you guys are gonna laugh at this. i jugfish quite a bit, usually throuhout the summer. i take alot of my dock-neighbors kids out, they really get a kick out of jugging for catfish, they especialy get excited when we catch a monster gar, or a big turtle. I always use shiners i get from strange bait in burkesville. me and my shop mgr decided to go down to the boat yesterday and stay for today to do some jugging. well, guess what you catch on jugs with shiners in cold weather? several nice smallies in the 2-4lb range! we did catch several nice channel cats like usual, but i was shocked when we had to chase a jug with a smallie leaping out of the water, the smallies really go nuts on a jug, talk about a handful!!