Catfish fishing with jugs on the Tombigbee river in Columbus, Ms 

Thanks for sharing this. I grew up part of my life in Columbus,Mississippi as child back in the 60's. Some of my earliest fishing memories are fishing the Tombigbee and Buttahatchee rivers as well as Grenada Lake. You brought back a lot of childhood memories for me, thank you. By the way, I still love my fishing at 63 years old and spend a lot of my time fishing for Smallmouth Bass and trout in east Tennessee.

I love all your videos. This jugging video brought back some great memories of me & my dad when he was still with us. We loved limbing, trotting, & jugging here in Mobile Alabama on the Mobile River... Now my dad is gone so I'm showing my 13 yr old daughter this way of fishing. SHE LOVES IT & ANYTHING INVOLVING OUR BOAT & A RIVER!!! IT'S ALL ABOUT GOD, FAITH & FAMILY TO ME & TRYING TO BE HALF THE DAD MY DAD WAS!!! GOD BLESS & MUCH LOVE FROM MOBILE ALABAMA.

I just started fishing last year. I had no idea you could fish like this. I like this way MUCH better. Great video !

Get a 5 or 6 ft threaded handle and a Paint roller handle, strip of the extra hardware so you only have the shaft left, . Use that like a gaff to catch the drop lines under your floats. so there is no need to reach over the side and grab them by hand. Enjoyed that Video!

They work really good . Use them all the time . I use 125 lb. Test nylon line for the main line with no5 o hooks . Use swivels on both ends of the line . That way it makes it harder for the fish to get twisted up and get off .

I like how you made these! They are made better than the ones you can get at Walmart.

Appreciate the noodle making tips, I made up 20, but used 3/4 PVC and cut up an old axle to put inside.

I saw the ones in Walmart that work the same way so I decided I wasn't going to pay Wally World for something I can make. Mine are different than yours somewhat but it is very close also. I used a pretty good chunk of lead to make mine and they work perfectly just as yours do. I'm glad to see another person can do what I do for fun. LOL I live close to Waco, Texas but I used to live in Clarksdale and Tutwiler, Mississippi. I worked for 12 years at Parchman.

Really liked tour video. I used to live in new hope. My family is still there and has a river house down there. Brings back memories ! Tight lines!

Great video I fixed the tombigbee river years ago on the other side of West Point Mississippi beautiful River

Great insight on your way of making jugs and jug fishing. Thanks.

That was fascinating, certainly different to your day job, impressed with your "cat-like" agility on the boat!!!

Good to see another Mis'sippi boy having a productive day on the water! Salutations from Pontotoc. I love the your jug concept...gonna have to try that out.

Man, i love catfishin, i grew up fishing santee cooper in south carolina with my pop, still love to go there to this day! Great idea on The jug

Great simple design. Thanks for taking the time to do the explanation!

I never get tired of watching this one. Good stuff

We jug fish down here in the Mobile River delta the same way. It’s lots of fun. Thanks for the video.

very cool in N.H. we call our cat fish HORN POUTS ! We catch ours at nite with brite lanterns or wood fires going and bottom fish night crawlers and stinky beef livers ! and our horn pouts average 6-12 inches love seeing how its done around the country ty tim keep um coming Steve Hatfield

Nice and peaceful and looks like a lot of fun. Rigs look like they are easy to make. Gonna have to try this with my daughter. Nice video.

Just wanted to say you'd catch more if you Put you weight on the very bottom of the line and tied on more than one swivel and hook. Means a little more bait but puts the bait in two different zones and catches more fish than the single hook set up. Plus it keeps the hook from snagging stuff on the very bottom. Try it and see if it doesn't increase your catch rate.

I don't see why you don't have more vidoes . I enjoy your fishing vidoes when you put one on .

Great video man! You got yourself another subscriber. I’m from Mississippi too. I lived in Tupelo for awhile but have moved back down south Mississippi where I’m originally from. About 30 miles north of Hattiesburg. Been doing a lot of catfishing myself lately. Fishing on Okatoma river and catching some nice sized tabby’s and channel cats.

another great video! showing what else a logger likes to do ! really appreciate all the info on how you make them with the metal in them! I bet you had a great fish fry thanks for sharing your directions on how to make your jugs from N.H. Steve Hatfield

Lots of Fun ,I like doing this in the Backwater when the River is flooded out in the Oxbows ,

It's always good to switch things up.

Thats gotta be one a the best iders I've seen

I've been jug fishing for over 50 years. We use old half milk jugs they work great.

