Building the ULTIMATE Catfish JUG (DIY Project) 

Three things about jug fishing.....and I have jug fished for many, many years. 1) Always - Always use a circle hook. 2) Do not fish to close to the bottom like he is saying, A fish needs room to pull the bait down to set the hook. If you fish to close to the bottom your jugs become ineffective as the fish cannot set the hook on itself, and/or they may swallow the bait, then you cannot let the smaller fish go. 3) The more buoyant the float is, the stronger the hook set will be on the fish.

same way I make my jugs with the exception of your method of making it adjustable. I like your method better and will be changing mine, good job.

Man I wish I would have seen this when I made mine. Beauty is I can go back and alter mine to your style. Thanks a million for the info. Al

Made a dozen of these and they are great. They were easy to make and the ease of adjusting them helps alot as I run them from a kayak. Best tip is snelling the circle hook. Once the fish is on, it's not getting off.

Dude I’ve been following you for several years. Helped me out a lot with trapping. I’ve told myself I was gonna make these jugs for 3 years now. Finally looked this up again and gonna follow thru. Also, I loved the part when ya said “once you cl get good at tying this knot, you can leave a very minimal tag line…IF YOURE INTO THAT SORTA THING”

I love catfishing. That's a kick ass jug . I'm going to try it out and make some.

I just ran across your video and it was great! Thank you for not over thinking things and making life simple. It seems like everyone tries to reinvent the wheel. Good job! Keep it up!

So stoked you're making weekly videos again.

Bar none the best diy video I’ve seen, to the point, no bs music to jazz it up. Awesome

Thanks for the tutorial. Hopefully you sharing knowledge will help get more kids and adults that don’t have any mentors in the family out in nature

Just got done jugging using these at Rend Lake. Caught a Friday fish fry worth thanks

saw the old noodles with rebar, never wanted to do that. was in Walmart today and thought about it and saw this. Been fishing with gatorade bottle and 2 liter coke bottles. Just watched this and I think I'll make these, thanks from TN

Over the years I've made many different styles of noodles, some complicated and time consuming not to mention expensive. I will be making this design for my next batch. Thanks for the instructional video and happy fishing.

A diy about bank poles would be awesome Great video as always

Made these this weekend on a camping trip…caught one in thirty minutes! Simple and easy….thanks so much!

Reminds me of “he can’t go down with three barrels, not with three barrels on he can’t” anyone remember? Ok “we’re gonna need a bigger boat”

What an excellent tutorial on how you build the catfish jugs! You made it look really easy and explained it very well. I was very curious about how you achieved the adjustability - now I know. Thank you; much appreciated. Cheers, Jeff. 👍😀🐠🐟🛥

This is how I will make mine from here on out!

Headed to Walmart and the hardware store tomorrow. Mr. Stu you're a genius sir.

That is one DIY I will use. Great idea by the way, love how simple it is to adjust depth and sinker weights. Cheap to make, long lasting, easily adjustable, WOW what a deal, Thank's Stu !!!!!!!!!

Gonna try this for Australian waters. Ty and appreciate your videos.

very educational video ! here in NC i have seen limb lines in our rivers but never knew how cost effective this diy can be, so thanks young man ! Zeke

Thank you for sharing this content with us we were very successful using your information. We went to Home Depot and five below. Got all the supplies put them together in the morning and crushed it in the afternoon.

I really enjoy your videos. For the last 5 years have been a salt water kayak angler on the west coast. Halibut, Lingcod, and Rockfish are the major catches within reach of a kayak. I am going to be in Southern Missouri in a few months so I am finding your videos extremely fascinating. Very thorough. You are a good teacher.

Awesome, we'll be building these soon! Can't wait to get on the river!

Thanks brother I’ll be sure to try that

I saw some natives along the river in Quillabamba Peru fish with branches that hung over the big rivers. Like juggin a river! Very cool jug set up!

Great video as always! We use a mesh laundry bag to store them. Thanks for the great content.

These are the best ! Totally having a blast fishing with them ! Thank you for all your videos ! I personally have learned so much from your instructional videos on putting up my fur , fishing jugs and so much more , thank you so much for all you’re doing !

ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!!!!!! Thanks for sharing,, this is the best idea I’ve seen ….

Good idea for making a jug line. I’ve made hundreds of jugs all different stiles This one looks like it will work great. Enjoyed it buddy

Thanks for showing us how to make these. Nice and easy. Our cat fish in NY are in rivers not sure if they would work in rivers with changing depths. Love all your videos. Keep up the good work

Just got everything to make some jugs for here in Kansas. We can only run 8 per person but hey it beats none! Love your videos you make great videos.

Thanks for sharing this easy build method!!!

Doesn't get much better, easy, simple, not huge and inexpensive. Great video!

Very creative, smart and informative gentleman! This is a DIY project I will definitely try out!

I enjoyed your utube on making the Ultimate Catfishing Jug from June 4, 2020 and I hope to use the notes I made to make a few this spring. I'm new to your channel so I don't know what all you have made but I am also interested in seeing your ideas on building and setting a trot line. I live in North Arkansas, Greers Ferry Lake area. Thanks! Tight lines!

Great idea. I'm going to make some for my fishing kayak.

Your a professional Thanks for the info, Best video I have seen

Good video I make mine with a submersible led light on top I can see them instantly

For some video ideas maybe try doing one on how to go about selling your furs after season and what your thoughts on the fur market are and what you think the future markets will look like. Maybe mention what species are best to try to focus on if you are wanting to make the most money doing it. Another is if you do any food plotting for deer or turkeys maybe do a vid on that.

