Slow Pitch jigging.... Bit the bullet on a specialty rod

So i finally decided to go for a slow pitch specific rod. the Grappler Slow pitch rod by shimano paired up with the new Penn low profile Squall (not enough coin for an accurate reel yet). Has anybody out there spent some time with a slow pitch rod from the kayak? I am trying to work the kinks out of this technique before I go to a more southern place where this type of jigging will be very effective.

I have been using this technique for a few years now targeting coho and chinook salmon in the sound, I don't use specialty rods for this but mainly two setups, both using vintage, medium-light, thin moderate parabolic action daiwa rods:

1) Casting style setup: 8 ft long daiwa rod (may be an old Graphite Standard Procaster, can't tell, bought it used and writing is faded) with Abu Garcia 5500LC Ambassadeur Line Counter Reel.

2) Spinning setup: 7 ft long daiwa 1113 rod (fiberglass) with a Cabelas salt striker reel.

I prefer to use setup #1, specially for chinook, only reason I use #2 is early season coho and blackmouth, plus when I take only one rod and want to have a spinning setup to mix bombing a P-line jig out there with jigging a slow jig depending on conditions.
Personally, the type of jig and technique you use while slow jigging are the most important factors, with the Shimano butterfly scoring the most chinook so far for me. Let us know how that rod works for you!
 
 

The butterfly jig also catches a good amount of Mackinaw for me been jigging for mackinaw this way for 4 years.

Complete noob here on slow jigging. I usually chuck out buzzbombs and crippled herrings.
What are size jig weight do you use targeting salmon and which color works best for you? Have you caught a lingcod with them?