Great video , years ago I've jugged and ran lines in Columbus lake , brought back memories 👍

love it guy just doing what he does.. enjoying the river's finest... hats off brother angler. ky best

Like the design seen some . I use the pex - blue or red it saves a little money and about 14 " of bright color noodle but if red or blue then white duck tap band to see them easy at night. I have a snap swivel on each end and in the middle with only an inch outta each end & the pool noodles gorilla glued to the pex almost always using the center snap swivel because it's harder to be submerged. 50 lovers can't hold it down long . I do t cap the ends . Hope you can picture that & try a few . Have a Blessed Day Sir 🕊 💜 🙏

Looks very close to mine, but I've tweaked it a little bit. I silence my metal slides with foam pieces on each end because I've seen fish get spooked by it. I use tarred twine instead of mono. I use monster noodles & glue them in place with expanding foam. I also only use forged hooks. Looks like you may have the eagle claw circle hook. They hook very well, but blue cats will straighten them. Perfect for only channels, though.

The Tennessee river has an unlimited population of Catfish, we used to fish in the Pickwick area!

I like the metal in the pipe idea. Good thinking.

Nothing better than fresh fried catfish. Living the life

Glad to see you get out and have quality time. I've spent allot of time using 2 liter plastic soda bottles. We would do a lot of fishing and then have a big fish fry with friends. Nice video.

Was watching some videos about catfishing on my phone couldn't see who it was then a voice come on that i know. i said that is cotontop3. Your style made it in with the guys that was showing reporters how they done it. Remember seeing you and one of the girls fishing onetime.

That fish jug is ingenious.

Appreciation and love from Texas!!! Thank you brother!!!

Great information!! 6 year old loves fishing, so i guess we mught go on and do this!!!

Enjoyed your video. Very informative. Thanks. Keep em coming. God Bless Pap

Very informative. I think I will try this down in southwest Ms. on the Homochitto River. Thanks for the video.

Thanks for making the video. Next best thing to fishing.

Enjoyed your video. Plan on making me some in the near future. We go to Lake Livingston and Sam Rayburn and have had good luck fishing. Adding some jugs will increase our catching numbers.

Just a great day on the water. Thanks

Great video man love to see a man enjoy his life and to bring us along for the ride that's my weekends ever week

I enjoyed this, I like the way you film and narrate so something different is equally enjoyable.

Great video,enjoy fishing for yellow/flathead cats here in Texas. Keep posting and have a good one.

I just thought of something .If you were to run a coat hanger into the top cap of your noodle and make a loop with it on the outside you could easily make a grab pole with a hook so your not having to bend down in the boat to collect the noodles and bring the onto the boat. Just a thought.

good video I've seen them made mine don't have the metal in side but i made 10 years ago. mine probably need new noodles been a few years since i used but i finally got another boat and hope once my trucks fixed i get to go jugging. now 20 years ago used 2 and 3 liters. but my fav was the 2 little mountian dew bottle being it looked like a cigar bobber. but been jugging over 20 years so much fun but i have to use a hook to get them in. bad back and knees so can't bent over or kneel down to catch the noodles. thanks for sharing sir. god bless.

Brilliant mate Now show us how u cook and eat em! Cheers and regards Dave Kelly from Australia

You need to give plenty notice before you fire up the grease, it is a long drive for some of us!

Damn my fellow fishing brother! That’s a damn good outing!

thanks again like you information never heard of noodle fishing I have to try it on the red river of the north we got big cats up here

One of the best video you have done waiting on more fishing

Great vid Thanks I hadn't realized there was apiece of metal inside, that makes a perfect bobber. I had seen a similar type of fishing but they just used 20oz pop bottles with the line tied at the cap, but your way works much better. You caught some nice catfish but I didn't see any like we have up here in Connecticut which we call bullhead or mud pout. Our DEEP started stocking Channel Catfish some time ago in certain rivers and ponds/lakes but I haven't caught 1 of those yet. Thanks again and I do like seeing your time off activities so post away Tim I enjoy them.

Great Vedic. Enjoyed. Keep em coming. Thanks and GOD bless.😃

Heres a good idea, if you have a broom handle you can put a big magnet on the end and put some of those rare earth metal magnets on the top of the noodle, then you dont have to bend over so far, its what i do, and unless the fish is super big its pretty easy to get the noodle out of the water just enough to only bend over a little

I wish that I was their with you, It was great to see the catfish again, We dondt have them this far north

Made 30 of these two weeks ago. Thank you for this video. Didn't catch anything at Bay Springs, it's just too cold.

Can't wait to give this a try here in Oklahoma!

A very peaceful video to watch- thanks!

yesir I live little over hour west of there right off 82 between kilmichael and winona. always wanted to fish the tentom

They now sell something like these at my local Wal-Mart. I'm using a set up with 3oz weights on them. Will be doing a few videos detailing it come this spring and summer.

