Feeling a jig

[toppwatr]

Last year I only managed one bass on a jig. This year I am looking to manage more. I used to have a really junky BC rod that I used for jigs, the sensitivity was very low. But this year I got a powell endurance. I thought it would solve all of my problems, but I am still having issues feeling the bottom and feeling bites. I am using a revo premier spooled with 20 lb braid and fishing in about 10 feet with a half ounce jig, so its not like the jig is too light. But yesterday I just got kind of lucky and after setting the hook into about 5 logs I felt something that felt just like the previous logs and set the hook into it anyway because I was frustrated and it turned out to be a bass over 5 pounds. Now I think I probably had more bites like this that i just didn't do anything to because i thought they were logs.....How can I feel my jig better and how can I tell when I am getting a bite? And yes I have watched Kevin's video several times, very helpful.