Jugging
Michigan Fishing
Jul 24, 2022 16:42:29 #
Playing in the lake yesterday and couldn’t find any bluegills to keep so I decided to put the little guys on a hook and jug. Threw it off the boat and within a minute the jug started bobbing in the water. Made my way over to the jug and pulled on the line and I knew I had a good fish. Pulled it up to the surface and loan behold. Netted it and brought it in the boat. Within 10 seconds it was able to yank the hook out and I almost lost it over the edge of the boat. I just wanted to keep it in the boat long enough to take a pic. We don’t like to keep them because they help to control the booming bluegill and crappie population. If it would’ve been about 10” longer I may have considered it. But all I wanted was a pic to prove my story.
Jul 24, 2022 16:55:05 #
Jul 24, 2022 17:03:39 #
Iwish2fish wrote:
Playing in the lake yesterday and couldn’t find an... (show quote)
Nice Pike iwish. They will definitely control the population of the little ones. Thanks for the picture.
Jul 24, 2022 18:19:07 #
Iwish2fish wrote:
Playing in the lake yesterday and couldn’t find an... (show quote)
Good day wish. Never jug fished here.
Jul 24, 2022 18:25:03 #
Nice CPR! Catch it another day. Looks like a beautiful day.
Jul 24, 2022 20:40:20 #
Jul 25, 2022 00:53:43 #
Iwish2fish wrote:
Playing in the lake yesterday and couldn’t find an... (show quote)
Nice one Iwish2fish 👍 😁
Jul 25, 2022 17:12:07 #
Used to do that up in Quebec using perch. Sure was fun, but illegal I think. We we too young to care.
Jul 25, 2022 18:08:14 #
It depends on what state or province you’re in. I’m on a private lake and have no worries. In the south it’s legal. Not sure why it’s illegal. It’s the same concept as a tip up in the winter.
Jul 26, 2022 15:26:28 #
Jul 26, 2022 17:24:55 #
So with jugging you take a milk jug or large plastic bottle, 2 liter, tie a line to it with a weight and a larger hook. Catch some small bait fish and hook the fish to the hook and let it go. Wait for the jug to start bobbing or moving and check to see if there’s a fish on.
Good luck
Good luck
Jul 26, 2022 17:59:20 #
Jul 26, 2022 18:34:14 #
You don’t have it connected to a fishing pole and can do what ya want so long as you keep an eye on your jug. It’s a lot like using a tip-up while ice fishing.
Jul 26, 2022 19:12:35 #
Iwish2fish wrote:
Playing in the lake yesterday and couldn’t find an... (show quote)
Great job! Atta way to switch up what your doing to get them to bite 🎣
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