That's what i was thinkin. I got stuck staring at it for about 5-6 minutes earlier, trying to figure out if she was wearing pants or if it was paint. lol

lol me too,

Must be limestone Huck's talking about

Does anyone know what the penalty is if someone pulls your jug? I want o print it on my gear tag.

Good info! I am looking to set out some lines also.

I have had good luck running from a stump to weight up to a float then back dowm to a weight so i was fishing all depths i caught alot of blues and channels next to the float and some right on top water and yellows near the bottom just a neat way to cover all depths with one line

There are many methods as to setting a trotline out & styles that work for the trotliner, as well as the placement & situations, along with which Cats you are going for.

For instance, on a lake (such as Limestone) or the Trinity River, I usually have 36 hooks on them. But for narrower areas, such as Navasota or Brazos Rivers, I might only have 26 hooks. It serves two purposes. One is instead of maxing it to 50 per line, I have those extras to use as juglines, limb lines, or throwlines or even set hooks. In Texas, the max per person is 100 hooks all devices.

As to methods, stumps & trees and such are great to tie each end to. If the reach is a bit further, tie on extra line on one end. However, many do not weigh down the line near their tie-on sides. That in itself will cause you some headaches. Why? Because you are any could cut the line if you drive too close to it. For this, I come off the stump with about 3' or 4' then a loop for my vinyl tag & weight. Then 3 hooks, another weight, 6 hooks, weight, and so on.
So my Shallow Water (SW) trotlines are basically set up as follows: 4'/loop/3 hks/loop/6 Hks/loop/9 Hks/Ctr loop/9 Hks/loop/6 Hks/loop/3 Hks/loop/4'. If the stump is quite large, you might need a separate or added piece of cord, because you want about 2' to 4' (prefer 3' to 4') of lead coming off the stump before your first weight. This helps to keep it from getting hung in the stump, plus pulls down the line to keep props from cutting it or getting tangled in it.

The outer loops & center loop get a bigger weight. The outer loops also have my vinyl tags tied to them. My weights have about 36" cord on them. My leaders are about 24" long, so that my hooks should be from 12" to 9" off bottom. All the other loops get smaller weights if I want. Except for the outer loops, I might also tie a 16 to 20 ounce bottle to all the other loops. Fill with lake/river water, then empty about an inch or two & seal the bottle. This allows the weight to go to the bottom, while the bottle supplies just enough buoyancy to keep your hooks out of the mud or off bottom. Of course iof you have your main line too tight (like a guitar string) then none of this will work. You want it tight yet with enough give.

Now my "Planters" are for Deep Water (DW) and are designed slightly different. But I supply the "stumps" in a sense out in the middle of the lake. I use two 3.5 gallon buckets filled with concrete. Depending on how full, they range from 60# to 72# each. Not for the weak. I also retrieve them, which can be some very rigorous exercise. For those not as strong, try two 2 gallon buckets on each end. Or three one gallon buckets on each end. The 3.5 gallon ones "plant" themselves when I "drop" them setting out. Like a suction cup, in a sense. Those that have gone out with me to run my "Planters" get to see how they operate. I have options as to how I have them "set". The "Planter" is not for someone wanting to set out & pull in the next day or two. If you are planning to fish for some time, they are extremely good. If you plan to be gone a week between fishing, you can put your hooks "in the saddle" (hook into one end of your main line swivel), or if you use J-swivels, just drop the hooks out when you leave. That way the system is still in place, but easily put back into production.