Depends on the lake and how picky the fish are, Im not really a finesse fisher, but dont mind slow fishing. I usually throw a 1/4, but if i got a wind up to 10mph ill use a 3/8, and a 1/2 if the wind is really howling. Shaky Head is a fish Killer! Love to throw it march-early June. Havnt had much luck on it lately so Been throwing jigs