I would be happy to cast 25-30yards out on 1/16oz crappie jig with baby shad (almost 3 grams total weight). The lowest I can cast with distance and controllable is 1/24oz with aerodynamic plastic shape like baby shad. I now only use baitcaster when searching for crappie (slower line retrieve than all my spinning) or when vertical jigging where I can let the line off just a press of finger and ready to sethook without worrying about manually closing bail.