I just tight line them, meaning I take some heavy line and tie it off to anything, tree, root, rock. Any hook will work I guess, but I have my best luck with treble hooks because somtimes they will rip the bait of a regular hook with there claws and if they try that with a treble hook it will hook them in the foot and holds them pretty good. Jugging is probably the funnest way if you ask me, catch alot of catfish also this way. I do use a turtle trap also, Ive made them out of everything from chain link fence, to fish net, and snow fence.