jug fishing

[papasage]

how do you set up for it. like line how long and hook kind and size

[Code357]

I use 3 to six feet of line and a 1 ounce weight. I also use 5/0 to 7/0 circle hooks. The spring and fall months seem to work better for me but I have never tried jug lines at night. Hope this helps.

[Fatman]

First thing you need to check is if it's legal for you to do it!!!!!! Jimmy Houston did a show one time with jug lines and got a ticket with a good sized fine.

[papasage]

First thing you need to check is if it's legal for you to do it!!!!!! Jimmy Houston did a show one time with jug lines and got a ticket with a good sized fine.

it is legal here saw some out at night in the campground slou [boy scout] with 2 liter jugs with light sticks in them to make it easy to see . had a couple camping next to me last month that was night jug fishing .

[gijimbo]

I don't normally do this, but check out Blue Catfish - Channel Catfish - Flathead Catfish. It has all the answers to your questions and more. It is a site specifically for catfishing like this site is geared towards crappie fishing. I love crappie and catfishing, any other fish is just trash fish

[NIMROD]

Here we take small swim noodles (foam) , cut into 3 parts about 1.5' or so. Tie a stout cord 6 to 9' through hole and use 5/0 or 6/0 hook. For places with mostly smaller Channel Cats you can use smaller hooks. Here in shallow lakes a weight is not needed. Some folks pust small PVC pipe through swim noodle for strength. I go as cheap as possiable.
Here we are allowed 20 per person with person's tag # or contact info permenantly affixed. Must be attended during daylight hours, only left unattended at night. check your state's regulations to be legal.

[XLR8]

I like to use 20 oz. sports drink bottles. I spray paint them white (Tx. law). I write my contact info. with a sharpie. I wrap reflective tape around the base. Wal-Mart sells white and red in the automotive dept. It is a must for me fishing at night. You can shine them a long way off. I tie my line around the neck at the cap. I can store a lot of them in a small space. Believe it or not, a 25 lb. blue cant hold one of those bottles down very long. As far as the length of my line I usually use between 3 and 6' depending on how deep the water is. I use 50 lb. Big Game. When I pull em up I wrap the line around the bottle and put a rubber band around it so that it holds the hook tight next to the bottle. The rubber bands dry rot pretty fast so I try to keep extras. A whole lot of trial and error, and this is what I have come up with. It works for me.

[XLR8]

Oh yea, hooks. I use 1/0 or 2/0 Eagle Claw SS short shank. I dont use a big hook with the bottles because there in not much resistance. I let the bigger ones wear themselves out before I try to land them. The little hooks will hold a big fish. They dont kill the perch too bad. These hooks will straighten out pretty easy if it hangs up giving the fish a chance for escape. I dont use any sinkers if I am fishing with perch. They seem to live longer and stay livelier if they are not weighted down. If I'm not fishing with live bait, I use just enough weight to sink it. The 50# Big Game dont cut my hands too bad when I fish deep.

[Charliee]

I like to use the swin noodles with pvc in them. I use a 3/0 circle hook and bait with raw shrimp. Works pretty good.

[aserioushunter]

We have used the noodles here, but found they are too easy for other folks to see and run. We use 2 liter bottles painted flourescent orange, 7 lb concrete weight, 6/0 circles. Best to tie on the weight using heavy braided line, then half hitch every 3 ft. We make drops 16" doubled with braided line, circles, and a trotline snap. For Blues, always put your first hook 3' below jug then 5'. You will catch most of your fish on top two hooks. We have caught many hundred pounds of fish on jugs. Now is a good time to go. My favorite bait is FRESH gizzard shad cut into 1 1/4" strips. Two years ago we had out 16 jugs. We ran them 2x in 2 days and pulled them because we had all we needed. We turned loose over 332 lb, that we didn't keep.