r/slowpitchjigging

I was out on a charter yesterday and at the end of the day I did some slow pitch jigging. I caught 6 rock fish this way but not a single one in the mouth.

I got them in the head, tail, back, side, everything but the mouth.

What am I doing wrong

I bought a shimano type j s60-3 at half price and both google ai and chatgpt gave me polar opposite answers,the rod states 180g jig weight and i realized im only able to kayak to waters around 20 to 30 meters water depths and wouldnt need a jig weight of 180g.

So my question is,if i pair the rod with a 60g jig,would it work or 'load'?would even a 60g be overkill for such shallow depth?

l've never tried vertical jigging before but im preparing gears for it,i'd like to slow jig for a specific grouper species around my waters

What are the best temu/aliexpress slow jigs?

Happyjack jigs look good on aliexpress but cant find it on temu.

Temu usually has lower prices but not as big of a selection as aliexpress