I am slowly developing confidence in the use of jigs instead of minners. I use a small bell weight at the bottom of the line and tie a jig about 2 ' above that to the main line with a loop knot. The weight size depends on the amount of current in the river I fish.

So, a few comments/questions. To my way of thinking, it is best to put the weight below the jig so that it is easier or quicker to detect a bite. Agree?

Now, I am also thinking of not using a weight at all, just tie jig to end of line. I suppose it will take about a 1/8 jig head to do this. On the other hand, that may drop too fast so a 1/16 or even 1/32? Again, the river flow may dictate the weight. However, I am concerned that with no weight to hold things down I will not have a tight line.

What do you think?