That’s the way it is at Bob Kidd Lake when Gueydan, his son, Daniel, and their young neighbor Camden Gage, 11, run jug lines for catfish at the 200-acre lake. It’s an Arkansas Game and Fish ...

"I’ve been going fishing with my dad, Chuck Parker ever since I was a little kid and it has always been one of my favorite things to do," Jaylynn said. "The last few years we started jugging on ...

Jug fishing is a method of fishing that uses lines suspended from floating jugs to catch fish in lakes or rivers. Fishing lines with hooks are tied onto jugs and weights can be added to the line ...

While Jaylynn caught the river monster by jugging — a method in which anglers attach a baited hook to a large float — the 96-pound catfish from 2009 was caught using a rod and reel.

Jugging or floatline fishing is when you attach a baited hook to a large float, like a milk jug, and wait for the fish to take the bait. The fish can be landed by pulling in the jug or float.