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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 4264667" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>It's so much nicer when looking down the line of jugs that are put out and seeing one tip up.</p><p>It's not too late if your inclined to add some.</p><p>If you're wondering about hook set-ups, use circle hooks. My catch rate went up 50% after switching from J hooks.</p><p>In the Summer our lakes typically set up a thermocline at about 15-18' deep. Very little oxygen below that, so I limit the length of my total line to 18' with a hook every three feet above that, three hooks per jug line.</p><p>If you fish deeper, there is the possibility of bringing up dead fish that die from no oxygen.</p><p>A 16 oz solo cup of concrete is pretty much what everybody I know uses for weight at the bottom.</p><p>Use your electronics to find creek channels. Blues use them as highways before moving up to the flats to feed. Drop the jug in 16-17' of water right on the edge so there is a little slack in the line to compensate for wave action. The higher the waves, the shallower the set, but follow the creek channels.</p><p>We usually bait with shrimp when putting the lines out, then go find shad to throw-net and use for bait afterward.</p><p></p><p>Edit: Make sure you have the information the ODW requires on the jug. Some write that on the jug with a sharpy, but it fades quickly. </p><p>I went to Amazon and got brass trapper tags to put my information on.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Custom-Stamped-Copper-Trap-Tags/dp/B06Y2HQR64/ref=sr_1_4?crid=20F7HSJF3QG5V&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Uw8MVmYGb-ZybaPAoUQKG_EUB8oysR1NlOt2f5uXoukrvXy2j_Xfsp7wXNor5DrLY2GmMBcBcmm2zMEzaV_hTfziiu549UGAFVjMzhtkyaTZbYKZ9tg_PeMWpEns6OwMlIN6kvrJWdwczrjzvqYrhmnNTWIhIyohUeS3jYUqEdKpuyeP17c-0U1pAWXVmQ9xBBZmmrcKsqeFMUCtohxDR8sv_bYdLaCKcS7Db9EEKXau2hnVhoJ4Z3wAv43jKdufXpUfXvmTSM-d-L1FPIHfDy4Hln40Ji6bDArWmpJ0m5M.9ufybmdkT1kaMSmYjfNOPnVD0zC7wEuxmYXbEfaHhEU&dib_tag=se&keywords=brass+trapper+tags&qid=1715737541&sprefix=brass+trapper+tags%2Caps%2C919&sr=8-4" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Custom-Stamped-Copper-Trap-Tags/dp/B06Y2HQR64/ref=sr_1_4?crid=20F7HSJF3QG5V&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Uw8MVmYGb-ZybaPAoUQKG_EUB8oysR1NlOt2f5uXoukrvXy2j_Xfsp7wXNor5DrLY2GmMBcBcmm2zMEzaV_hTfziiu549UGAFVjMzhtkyaTZbYKZ9tg_PeMWpEns6OwMlIN6kvrJWdwczrjzvqYrhmnNTWIhIyohUeS3jYUqEdKpuyeP17c-0U1pAWXVmQ9xBBZmmrcKsqeFMUCtohxDR8sv_bYdLaCKcS7Db9EEKXau2hnVhoJ4Z3wAv43jKdufXpUfXvmTSM-d-L1FPIHfDy4Hln40Ji6bDArWmpJ0m5M.9ufybmdkT1kaMSmYjfNOPnVD0zC7wEuxmYXbEfaHhEU&dib_tag=se&keywords=brass+trapper+tags&qid=1715737541&sprefix=brass+trapper+tags,aps,919&sr=8-4</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 4264667, member: 5412"] It's so much nicer when looking down the line of jugs that are put out and seeing one tip up. It's not too late if your inclined to add some. If you're wondering about hook set-ups, use circle hooks. My catch rate went up 50% after switching from J hooks. In the Summer our lakes typically set up a thermocline at about 15-18' deep. Very little oxygen below that, so I limit the length of my total line to 18' with a hook every three feet above that, three hooks per jug line. If you fish deeper, there is the possibility of bringing up dead fish that die from no oxygen. A 16 oz solo cup of concrete is pretty much what everybody I know uses for weight at the bottom. Use your electronics to find creek channels. Blues use them as highways before moving up to the flats to feed. Drop the jug in 16-17' of water right on the edge so there is a little slack in the line to compensate for wave action. The higher the waves, the shallower the set, but follow the creek channels. We usually bait with shrimp when putting the lines out, then go find shad to throw-net and use for bait afterward. Edit: Make sure you have the information the ODW requires on the jug. Some write that on the jug with a sharpy, but it fades quickly. I went to Amazon and got brass trapper tags to put my information on. [URL]https://www.amazon.com/Custom-Stamped-Copper-Trap-Tags/dp/B06Y2HQR64/ref=sr_1_4?crid=20F7HSJF3QG5V&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Uw8MVmYGb-ZybaPAoUQKG_EUB8oysR1NlOt2f5uXoukrvXy2j_Xfsp7wXNor5DrLY2GmMBcBcmm2zMEzaV_hTfziiu549UGAFVjMzhtkyaTZbYKZ9tg_PeMWpEns6OwMlIN6kvrJWdwczrjzvqYrhmnNTWIhIyohUeS3jYUqEdKpuyeP17c-0U1pAWXVmQ9xBBZmmrcKsqeFMUCtohxDR8sv_bYdLaCKcS7Db9EEKXau2hnVhoJ4Z3wAv43jKdufXpUfXvmTSM-d-L1FPIHfDy4Hln40Ji6bDArWmpJ0m5M.9ufybmdkT1kaMSmYjfNOPnVD0zC7wEuxmYXbEfaHhEU&dib_tag=se&keywords=brass+trapper+tags&qid=1715737541&sprefix=brass+trapper+tags%2Caps%2C919&sr=8-4[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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