The jug fishing is getting good on Texoma.Caught 4 blues over 40 LBS today.I posted pics on my site at www.txfishingguide.com Capt. Steve

Steve, what depth of water are you fishing in. Whats the water temp up there?

I am fishing from 28 -52ft the big ones i caught yeasterday came from 28,28,39 and 52 FT. The surface temp is about 50 degrees Capt. Steve www.txfishingguide.com

Can I just say...I hate you.....I want to catch them biggins.....lol

Send me some info about your guide service....Would be interessted in going out sometime.

Checked jug lines today and caught a 30 and a 50 lb Blue and six smaller cats from 4-15 LBS. I have not ran any specials this year so here it is ,come fish and pay for 2 jug line trips between now and the end of the year and get one free trip to be used by feb15, 2003 Capt. Steve www.txfishingguide.com

I'm not a jugline fisherman but I do have a question concerning them. I assume they simply drift with the wind since they are most likely not resting on the bottom in water that is 50ft deep? What depth are they set at (how long is the line)?
Thanks in advance for any info on this topic




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Ed Utley

Ed my weight is sitting on the bottom and the first hook is on bottom and the other hook is about 3 ft. off bottom. I caught 6 cats to 30 LBS today on juglines and limited out on Striper. Capt. Steve http://www.txfishingguide.com

Ed,

Most juglines that are used for big cats in these parts of the country are anchored. One pound of weight will do the trick to keep them where they need to be and get a good hookset.

The line only needs to be as deep as the water you are fishing, so if you suspect you wil be fishing as deep as 50 feet build the jugs with 55 or 60 feet of line. Any excess line can be rolled around the jug and then secured with a rubber band or a cut piece of bicycle tube.

The disadvantage of a free floating jugline is they move. You have to think of how fast and how far a 30+ pound fish can move with the jugline. If you are not sitting right there with them, finding them (especially in the dark) can be a real pain in the arse.

Here is some information on building juglines. I also have an article that I can email you with a lot of good tips and tricks as well as detailed instructions if you will email me at RedneckTexan1@msn.om

Heres the link:
http://www.whiskerkitty.com/Juglines.html



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The Texas Catfishing Resource
www.whiskerkitty.com

What type of bait do you put on your jug lines? I am going up to Texoma this weekend. Thanks,

Go to my site www.whiskerkitty.com and register for the message board and do a search on juglines or jugs and you will find more than you ever wanted to know.

Jugline baits I most commonly use are:

Shad (dead or cut)

Perch (live for apps, cut for blues)

Soap

Shrimp Soaked in Bills Brains and Cheese www.catfishbait.com

Hot Dogs Soaked in Anise Oil (the cheapest fatty hot dogs you can get NOT BEEF)

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The Texas Catfishing Resource
www.whiskerkitty.com

Last chance to book a striper/jugline trip.I will pull the jugs in for good on dec 31or maybe a few days earlier if nobody calls for the last days of dec. and Start fishing the red river for big cats on rod and reel.If you have been waiting to book a river trip then now is the time. Capt. Steve www.txfishingguide.com

Good luck Capt.. It's gonna be colder than a well diggers [censored] until after new year!

[This message has been edited by sharonwilson01 (edited 12-23-2002).]