When i ran jugs i used pop bottles. Noodles work very good. Dont forget to include the proper information on the noodle. The strategy I used was to put them up wind on the lake and then go run em every hour depending on the size of lake. The bigger the lake the harder they are to keep up with in a good wind. Place a piece of reflective tape on them makes them easier to see with spot light if running at night. I usually put a bell wt and a hook on about 7-9 ft line depending on water depth as you dont want them to snag up. I used liver or dog food depending on target fish.