Making the ULTIMATE catfish fishing jugs! 

Thanks for the information on how to make the ultimate catfish noodle so far you have the best jug fishing that I've ever seen

Great vid. Quality videos like this is what you tube need. Love your garage! Thank you for sharing

I made some of your jug lines by following your directions. I tried them out today and I caught some channel cats. Thank you for the tip!!

I have watched a lot of jugline videos, and this is by far the best. As mentioned by someone else, I appreciated the family friendly language. Headed to the dollar store now to look for noodles. Will follow this video exactly...except for the addition of some fluorescent tape or paint. Thanks for sharing.

Lot to learn from you. Thanks for sharing Tim.

Thanks for taking the time to show this process in detail.

Thank you for this info! got work to do on payday!!!! God bless you and yours!

Thanks for sharing that tip and I will remember it when I get ready to go fishing for some catfish.

I made 10 of these following capt cotontops instructions. My first time out using them caught 3 monster catfish in no time at all. My pool floats were a little too long though. Still catches fish, just don't turn vertical. Thanks cotontop!

Really enjoyed your video look over some of your other videos and realized how close you are to me I'm in Pontotoc thanks for the info those Jug's look awesome

Good video... It's all about people sharing what they know about... Thanks

Great video! Exactly what I was looking for. Gonna definitely make some of these. Thanks for taking the time to share!

great show thanks for making it and sharing with us

*Great video and jug design, I'll be making some of these myself, thanks for the upload*

Thanks for sharing. You are a great guy to fish with!

Cool stuff Tim nice and easy got to love that thanks for the video Napa Mike

love all ur vids . thank u for taking the time to make and posting them . i see (later tatter) bummper stickers in the future ..

Never seen anything like this before. Really enjoyed it !

Thanks man. I have them all done except for putting the line on, gonna finish them tomorrow, cant wait to go try them out

Went jugging today for the first time with our boy scout troop and I am HOOKED. Caught 20 channel and couple blues. Can't wait to make my own set

Great instruction an attention to detail .

this some real fancy juggin noddles right there!!

Great idea!Gonna built a few for a buddy this week.

This is the best jug. Thanks! I was trying to find the one with rebar inside

Can,t wait to make some up and give those ultimate jugs a try . Thanks bro...

Awesome Tim great vid

Good video. Thanks for sharing

From Arkansas, thank you for an awesome video.

Thanks for the explanation

I put reflective tape i get from parts store they put on sides of truck trailors you can see them bobbing up and down 1/2 mile with spot light at night packs of tape are silver and red cut them with scissors do a lot of them with one pack.

Great idea, thank you for sharing.......

Great video Gonna make some today !!!!

wow Tim what a great instruction video on how to make those catfish noodles and I have fished them as a kid but not that way.

I got to try and build us some, we are still the old coffee can jugs. Daddy has had the using for years. He would weld two coffee cans together and a nail or staple to tie your line to. Painted them black . And we use thin bank line. Yours look better and a lot easier. Thank you!

This is Woody Harrelson's "Country Mac". That's meant to be a compliment. Love your videos, thanks for the tips.

An education channel! I had no idea- never heard of this before. And unlike Logger W. you did it all with no cursing!

Got 15 made. 30 seconds into cutting the metal rods with a hacksaw and I knew I was in for a job. Love them though and it was worth it. Thanks!!

Just an idea, if you put some florescent tape on the one end you can see it at night, or spray paint the top with florescent paint, I do a lot of night fishing and you can pretty much see them for a few hundred yards and if they are bobbin you can tell. good luck.

yes sir. great video.

Good descriptive video, thanks for posting.

Lovin' them jugs! Don't be surprised if you head up north and see 'em in Tunica County! Appreciate you sharing!

Man you have a ton of videos! I was hoping to find the one where you were fishing. So far I like your contraption the best! Thanks!

Great idea.

That’s a great point about noodling vs. jugging and I agree.

Fine job 👍👏👏🤠

i like it brother good job, very sharp.

Excellent

Very nice lines

I like that, shure beets the way i'v always done my jug fishing in the past, can see already i have to make me some.... Thanks

this is a fact--an 18 pound catfish can hold it under for about 20 seconds the first time ,as he tires out it is less and less--- Badin lake this very week--really enjoy your videos!!!

Cool idea

Howdy from Texas. I just watched your video last night and now I have 10 built awaiting the line, sinkers, hooks and swivels. I completed one and tried it out at the lake. It worked exactly as you said. I didn't catch any fish (probably due to the weather) but I don't see any reason why it won't. Looking forward to hauling a bunch in when the fishing gets better. What bait do you usally have the best luck with? I used some shad fishing them about 6 feet deep in about 9 feet of water. Thank you for taking the time to make this video and sharing it. It is videos like this that make life much easier.

