How deep do you set your jug lines? I have some 10' all the way down to 25'. Is that too deep?
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How deep do you set your jug lines? I have some 10' all the way down to 25'. Is that too deep?
Most of them or 3 to 6 feet for my floaters.But its best to experiment to see what works best were u fish. I dont think one depth fits all.:)
Mine are all set at arm's length. I always place my jugs along any structure around the banks and if a catfish wraps around a bush or sometheng then I can feel down the line and get the fish and hook back. I never liked to have to just pull the jug or line anytime one was hung. It dulls the hookpoint, bends the hook, or could cause a lost fish.
All of mine are 5' or less, and catch plenty of fish that way. It is illegal to jug fish lakes here in IN, so creeks and rivers are my only option. I think I would run some a little deeper if I could jug lakes.
Small southern lakes heat up so i try to keep mine(line lengths) above what i call dead water thats deep and low on oxygen.And as far reaching your hand in the water to untangle a jug--I "wouldnt recommend it" and if you would have seen some of the stuff ive caught on a jug line ,you may just think its a real bad ideal.Cause alligators,huge logger head turtles,and snakes aint all that un-common.:eek:
Good information
X-2 on the information. Sounds like I have mine way to deep. Lots of standing timber on my lake. Think I'll shorten my line and move closer to the banks.
When lake fishing in the summer and fall i do alot better jugging at night.In the river it dont seem to matter.But in the lakes around me its a night bite.
I jug the Mississippi, I can't imagine pulling a 50 lber up from 25 ft!! 3 to 9 ft. max, sometimes we hang 2 hooks, one on either side of the jug at different lengths
I was a very persistant jug fisherman back in my younger years, always fishing my bottles at night. I'd have 'em out by dark and would take 'em up beginning at daylight, and fishing 'em 1 time during the night. The lake i fished doesnt have alligators but it did have all the rest you mentioned. If jugs werent placed along the lakes edge they simply didnt catch the fish. I'm a firm believer the catfish cruise the banks looking for bream, etc. for food at night. I always baited with live bream and liked pitching the jugs over logs or around bushes in the water to keep 'em in the "bite zone". I caught my share of snakes and turtles (alot more than I wanted to) and learned very quickly if they couldnt get their heads above water they'd drown. Anytime I saw a jug standing up down in the bushes I reached down and felt for the fish. It saved me many a fish and it kept me from having to rip the hooks up thru the structure. I always frowned an seeing anyone doing that with my jugs as it meant that bottle stayed out of the sacks and needed re-sharpening before it could be fished again. Oh yea, my hooks were always needle sharp if they were in the water. I've hooked fish anywhere from the tip of their head all the way back to their tails.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by BULLFROG-1
Right now my lake is down a couple feet and getting lower by the day.We r in a drought and the lakes being used for irrigation..It was a hundred in the shade in my back yard today.So next throw out they are going along creeks(deep water).you can bet they are feeding heavy on shad and they want be close to the banks.In lakes juggings like any other method of fishing,the bite is constantly changing for alot of reasons-food supply ,temp,seasonal migration of food supply,oxygen levels--you name it.
i use differnt depths an try put them out according to water depth an line linkAttachment 66256
Nice cat!
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