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BUILDING
JUGLINES FOR JUG FISHING CATFISH
WITH 2 LITER COKE BOTTLES
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Jug Fishing Baits and Jug Lines for Jug Fishing
Make sure you check
your local laws in regards to fishing with juglines.
People make jugs out of all
kinds of materials
and put usually anywhere from one to five hooks on them. The first time
I ever used a jugline I built them with five hooks on each jug and
quickly
learned that five hooks was NOT the way to go. I recommend using two
hooks
per jug , not only is more than two hooks on a jugline difficult to
deal
with in the boat, baiting and get in the water, but it is flat out
dangerous
(I have heard horror stories about people taking a jugline hook in the
forearm
and having it ripped down their arm by a fish).
Juglines are basically a
plastic jug with a line,
weight and a hook attatched to them. The jug floats the line in the
water
and all you have to do is sit back and watch the jugs. It is like
having
a whole mess of fishing rods in the water.
MATERIALS NEEDED
(Obviously you will need to
adjust the quantities
to the number of jugs you want to build.)
Empty Plastic 2 Liter Bottle
(Coke Bottle)
Roll Of Braided Nylon Twine
Hook Of Choice
Silicone Caulk
White Spray Paint
Permanent Marker
Knife
Sand, Gravel or Lead Shot
Reflective Tape
Jugline Weights (half a
brick or 20 oz container
of concrete with a loop in it)
BUILDING THE
JUGLINES
Plastic 2 liter bottles are
traditionally clear
or green and Texas
Law states juglines must be white in color. I use the 2 liter
bottles
because they are much more accessible than other bottles (like bleach
bottles)
and the shape seems to work a little better. DO NOT ATEMPT TO USE
PLASTIC
MILK JUGS, THEY DO NOT WORK.
1. Paint the plastic 2 liter
bottles with the white
spray paint.
2. Once the white paint is
dry add a few small
pieces of reflective tape to the bottom of the jugline (the opposite
end
from the cap)
3. Once the paint is dry
full the 2 liter with
about a cup of the sand or gravel.
4. Take the silicone caulk
and fill the cap to
the 2 liter with silicone. Then screw the lid on the 2 liter. This will
help to seal from any water getting in the jug and keep a tight seal on
it.
5. Take a long length of
your nylon twine (preferable
braided) and cut it off (20-25 feet works well). Tie the twine around
the
neck of the 2 liter and reinforce it several times so it will not come
off.
6. Go to the far end of the
line and tie on your
hooks, tie one hook at 3 feet from the bottom and one hook at six feet
from
the bottom. Use a barrel swivel and a 12 inch leader for the hooks.
7. Tie your weight to the
very bottom of the line.
8. Roll the line around the
neck and then the body
of the bottle for storage.
9. Write your name and
address on the jugline with
the permanent marker (Texas Law)
Tips On Building
and Fishing Juglines
1. Adding shot or gravel to
the jugline helps you
indentify which jugs have been hit. When you set your juglines shake
them
side to side so the gravel or shot disperses in the jig and then lay it
in the water. Once hit, the jug will tilt and all the weight will shift
to the end with the cap. This way the jug will stand upright and you
will
know that you need to check your jugline.
2. The reflective tape makes
it much easier to
find your juglines and detect movement if you hit them with a spotlight
at night.
3. You can fish with free
floating juglines. To
do this eliminate the weight and put the hook at the bottom. It is best
to only do this if you are going to stay on the water and watch the
juglines.
Free floating juglines have a tendency to be pulled off by fish.
4. If you are fishing
multiple juglines, always
number them, so you can keep track of your juglines and know you need
to
keep looking if you have one missing.
5. If you have too much
line, just roll the line
around the neck of the bottle and then secure it with a rubber band.
6. Kahle hooks and circles
hooks seem to work best
for juglines.
7. If you want cheap weights
to weight your juglines,
use half a brick or fill a 20 oz coke bottle with concrete and then add
a wire loop to it before the concrete sets.
8. Always make sure you have
a pair of heavy gloves
with you when running juglines. Remember you may be hoisting a 75 lb
fish
up from the bottom with your hands and a piece of twine. This can get
ugly
if you are not careful.
9. NEVER EVER wrap a line
around your arm when
you are pulling fish in. One slip or and engry fish can put you in the
water
or with hooks in your arm. If you need leverage, use the 2 liter bottle
to wrap the line around or use a small piece of pipe.
Find the most recent jug fishing information here
If you would like to buy manufactured jug lines check out
Redneck's Juglines
Jugs by Bert Catfishing Jug
Pop-Up Fish-A-Noodle
Strike King Catfish Jug
Jugline Supplies
Mariner Tarred Twisted Nylon Twine
Mariner Green Braided Nylon Twine
Twisted Nylon Seine Twine
Mustad Ultra Point? Demon Circle Hook
Eagle Claw Circle Sea Offset Hook 10
More Great Jug Fishing Catfishing Information Here
Links
North Texas Catfish
Guide Service - Guided Fishing Trips For Catfish
Rednecks' Catfish
Bait Soap - Old Fashioned Lye Soap Catfish Bait
The Mulehead Blog
CatfishFishingGuide.com
- Guided Fishing In North Texas
Redneck's Juglines for Jug
Fishing Catfish
ChadFerguson.com
WhiskerKitty.com
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