Jug Fishing is simply a means of setting a lot of hooks in the
water and covering more area with more bait. This method of fishing is
most commonly used for fishing for channel catfish and blue catfish
but many states allow jug fishing for numerous species of fish. Jug
fishing is a lot of fun and a very enjoyable family activity. Fishing
jugs is a great way to get children interested in fishing and keep
their interest because it is fast paced and not a lot of sitting and
waiting, so there is always something going on to keep the kids
interest!



When jug fishing, the angler simply deploys a device commonly referred
to as a jug line (this is a very regional term and different areas of
the country it may be called different things including jug lines,
jugging, fishing jugs, jugs). A jug line is a large float that has a
piece of fishing line running from the float down towards the bottom
of the lake with hooks running off of that line. It works somewhat
similar to the concept of a trotline. You bait the hooks and set them
in different areas, wait for the fish to come along and bite, and then
you collect your fishing jugs and re-bait them and get your fish off
the jug line. Jug fishing is very popular and a great method of
fishing for both seasoned and inexperienced fishermen.



It is not uncommon to catch limits of catfish when jug fishing in a
very short period of time, and hundreds or trophy sized blue catfish
are caught every year by jug fishermen. Blue catfish that weight 30-50
pounds are very common when jug fishing, and it there are also fish
caught on a regular basis that are even bigger than that!



WARNING:

If your going to leave your Jugs
By Bert Jugs on the water unattended for any extended period of
time And because the jug flips over to its red side to let you know
there may be a fish on your jug it may alert other fishermen to which
jugs have fish on them and they may collect your fish and do your jug
fishing for you.