Great info above... When it's hard to hold bottom I usually switch from a jig to bait and it sometimes it requires up to 10 ounces when fishing deep areas with lots of current like the Ambrose channel. The problem with jigging in these sort of conditions is you have to let too much line out to stay on or near the bottom and as mentioned above, the presentation is no longer straight up and down. You also can hardly feel the bottom which leads to more snags.
And yes braided line makes a big difference since it's line diameter is a lot smaller than mono and has a lot less resistance so less weight is needed.
Some good discussion on Bucktaling for fluke in this thread too
https://www.njfishing.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=122468
