Jug Lines

18' is a lot of string, how deep is that bayou?


Also bait with crawfish, catfish love them.

12-15 ft max. How long would you have them? Thanks for the tip on bait!

We run noodles about 2' below the surface. I've never heard of running them 18' down. Seems like a pain in the butt. You'll be getting hung on all kinds of stuff.

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We run noodles about 2' below the surface. I've never heard of running them 18' down. Seems like a pain in the butt. You'll be getting hung on all kinds of stuff.

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I do the same...can't imagine trying to deal with 20' of line on each jug.

I run the same setup with noodles, pvc pipe, and a small piece of rebar in the pvc pipe.

I the deepest water I use them in is 8' deep. I use a 4oz weight tied to the bottom. About 18" above the weight I tie two knots about an inch apart, and then I use trotline clips with 10" of line leading to a hook.

I have always used 2 liter coke bottles. Easily unscrew the cap to drop the line,hook, and sinker into the bottle for easy storage. Keep a trash can in the boat full of them.

I think the baws in S. LA weight them to the bottom to keep the current from dragging them out.

In NWLA, we run a gallon ag. chemical jug with 24" of trotline/decoy string. Tie a bell sinker 4" from the hook and tie your circle hook to the bottom. Throw them out and let them drift.

Worse case scenario, you have to go get them off a bank. We watch the wind and throw out at the correct angle to get the longest possible drift across a cove.

Pro tip: Fill your jug about 1/3 full of water. It slows down the drift speed by 300%. It also creates less resistance if a big one tries to pull it under.

Best bait, fresh cut shad.

Eta: The poster above mention storing your hook, line and sinker in the jug. The chemical jugs have extra large holes for this. That how we store them.