Chumming ( American English from Powhatan ) is the blue water fishing practice of throwing meat -based groundbait called " chum " into the water in order to lure various marine animals (usually large game fish ) to a designated fishing ground , so the target animals are more easily caught by hooking or spearing . Chums typically consist of fresh chunks of fish meat with bone and blood, the scent of which attracts predatory fish , particularly sharks , billfishes , tunas and groupers . In the past, the chum contents have also been made from " offal ", the otherwise rejected or unwanted parts of slaughtered animals such as internal organs .
6-550: (Redirected from Chum Bucket ) Chum bucket , ( The ) Chum Bucket , or chumbucket can mean: A bucket used to hold "chum" in the practice of chumming The Chum Bucket, the fictional, unsuccessful restaurant run by Plankton and Karen in SpongeBob SquarePants . A chumbox , a form of online advertising Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
12-496: 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
18-473: Is referred to as burley , berley or berleying . In the United Kingdom, it is also known as rubby dubby ( West Country and Yorkshire ), shirvey or chirvey ( Guernsey ), and bait balls . Chumming is a common practice seen as effective by fishermen all over the world, typically in open oceans. Multiple forms of chum are available and used by anglers . Bunker consists of fish parts with
24-503: The U.S. state of Alabama ) 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 and 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
30-400: 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. Chumming is illegal in some parts of the world (such as in
36-484: The title Chum bucket . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chum_bucket&oldid=1256713745 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Chumming In Australia and New Zealand, chum
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