New to Jugging

[KyBoneHead]

Thanks for the advice. I thought about cutting some hotdogs into 1/4th and mixing some koolaid powder in and letting it sit. I also have some old deer meat that I've thought about cubing and covering pretty good with garlic salt and letting it get right in the sun. There's also a small creek near me where i can get a bucket full of 3 inch bluegill to use. Thinking about going this sunday, will post a report if I do.

[aps71285]

kybonehead if you get to settlers trace around 5am right now you will see all the big gizzard shad at the banks. just one or two throws of the cast net and youll have more than enough bait. im not sayin the other baits dont work but in my opinion its always best to use what they eat normally.

[Eades]

We always took a bag of raw shrimp just in case we couldnt catch some shad. Frozen shad didnt seem to work near as well as fresh but the fish at taylorsville seemed to like shrimp pretty well. First night my brother and I tried jugging we caught a 32 pound blue up there and he was hooked. I dont eat em so i prefer rod and reel but its a good way to catch a mess.
Also once a thermocline sets up it would be a good idea to keep your baits set accordingly since they wont really go where there isnt oxygen.

[headbanger]

I went jugging with some guys on Realfoot a few years ago and they used chicken breast soaked in cherry cool aid probably around 5 or 6' deep if not shallower. No really big fish but we were catching big numbers of them.

[KyBoneHead]

I guess I had the idea that catfish would usually be towards the bottom. Seems like most coves I was pulling into last week were in the 20 foot range. Are you all still setting the noodles anywhere from 3-10 feet or so in that depth?? We put a couple noodles together the other night and set them at 12 ft thinking they would still be off the bottom. Wondering if its just a trial and error kind of thing or what.

[smashdn]

Channels should be moving up towards the banks in preparation for their spawn. I'd fish 5-10 foot on rip rap or broken rock areas. Just about anything will catch a channel cat.

I caught one on squid that I had leftover from a florida vacation. Stays on the hook real well.