel it with 1 ounce and the lighter the jig the better.