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Fisherwoman · 12-19-2000, 03:27 PM

Hey Got Stripers, glad to hear you had a successful and fun trip to the sunny state, I just got back from a little deer hunting trip in PA with my fanily, was nice to be home, and was also very successful.

As for chumming, chumming is a very productive way to bring fish to you, couple of things to remember, you need moving water so that the slick covers some ground. Last year we bought a new type of ground up chum I think it was herring, came in a plastic bag, and was finley ground, I froze it so it would last longer, we put it in a ham net and hung it from the cleet in the back of the boat. It worked really good, wether we were chunking or livelining makcerel or pogies. IF you want to make your own chum, you need to grind it, as you don't want the chunks to be too big, otherwise all you are doing is feeding the fish.

Last year we actually could see the smaller stripers coming up behind the boat and grabbing the little pieces we were cutting up for chum and eating well. SO my advise is to grind it. You will sometimes see guys with the grinder actually attached to the back of the baot and every 10 to 15 min. they will give the handle a couple of cranks. With the bags that we got last year, they lasted for several hours, and all you are trying to do is get the sent in the water to help draw the fish to your bait. This worked very well for us at Hardings Ledge last year, because you can only get so close to that structure, so if there were bigger fish holding to the rocks this would bring them out. It was also great if you are out there trying to jig up mackerel or pollock or pogies as they are also aatracted to the sent. We would just leave the bag hang over the endge of the boat and give it a squeeze ever 5 or 10 min.

When you 1st anchor up to a spot no matter were you are fishing, if you are going to use chum, you should start chumming 1st, for about 10 min, then rig up your rods and put them out. Whether livelining or chunkin. It doesn't always work, but if you are sitting on structure let that sent run to the structure and get ready!!!! As for were to get a grinder I would check places like building 19 or walmart, or kmart, in the kitchen section. They are very inexpensive and most people use the grinder for canning tomotoes and stuff, so they are not hard to find. Hope this helps.

12-19-2000, 03:27 PM	#2
Fisherwoman Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Sea or Sand Posts: 1,947	Hey Got Stripers, glad to hear you had a successful and fun trip to the sunny state, I just got back from a little deer hunting trip in PA with my fanily, was nice to be home, and was also very successful. As for chumming, chumming is a very productive way to bring fish to you, couple of things to remember, you need moving water so that the slick covers some ground. Last year we bought a new type of ground up chum I think it was herring, came in a plastic bag, and was finley ground, I froze it so it would last longer, we put it in a ham net and hung it from the cleet in the back of the boat. It worked really good, wether we were chunking or livelining makcerel or pogies. IF you want to make your own chum, you need to grind it, as you don't want the chunks to be too big, otherwise all you are doing is feeding the fish. Last year we actually could see the smaller stripers coming up behind the boat and grabbing the little pieces we were cutting up for chum and eating well. SO my advise is to grind it. You will sometimes see guys with the grinder actually attached to the back of the baot and every 10 to 15 min. they will give the handle a couple of cranks. With the bags that we got last year, they lasted for several hours, and all you are trying to do is get the sent in the water to help draw the fish to your bait. This worked very well for us at Hardings Ledge last year, because you can only get so close to that structure, so if there were bigger fish holding to the rocks this would bring them out. It was also great if you are out there trying to jig up mackerel or pollock or pogies as they are also aatracted to the sent. We would just leave the bag hang over the endge of the boat and give it a squeeze ever 5 or 10 min. When you 1st anchor up to a spot no matter were you are fishing, if you are going to use chum, you should start chumming 1st, for about 10 min, then rig up your rods and put them out. Whether livelining or chunkin. It doesn't always work, but if you are sitting on structure let that sent run to the structure and get ready!!!! As for were to get a grinder I would check places like building 19 or walmart, or kmart, in the kitchen section. They are very inexpensive and most people use the grinder for canning tomotoes and stuff, so they are not hard to find. Hope this helps.
	fisherwomen & baitcaster