AMAZING Tutorial on making an improved fishing jug. Thankyou. 👍👍

Really a good presentation of how to build these things, I will be making a few this spring thank you.

Those jugs work great and we have been making our own designs from swim noodles for decades. We have made some changes over the years and found a cheaper solution that requires no PVC and no glue. You can buy a dozen children's wire coat hangers from Wal-Mart for around $3. We cut them on both sides of the hook twist and straighten the wire. Run the straight wire through the swim noodle and then loop and twist them into circles on each side of a giant or regular noodle. Attach your line (we use 70lb braid) directly to the loop of the coat hanger and add 30-40 yards of line per. Wrap the line around the noodle tight and stab the noodle with the hook, ready to go. I bought several of the mega noodles in 2007, and you could get them at Wal-Mart for about 1.39 a piece (now a 55 inch super noodle is $10.50), with a $.41 cent hanger and our total cost back then was around $1.05 per noodle. we use a 8 foot aluminum dock pole with a hook on the end and can grab the top loop to pull in the boat with or without a fish on. Still using them now after 13 years with no issues and none have even been damaged. Great videos, keep em coming, love seeing ideas put to work!

I made a few of these this weekend. So many ways to make them. I added a little weight to mine. I really liked the simplicity of your jugs.

Enjoy watching your videos keep up the macgyver making products

I am heading to the store for noodles now. THANKS!

Thanks alot, I made some similar to yours but they wasn't adjustable. I like your adjustable ones better, thanks for your video

I enjoyed your video. I never gone jug fishing. I want to try it. Thank you for instructions on how to build the jugs. I was going to buy mine. But instead I think I will built mine.

New to your channel but I like the content about fishing. I'm in Kentucky an avid hunter and fisherman so I also like the trapping and skinning too. Look forward to more!!

Excellent! We got a winter project now!

love how you show me how to do this thank you so much

Awesome video! I would love to see a video of you making things with some of your tanned hides.

Nice making some this week I been needing to make some new ones

Where I Catfish we catch very large catfish so we use heavy weight on one end to keep them from dragging the noodle off into the woods or middle of the lake. My question is how do you do that without attaching a heavy weight on one end? What I do is take a disposable plastic cup fill with quickcrete which an 80 bag is just a few bucks. Put a shower curtain hook in it to tie to then you have a very secure weight which is hard for large catfish to drag off your noodle.

Those do look really handy.

I run red solo cup concrete weights and attach them to the bottom of my line to hold them in the same spot I drop them. I run my hook line off of the swivel.

That braid line rots way faster than the twisted. Go tarred bank line if your keeping these any length of time

Great tutorial for this beginner! Looking forward to some great eating! --John

Made mine just like yours exempt didn't use an I-bolt for the depth changes. I really liked the idea and will modify mine in a similar way!

I love your video it was very informative I definitely will be making these rigs thank you very much

First time checking out this channel. Good job. Simple and cheap and easy to use. Thanks for sharing.

Actually learned quite a bit from the vid, thank you. Now I don't need to look for milk or soda jugs.

Thanks for making this tutorial, once again very informative. I'll be making these this weekend. As I stated in my comment on the jug fishing video, I've never jugged, trotlined, or limblined. A tutorial on when, where, and how covering the 3 would be a very interesting video I believe. Thanks again for the informative videos.

thanks for the great entertainment

love your jug fishing and catfishing videos

Going to make some of these!

Thanks for sharing great information be safe

Can also use bank sinkers!!! They have large eyes when poured!!!

Those are best I've seen for the money

Like your build, haven't done jug fishing in long time.

Love all your content man. Bummer we can't jug fish here in West Virginia, my kids would really enjoy it.

Thanks for taking your time to share this. I was waiting for my wife to empty out those milk jugs. excellent presentation.

Great videos, seems you have your trapping and fishing systems figured , thanks for sharing them!

Cheaper is better now days. Thanks!!

You should jug fish from a kayak lots of fun

That’s an awesome rig set up. I’ll be making some. Thx

Great video. Will try making some of these jugs. Thank you

Great video. Those jugs look like a really good setup.

Outstanding video! Keep em coming

That is awesome man great job. Keep up the good work

Really great video I'm now a subscriber.

Awesome job and thanks for all your videos sir! You haven't made a video I haven't learned something in great job

I wish you made close up views of materials you are using and the way you make those knots around the swivel and pvc pipes to where any beginner will not have to figure out what you present from far away .... Very good presentation but seems like you made it for those who are already familiar with the jugs and fishing material.

Another great video! Got me some jugs to make now.

Thanks

You should do a video on setting and cheking limlinds

Simple and effective, gotta love it!

I wouldn’t use twisted on block work much less for fishing.lol I serve my bow string but I’ve never served a hook, prey cool.

Great video. Thanks

Geat video learned alot. And I'm and old catfisherman.

that is great i like the adjustability

Great video. I’ll be making a few for sure. Thanks buddy

good design

tying sinker on is called dove tailing

Great video buddy keep em coming

Outstanding how to video

One of the best commercial fishermen I know uses smaller hooks on trot lines and his famous saying is a big hook will barely catch a big fish. He runs 1 O hooks on everything.

great job - did it the old way lol

Great Video, I'm currently putting together these floats. Do you ever experience any floating problems with not adding cap ends to the end of the PVC pipe? I've read mixed reviews and curious of your opinion? Thanks!