New to jug fishn, How much weight you use? Any info would be great, Depth, Bait, ect, Thanks in advance,

I use a brick (the kind with three holes)it's more for slowing fish down rather than stopping them. Normally in ~10 ft of water one hook at 2ft, 4 and 7 ft. (Gamakatsu 6/0 circle) Cut shad is the easiest bait. I'm guessing perch would also work well. This forum is awesome for no nonsense info. Best of luck.

I use about about 5 lbs give or take a bit. Bricks work, I prefer making my own concrete weight with a wire loop in it. I use quick snaps to secure the weight to the wire loop just as I throw
the baited line overboard. When I'm finished fishing with the jug, I unsnap the weight first before I try to "wind" the line around the jug. I found early on that 5 lbs doesn't seem like much until you try to wrap a 30 foot line with hooks around a jug with 5 lbs of dead weight at the end. I use 3 hooks per line baited with cut perch. I catch plenty in varying depths. Good luck

I use about 15 feet of line on each with three hooks about 2 feet apart. I use the same lines in some big ponds in the summer to catch channels only I switch ends with the weights and jugs to get the hooks away from the moss which becomes a major problem in clear water ponds this time of year. Like the above mentioned the snap swivels or the way to go for the quick change and setup.

We let ours free float, so...

We basically fish 8' deep. about two feet up from bottom is where we put swivel. on main line from swivel to jug we thread a 3/4 to 1 oz egg sinker. Basically using the weight to get the bait down.

Though the lakes we jug on aren't very big, so losing (or keeping track) of them isn't really a big concern for us.

I fish in alot deeper water than some listed above....

I use a solo cup full of concrete with a wire-loop installed prior to drying, they run right around 5 lbs and don't cost much to replace.

Fish in 60'-65' of water, run swivels ever 5' from the bottom coming up, then swivel each end.

In Okla we are allowed 5 hooks per jug and 20 jugs per fisherman, so it all equates to 100 hooks, trotlines are limited to 100 hooks as well.

With the swivels, you can change hook setups, leader lengths, etc as you see fit. It will allow you to remove your hooks during out of season and storage times.

I add an extra swivel 5' above my top hook swivel and add an extra "float". We use a 20oz soda bottle about half full of water. That will pull your line tight from the weight to 35', this will allow you to run your 60' jugs in 40-60' of water, the extra lead line just lets the jug float around.

I would check your state rules on how many hooks per jug and how many jugs per fishing license. Some states even regulate the distance they have to be placed apart.