Awesome! I jug it here in ohio. Just a absolute fun way to fish for cats...got 4 different jugs sets that I use...I is dam cool with visual and audio so like you said you can here it when tripped...again nice video and stay twisted...if not...I will for ya!

I have my 3 Grand Children coming down for their annual Week Long Summer visit. I live on the Gulf Coast. We always try and go offshore fishing when their down... Problem is, the wind gets to blowing and makes it to rough to go. We will still go crabb'n and piggy perch fish'n etc. But, now, thanks to your video, were gonna go cat fishin too So We have a little Flat Bottom Boat we can use for the river. So today. I went and bought all the items you listed in your other jug making video. Im going to cut things out, and wait till the grand kids get here and HAVE THEM put it together so they will know how. We have the Brazos River near by, so there should be plenty of catfish to catch. Ive sent them a couple of your youtubes to watch so they will have an idea of whats going on with the building and the fish'in part... I told them what we were gonna do, and they seem excited. Ages 5-12.... Do you have a facebook also? here they are on a previous summer. fish'n part starts about 4:16 vimeo.com/134683927

Great video and tutorial, cotontop3! I would love to get out and fish in a beautiful area like the Tombigbee river. I bet those fish were delicious! It is good to know how to provide your own meat without going to the market every week. More folks need to learn the skills you have shown here. Thanks! -The BRO

I enjoyed this video you did good I really enjoy all of your videos

love the fishing video man...glad to see you take full advantage of the outdoors down there...love the rig...i mad some simmilar with a bought float but i like the pool noodle.....will have to try...later man..

Like the fishing video! I've caught a lot of those stupid drum over here in Arkansas while I have been bass fishing. I've seen people catch 20 pound drum.

good stuff, my brother from Columbus turned me on to the area you are fishing ( I live in tupelo area) and ive fallen in love with it,, we've caught some very nice fish on trots and jugs,,, like your idea on the jugs,, may try it

Very cool rig you made there, and effective too!!

dang thats the coolest fishing set up , never seen that before thanks for sharing , just started to go for cats in tn caught ist blue the other day

Looks like a great design. I used to set trotlines on the Wakarusa. One time snagged a big ole snapper. Boy was he pissed off.

This vid was awesome. Great ideas with the pvc and noodle.

Loved this video Great job fishing & GREAT job explaining how to make your jugs THX

Looks like you had a good day .

I like this video. Peaceful

Hey man!!! Great video! Felt like I was on the the river with ya! Love it man! Keep it up!

cool! looks like you had a helluva fish fry later.

Good idea never seen a rig like that, here in Tn. we use regular jugs by the way you are pretty good at that throw net not everyone can throw one right.

Merci pour ce partage, vraiment intéressant

I have made a lot of fishing noodles but I don't have near the $ invested in mine. I use the PVC and pool noodles but i just drill small holes in the PVC about an inch from each end take a medal coat hanger cut it and put it though the noodles and PVC and bend each end around on the bottom side I put a loop in my line and put a piece of coat hanger wire through the hole in the PVC and through the loop in my line anywhere from two to 6 feet of line

Very interesting, similar to a tip up we use for ice fishing here in Michigan.

Thanks for the great video! I've seen it done here in NC but never tried it. I've seen your vid on constructing the noodles and appreciate the education! Keep up the good work!

Braught back memories. I loved my cast net.until i landed a huge carp with it lol.that was a fun fight,but that faded as soon as i saw the net was treashed lol. Nice vid

good video... I'm from lucedale ms... glad to see a local making a good videp like this one. keep it up. maybe do a bluegill fishing video... i need some pointers for catching em on the river

Really liked your video, I'm gonna make some of these up and try them out on Lake Guntersville

Dropped in to say hey. Grew up in West Point, now in BHAM. Great content 👍

Good video Tim! My kind of thing. I have been thinking of putting out a couple hoop nets on the river for catfish.

Oh Man, I am too old to jump down on the deck. LOL I bought a 5' boat hook off Amazon for 15 bucks. Sure makes life easier.

Well done my friend - simple & effective ! Give a man a fish & you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish & his wife will stay pissed off forevermore.

LOVE WATCHING YOU I USE TO GO JUGGING WITH MY DAD 30 YRS AGO DELTA BORN

We add a big weight to the very bottom of the line and a couple of swivel lines with a hook on each one. Uses a little more bait but increases the catch rate By fishing a couple of zones.

nice looking cats and I like

thank you going to give it a try .great Info Sir .

Awesome video . Nice set up . Thanks for sharing !!

nice video ,we are on the tombigbee just west of fulton

Thanks for the video. I've been wondering how those work. I think i will try it.

Awesome, thanks for the good tips??!! bout ready to try for my first time when I get the materials.... Thanks again awesome video...

Nice catching man like them noodles