You have the best method of making noodles than all other making noodles. Your method is the best.

Awesome video, have made 50 of them so far, any ideas on how to make the depth adjustable? Only thing I see that could use improvement, but thank you for sharing your knowledge, my 7 and 3 year old love it!

Just finished making my first dozen floats as a gift for my big brother. I also took several pieces of about a 6 inch piece of foam, wrote the line length on it, then wrapped the line, weight, hook, and swivel onto the piece of foam. This way he can swap out line lengths as the water depth dictates. Also, cut 5 (3 inch) pieces of different colored foam and glued them together using waterproof Gorilla Glue to make one piece of 15 inch foam. Gives the float a unique color combination. Reply

Good job, sir.

You're the man on noodles for jugging catfish. Great video from start to finish without editing. Impressed with how comfortable you're in front of the camera. I like your design better than mine. Time to build some more. Thanks for posting this video. Kudos sir.

Here in Australia it's classed as a fixed line and there are many restrictions on where and when you can use them. Would be a great way to fish where stocks are plentiful. Another great Video Tim. I love learning about life in your great Country.

dam Tim I wanna go catfishin! great vid bud! someday I will go catfishin! with anny luck!!

great job I have never heard of this type of fishing I live in north Dakota and have cat fish in the red river of the north I cant wait to try it I jut fish out of a boat mostly

I put yellow reflective tape on the top cap, so that I can see it at night. My experience with the rebar inside the noodle was that I was not catching as many cats because of the noise. When I took the rebar out, I started catching more cats. I also mark the length on each noodle, because I put a three hole brick on the bottom of the line. That allows me to fish the thermoclines indicated to me by the depth of the cats are on the fish finder. Add a couple of extra bonus feet to each line to prevent your float from sinking, if you miscalculate your depth.

Really good video brother St Louis in the house

I've been using these kinds of "jugs" here in Texas for around ten years now and they're an extremely fun and productive method of filling up the freezer with catfish! I have a few suggestions and notes if you don't mind: I found that the free floating jug line is a pain in the butt. I use 3" PVC filled with concrete as a cheap weight to keep my jugs from blowing all over the lake. Also, I use 250 lb. tarred nylon as my main line, about 20' long. I tie loops in this line and make removable stagings for my hooks. I make these out of a smaller, different color tarred line with swivels and trot line clips. The different color makes it easier to tell the difference between the staging and the main line when you get tangles. The swivel helps to prevent tangles (catfish like to spin) and the trot line clip makes the stagings removable. Using removable stagings allows you to pre-bait hooks and significantly speeds up deployment and re-baiting of your jugs. Also, when you have a fish on a jug you can remove the staging with the fish and go straight to the box, replace the staging with a freshly baited one and go on down the line. Some states require that your jugs be white. I've found that wrapping the noodle with white duct tape is the easiest fix for this as I have yet to find white pool noodles. Lastly, I've found that 7/O hooks are the perfect size. I've caught some tiny channel cats on a 7/O circle, and they will more easily handle the 50 lb. class blues and oppalusas. I used to use 5/O and I had too many broken and twisted hooks. Thanks for your video! You are spot on about the circle hooks and I like the way you use the rod stock to turn the jug into a "flagging" jug! I think I'm going to modify mine. Fish on!

Thank you sir. Gonna take my youngest fishing.

This is one of the best videos I’ve seen on this subject! Thank you!

great video

When i used to live in Miss we would always go to Oktibbeha Co, just off 82 highway Tim have you guys tryed that lake they got some good cats there but if you want some Giant cats try out Grenada lake Tim. Have fun fish Tim

Two thumbs up for this.

Lots people use these float around noodles but I have a upgraded design been using bout 10years my noodles are stationary when fishing from shallow depths up to 30 + ft usually don’t have to fish much deeper than 35ft an have 5 hooks per noodle a depth setter an wave adjust to fish rough water

Don't care what nobody says southern states got some smart people

This guy's gonna have a TV Series call Noodle Dynasty..

Nice job , and close that panel box before someone trips and falls into it . 😄 happy fishin

where did you purchase your adhesive from? I've been looking for the same one.

Great video!! I made a handful of jugs following your design. Everything worked great, until I got them in the water. I once set, I noticed the steel bar inside would no longer side up/down. I’m thinking I did not use the right sealant, or give it enough time to dry. I took one apart and could feel the sealant inside causing resistance. Any suggestions on what type of sealant I should use on the next round?

Looks great. Hey here's an idea. Take the 2 inch leftover noodle of several different colors, stack them onto the pvc pipe and glue them together. You end up with a unique color combination for your noodle. You could even have your own personal color combination so it's easy to identify.

Thanks

Awesome video! What size are those lead sinkers?

