With the jugs, that you buy online, how does one adjust the depth? I hope it's not cut or retie? How many usae circle hooks? Also, are all fish, caught on jugs, legal? capt david

Legal Freshwater and Saltwater Devices and Restrictions for Fish

Jugline:
For use in FRESH WATER only. A fishing line with five or less hooks tied to a free-floating device.

May be used to take NONGAME fish, channel catfish, blue catfish and flathead catfish only.

Placement and Location Restrictions: Juglines may not be used in

Community Fishing Lakes
Reservoirs or sections of rivers lying totally within the boundaries of a state park
Lake Bastrop in Bastrop County
Bellwood Lake in Smith County
Lake Bryan in Brazos County
Boerne City Lake in Kendall County
Lakes Coffee Mill and Davy Crockett in Fannin County
Dixieland Reservoir in Cameron County
Gibbons Creek Reservoir in Grimes County
North Concho River from O.C. Fisher dam to the Bell Street dam
Lake Pflugerville in Travis County
South Concho River from Lone Wolf dam to Bell Street dam
Tankersley Reservoir in Titus County
Wheeler Branch Reservoir in Somervell County

•Tagging and Marking Requirements:

Must be used with a valid GEAR TAG (see Definitions) attached within 6 inches of the free-floating device; gear tag is valid for 30 days after the date set out and must include the number of the permit to sell nongame fish taken from fresh water, if applicable. Properly marked buoys or floats qualify as valid gear tags.

For non-commercial purposes, a jugline must be marked with a white, free-floating device.

For commercial purposes, a jugline must be marked with an orange, free-floating device.

Gear Tag: A tag constructed of material as durable as the device to which it is attached. The gear tag must be legible, contain the name and address of the person using the device and the date the device was set out. Date is not required for saltwater trotlines or crab traps. For juglines and freshwater trotlines, properly marked buoys or floats qualify as valid gear tags.

i use flagging jugs and to adjust the depth i like to use a link that you would use to add two peices of chain together, my jugs are normally wrapped with 30' of line but if i want to shorten it i will make a loop in the line and attatch the loop onto the link, it really works well for me especially if i want to use the jugs for drifting, as far as hooks go on jugs i prefer khale hooks for jugging and circle hooks for drifting with rod and reel.

I use circle hooks on my flagging jugs. I think they work pretty good, and the fish seem to stay on. I was running 2 hooks per drop but switched to 1 on all of them, if they were anchored I would use more hooks. I use a snap swivel with longer lengths to adjust depth, but I rarely change them all, just a few.

All fish caught on Jugs are NOT legal.