I prefer to stay in contact with the bait. I don't use a weight above my jigs except for spider rigging.

I've caught fish in deep water on jigs as heavy as 1/4 oz. I go lighter as the conditions allow. More wind more weight. I feel that if you put a light jig under a heavier weight, it's harder to detect the "light bite." If you've ever done much cork fish'n you know that there are times when the fish will come up on a bait and and all you notice is your cork will lay over. If a crappie comes up in a light jig under a heavier weight I just don't feel it as well.

I use 1/8 oz jigs a lot but prefer 3/32. No. not 1/32, 3/32. That is a fantastic weight for me. Just a tad heavier than a 1/16 & a tad lighter than a 1/8 oz. A 3/32 is also great for casting to deeper fish, although I prefer to vertical jig, especially in the colder months when the fish are less active.

I normally vertical jig with a 12' Sam Heaton Super Sensitive but when fishing for deeper fish, I usually go to my 10 1/2' Russ Baileys matched with a spinning reel. They are a little firmer than the Sams and compensate for the line stretch for a better hook set in deeper water with heavier jigs.

Just my 2 cents.