Jigging question??

[Bob Thomas]

Greetings, gang! Hope the new season is treating you boaters well.

Question for the boat crew. I've only fished stripers off the beaches. Uncle Matt just got a boat so I'm hoping to bum rides off him. I am tying up some parachute jigs on smilin' bill heads. How heavy do you guys go for heads using wire-line setups for off shore? Is 4 & 5 ounce good enough? Should I tie more 5 than 4 or tie lotsa both of 'em??

Any particular colors work better than others?

Thanks for the help. This boat thing is gonna be a new world for us!!