What bait would you recommend this time of year for jug lines? Also, what locations would you key on, depth, types of structure, etc.? Not looking for specific locations.

I use perch and place my jugs on and near points and ridges at the mouths of coves in about 15-25 ft. At towak last week this got 42 pounds of fillets in just 2 days.

cut perch cut perch cut perch for bait. I have never had the pleasure to use cut shad but always get to fish cut perch. I would look for some flats that is where we put ours last summer in about 35ft but had hooks about 5-10 foot from the top. Hope this helps

Live perch or shad about 2 to 3 inches. Look for ridges near a deep water break, Rocks around the dam area or flats near deeper water. Also deeper holes in a river system especially deep water close to bank edge. Live perch works best in creek when not running and almost any bait works well when water is on the move.

try night crawlers, thats my go to, catch some every time. and go to the store and buy the cheapest round steak cut into cubes, I tried it last night and caught 13 nice keeper blues and a slot one at 42", didnt have my scales for the weight, and 10 channels.

I like to try different baits on each hook until i find what they really like. Those powerbait nuggets have been working surprisingly well for me this year. I usually try shrimp, doughbait, cut bait and worms.