Just snug a zip tie in the middle if the noodle is a bit loose

Yes sir I agree, the Texas boy call them jug. I'll use about a three inch different colored nuddle at the top to tell which one is mine on the Trinity River.

Thank you Sir for this video! One of the best tutorials on these jugs so far! One question, how about using these land or a bridge, which I will be doing. Do I put the reel in line through the same hole as the leader, or on the opposite side of jug??

only thing I might would do different is sinker on bottom hook up about 12 inches nice ultimate noodle

Nice tool box I have one

Hi Cotontop, I am going to definitely make some of these noodles!! One question: What size egg weight sinker do you use? It looks to be around 1 ounce, maybe 3/4 ounce?? Thanks for this great DIY how-to video!!

I basically do mine the same but no i bolt. I just my 150 lbs trot line string directly to the pvc ties easily with no slipping off problems. I also use 1" pipe but only 18" long pvc.

Awesome video making some at the moment, was acctually curious on the diameter of the noodle your using? Ive found 3inch 3.5 inch and 2 inch just curious on what to use or what would work best

in Texas we can't run orange, which sucks cause this time of year "summer" i can't find them anywhere. "It's out of season lol" but the only ones i found were orange so now im painting them white with rubberized white spray... extra money oh well. Great video!

Would there be any disadvantages to using an eye bolt with wood screw threads? Seems like that would simplify construction and save silicon

This was in my feed today. I learned a lot. Whats your tat of. I cant see it for glare and glistening sweet.

Hey bossman what is the measurement of your noodles across at the top? Trying too find some just like yours so I can fit in a five gallon bucket lol?

what size weights are you using?

Iowa definition: catfish jug is anything that floats that you can tie fishing tackle to

What do you use to cut the threaded rod?

The smart thing to do once you put the nut on the inside of the cap over the washer? Once you have that nut all the way down and tightened you should strip the threads on the eye bolt with a pair of needle nose or something so it doesn't come back loose because if that nut ever comes off you're going to lose your fish. I guess that excess silicone will help glue it into place also.

Thanks for the design. I made 15 yesterday. What do you use to peg your sinker with?

I got so excited that I went out, got the stuff and made me a mess of noodles. Then I finally remembered, I DON'T EVEN HAVE A BOAT!!!! But I have a whole bucked of Noodles.... Then I started making WINE. I now have some mighty fine WINE...to drink until I get a boat.

Jug lines are jug lines lol. Don't matter if it's a milk jug or a pool noodle. What's used don't change it's application. And pool noodles often provide a more user friendly method of deployment. So he can build a bridge and get over it lol. And yes this will have a lot of requests especially from more serious fishers that fish to stock the freezer. 20 of these plus a few rods can be a real game changer. These basicly do what a bank line will but these can be deployed in the middle of the lake or Creek.

That saw needs new brushes lol. Like the video, great setup with the lead inside the pipe.

Kentucky law for anyone wondering. SPORT FISHING TROTLINES, JUGGING and SET LINES (LIMB LINES) (301 KAR 1:410; KRS 150.010) A sport fishing trotline is a line with no more than 50 single or multi-barbed baited hooks that must be at least 18 inches apart. A sport fishing trotline must be set at least three feet below the water’s surface. Jugging is fishing with a single baited line attached to any floating object. A jug line may have no more than one single or multi-barbed hook. A set line is a line with one single or multi-barbed hook. It may be attached to a tree limb, tree trunk, bank pole or other stationary object on the bank of a stream or impoundment. One person may use no more than two sport fishing trotlines or 50 jug lines or 25 set lines at any one time. Each boat may not use more than 50 jug lines, but each occupant may use two sportfishing trotlines or 25 set lines. Each sport fishing trotline, jug line or set line must be: 1) permanently labeled with the name and address of the user; 2) baited, checked and all fish removed at least once every 24 hours; 3) removed from water, bank or tree when fishing ceases. Prohibited Areas: Sport fishing trotlines, jug lines or set lines may not be used within 200 yards below any dam. Sport fishing trotlines, jug lines or set lines are not allowed in Department owned/managed lakes having less than 500 surface acres, except those located on Ballard and Boatwright WMAs. No sport fishing trotlines are allowed within 700 yards below Kentucky Dam, the area between Barkley Dam and U.S. 62 bridge, or below the following Ohio River dams from the face of the dam to the end of the outer lock wall: Smithland, Newburgh, Cannelton, Markland, Meldahl and Greenup; McAlpine downstream to the K&I railroad bridge; J.T. Meyers (Uniontown) to the end of the outer lock wall and that portion of the split channel around the southern part of Wabash Island from the fixed weir dam to the first dike.

Is there a way to adjust the length of the line?

How do you cut the metal rod for the weights? And thank you for taking the time to make the video!