Chum Pot

Description

Fish, like teenagers, sometimes require an additional nudge to get their attention. Chumming is a common practice seen as effective by fishermen all over the world, typically in open oceans. Multiple forms of chum delivery are available and used by anglers. We offer a chum pot for getting the scent out throughout the water column. Bunker consists of fish parts with a fish-enticing aroma. Stink bait contains oily fish parts and blood that releases the scent of dead fish into the water. Sour grain is a commonly used form of chum bait when fishing for catfish in inland waters of the Southern United States.

Native Americans used two methods of chumming. First, they would lie alongside a grasshopper and encourage it to jump into a flowing stream where the fish would consume the grasshopper. The Native Americans would then bait their hook with a grasshopper and hence catch the fish. Additionally, indigenous people would tie a dead animal from a tree above a stream encouraging flies to lay eggs. After weeks, the eggs became maggots and fell into the water, bringing a concentration of fish into the area.

This purchase is for five reusable pots.

Usage:

This unit is extremely easy to use. When fishing for deep water sand dabs we pack and hook the chum pot to the sinker. Chum leaks through the water column and continues when the rig hits bottom. Another method is once the bait hits the bottom, you can attach the pot to the line and let it slide down to the bait. Whatever your favorite chum is you can pack it into the pot.

Chumming is illegal in some parts of the world  because of the danger it can pose by conditioning sharks to associate feeding with human presence. Floridan restrictions for chumming include local laws in saltwater areas. Due to the vast barren sandy bottom structure around most of the state using chum is a necessity.  Chumming is also common practice. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved changes to shark fishing regulations, including prohibiting chumming when fishing for any species from the beach.