I pushed a single jig with a split shot above it on 6 poles at Nada.I caught fish recently on a Popsicle Rage Tail/with a minnow on a light wire jig head with very few hang ups. If you do hang a steady pull on the jig and it bends the hook free.I was using 10lb with no break offs. Just have to re bend it. No real need for sonar since you are shallow. I use the handle of my net to see how deep I am.My 2 cents!