A simple jig I've been working on for awhile - with the idea being to make an attractive lead-free jig with the weight on the shaft of the hook rather than the nose, so it'll sink horizontally instead of nose-down.

The jig uses a clear glass bead, a metal weight bead, a small metal crimp, and a loop of frayed-out nylon twine for the tail. Now, when I weigh these on a powder scale my 1/16 and 1/8 oz. jigs come out just a couple of grains lighter than the same hook with the same size lead-heads poured on it.

If a chenille-body jig is tied onto a lead-head, or if a soft plastic jig like a swimmin' minnow is added, then the lead-head lures weigh quite a bit more than my jigs. But I don't think the weight of the soft materials makes the jigs sink any faster or deeper, because on their own those materials float.

I'm thinking that the total weight only affects how far a jig can be cast, while the weight when it's under water, as well as water resistance (shape) determines how fast and deep a jig will sink. Am I all wet on this?