I had never heard of jug fishing until today. I read a news article about a 15 year old girl who caught a 100 pound blue cat in a creek near the Ohio River here in Ohio. My dad fished Lake Erie and a few lakes in Ontario, Canada for Pike, Blue Gill, Rock Bass, etc. He wouldn't have thought a catfish was worth the trouble. lol 😂

@BooneBoys

2 ай бұрын

I saw the same story. Blue cats are actually really good to eat. A whiter meat. A lot of states it’s illegal to jug fish. I see a lot more older people that aren’t really big fisherman jug fishing. It’s another way to experience fishing and the great outdoors.

Man, there is nothing like the excitement of kids pulling up a big fish.

@BooneBoys

11 ай бұрын

There isn’t anything like it!

Enjoyed the video ! Thanks for taking us along !

@BooneBoys

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Max!

I love that. Your family is awesome. Love the excitement of your kiddos

@BooneBoys

Жыл бұрын

@Mathew Hardin thanks!

Great job on Lake! Your kids are the best, it so enjoyable listen to and seeing their enthusiasm! Great "How To" video too!

@BooneBoys

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Charles!

Hey I'm glad I found your channel I'm an okie also. And yes Ft. Cobb is known for the big blues and flatheads. That was cool watching the kids

@BooneBoys

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! We have some good lakes out here, wish we had a big river system, but hey cant have it all I guess.

Always top notch video

@BooneBoys

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I love jug fishing.

@BooneBoys

Жыл бұрын

pulling in those lines, the anticipation that next morning what you have and looking for a lost jug is also a lot of fun.

@imsowright90

Жыл бұрын

@@BooneBoys Yes sir, it is.

@lacydo

4 ай бұрын

That's the best way to go

Nice fish!

@BooneBoys

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I've never seen anyone weight a jug down. Here on the Mississippi and TN rivers , we let them float with the current .

@BooneBoys

Жыл бұрын

With a strong current I bet you chase those big fish a long ways! You’d have to use and anchor to keep jugs in place on a River I bet, but free lining would be a blast!

@terrymcguire8476

Жыл бұрын

@@BooneBoys We let em go and float em across bars and flats. Sometimes we let em loose in the main channel , depending on where the fish are. In mid to late summer if it's really hot and the river is low , they'll be laying in the main channel in current where there is a lot of oxygen. River chutes are good places too when the rivers are high. Every year there is a jug tournament on the Mississippi River at Caruthersville , MO.

@BooneBoys

Жыл бұрын

@@terrymcguire8476 that’s awesome. My wife’s family is from St Louis. I’ve never fished the Mississippi or Tennessee Rivers. Those cats are on another level from what we catch in lakes. That tournament sounds awesome. Do many people run deep v fiberglasses on those rivers? Or is it mostly all aluminum flat?

@terrymcguire8476

Жыл бұрын

@@BooneBoys Mostly aluminum John boats 18 foot to 30 feet long and wide bottoms with some semi Vs and some square nosed. Sometimes there will be a fiberglass boat here and there. Fiberglass isn't recommended on the Mississippi at certain times , like right now after we got a 5 inch flash flood across the Tn Valley, Ohio , and further north. All that debris is coming down it now and would tear the bottom out of a fiberglass boat. When the river is in lower stages and crested or on a slow fall where the trash has cleared out , fiberglass is fine.

@terrymcguire8476

Жыл бұрын

@@BooneBoys Follow Chris Souders here on KZread. He's a Catfish Tournament guy and has several videos on the Mississippi near Memphis .

Is there a video showing how you made the jugs?

@BooneBoys

28 күн бұрын

No we haven’t made a video of that. We probably should though. We’ve tried them many different ways and learned a lot.

@Toddicus2914

27 күн бұрын

​@@BooneBoysI'm going to try to copy that method and go catfishing for the first time a little later this year.

It looks like the weight is too short to hit the bottom and “anchor” it. So does the weight keep it from drifting halfway across the lake? Sorry if it’s a dumb question I got my first boat a few months ago and my dad loves catfishing, so I’ve been wanting to get out and set some jugs with him

@BooneBoys

11 ай бұрын

Do you mean the weights are too small by saying too short to anchor it? If so, you don’t need a big weight. I mentioned in the video if the weight is too big it might pull your jug under where you can’t find it if it gets in deep water. I’d say nothing bigger than 1.5lbs should be good. That solo cup shaped concrete I used in video is a really good weight.

Boone boys, ive never jug fished but now i want to make me a few jugs but im curious as to why arent the jugs tied like a trot line. I mean dont the fish swim away with them? Thats the part thats stil confusing me.

@BooneBoys

4 ай бұрын

In the winter, a 20lb blue may move the jug 10 ft if any at all. That’s with a 1lb weight. Now the summer time you need a heavy weight because you might find the jug 1/2 mile away.

Just found your Family Channel... I love the way you have you family involed with your Jug Fishing. I also like the way you teach what your doing too. We are the Hot Diggity Dog Catfish Team.... Yes we fish with hot dogs too. Its me and my Familt and my Grandkids having out door Fun. We are here on KZread and on FaceBook. Mannford Oklahoma.

@BooneBoys

Жыл бұрын

I’m definitely going to check you all out with my boys! Thanks again for checking us out.

this is not fishing. In fact, this looks very bad for the environment. Losing plastic jugs is not good. I am shocked this method is even legal

@l4wayl

2 ай бұрын

Liberal😴