# Chumming > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chumming > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chumming.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chumming > Source revision: 1328070312 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Fishing with chunks of meat}} [[File:Chuming the water.jpg|thumb|Chumming the water for [great white shark](/source/great_white_shark)s at [Guadalupe Island](/source/Guadalupe_Island)]] '''Chumming''' ([American English](/source/List_of_words_having_different_meanings_in_American_and_British_English%3A_A%E2%80%93L) from [Powhatan](/source/Powhatan_language)) is the [blue water fishing](/source/big_game_fishing) practice of throwing [meat](/source/meat)-based [groundbait](/source/groundbait) called "'''chum'''" into the water in order to lure various [marine animal](/source/marine_animal)s (usually large [game fish](/source/game_fish)) to a designated [fishing ground](/source/fishing_ground), so the target animals are more easily caught by [hooking](/source/angling) or [spearing](/source/spearfishing). Chums typically consist of fresh chunks of fish meat with bone and blood, the [scent](/source/scent) of which attracts [predatory fish](/source/predatory_fish), particularly [shark](/source/shark)s, [billfish](/source/billfish)es, [tuna](/source/tuna)s and [grouper](/source/grouper)s. In the past, the chum contents have also been made from "[offal](/source/offal)", the otherwise rejected or unwanted parts of [slaughter](/source/animal_slaughter)ed animals such as [internal organ](/source/internal_organ)s.{{Cite web|url=https://www.americagofishing.com/fish-chum/fish-chum-and-chumming.html|title=Fish Chum and Chumming - America Go Fishing|website=www.americagofishing.com}} == Terminology == In [Australia](/source/Australia) and [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand), chum is referred to as ''burley'',{{Cite web|url=http://www.landcare.org.nz/files/file/997/Pest%20Fish%20Lake%20Ngaroto%20Report%202013.pdf|title=Pest Fish Removal and Uses in Lake Ngaroto|last=Nardene Berry|first=Melinda Dresser|date=2012|website=NZ Landcare Trust|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414111316/http://www.landcare.org.nz/files/file/997/Pest%20Fish%20Lake%20Ngaroto%20Report%202013.pdf|archive-date=2017-04-14|url-status=dead}} ''berley'' or ''berleying''. In the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom), it is also known as ''rubby dubby'' ([West Country](/source/West_Country) and [Yorkshire](/source/Yorkshire)).{{Cite web |date=2013-03-28 |title=Shark Fishing - Whitby Sea Fishing |url=http://www.whitbyseaanglers.co.uk/shark-fishing-baits.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805055144/http://www.whitbyseaanglers.co.uk/shark-fishing |archive-date= 2017-08-05|access-date=2022-08-12 |website=Whitby Sea Fishing |language=en-GB}} == Methods == Chumming is a common practice seen as effective by fishermen all over the world, typically in open oceans.{{Cite web|url=https://www.trails.com/how_30320_chum-bait-freshwater-fish.html|title=How to Chum and Bait Freshwater Fish|last=Starr|first=Joyce|website=Trails.com|language=en|access-date=2018-10-02}} Multiple forms of chum are available and used by [anglers](/source/Angling). 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](/source/fermentation) is a commonly used form of chum bait when fishing for catfish in inland waters of the Southern United States.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-10 |title=Chumming for Catfish: It's All About the Smell! {{!}} Wild Hydro |url=https://wildhydro.com/chumming-for-catfish/ |access-date=2022-08-10 |language=en-US |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713012819/https://wildhydro.com/chumming-for-catfish/ |archive-date=2024-07-13 }} [Native Americans](/source/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas){{vague|reason=Natives aren't a monolith. What tribe(s)?|date=February 2023}} used two methods of chumming. First, they would lie alongside a [grasshopper](/source/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](/source/flies) to lay eggs. After weeks, the eggs became [maggot](/source/maggot)s and fell into the water, bringing a concentration of fish into the area.{{cite book |last1=Schultz |first1=Ken |title=Ken Schultz's fishing encyclopedia: worldwide angling guide |date=2000 |publisher=IDG Books Worldwide |location=Foster City, CA |isbn=0-02-862057-7 |page=394 |edition=1st|url=https://archive.org/details/kenschultzsfishi00schu_0/page/n7/mode/2up |access-date=27 June 2025}} == Legality == Chumming is illegal in some parts of the world (such as in the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [Alabama](/source/Alabama)){{Cite web|last=Rainer|first=David|url=http://www.outdooralabama.com/oaonline/sharkbait08.cfm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120152129/http://www.outdooralabama.com/oaonline/sharkbait08.cfm|title=Shark Baiting Regulation in Effect|work=Outdoor Alabama Weekly|publisher=[Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources](/source/Alabama_Department_of_Conservation_and_Natural_Resources)|archive-date=November 20, 2008}} because of the danger it can pose by [conditioning](/source/classical_conditioning) sharks to associate feeding with human presence. [Florida](/source/Florida)n 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](/source/Florida_Fish_and_Wildlife_Conservation_Commission) (FWC) approved changes to shark fishing regulations, including prohibiting chumming when fishing for any species from the beach. The new ruling went into effect July 1, 2019.{{cite web |url=https://myfwc.com/news/all-news/shark-fishing-1/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330120430/https://myfwc.com/news/all-news/shark-fishing-1/ |archive-date=2019-03-30 |title=FWC Commission addresses shore-based shark fishing concerns with new regulations/educational component {{!}} Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission}} ==See also== *[Chum box](/source/Chum_box), a form of internet advertising whose name is derived from the term. *[Groundbait](/source/Groundbait), a means of "appetizer" baiting used in freshwater or [coarse fishing](/source/coarse_fishing). ==References== {{citation | last1=Siebert | first1=Frank | year=1975 | title=Resurrecting Virginia Algonquian from the dead: The reconstituted and historical phonology of Powhatan | work=Studies in Southeastern Indian Languages | editor1-first=James | editor1-last=Crawford | page=290 | publication-place=Athens, GA, USA | publisher=University of Georgia Press | postscript=. }} {{citation | title=Rudow's Guide to Fishing the Mid Atlantic | first1=Lenny | last1=Rudow | year=2012 | publisher=Geared Up Publications | isbn=978-0978727802 | chapter=Chapter 30. Inshore Chumming | chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jys6JXWYWM0C&pg=PA232 | postscript=. }} {{citation | last1=Stearns | first1=Bob | title=Get Chummy | journal=Field & Stream | pages=96–97 | date=December 2001 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UEbRnHHu5noC&pg=PA96 | postscript=. }} {{citation | title=Sharks and People: Exploring Our Relationship with the Most Feared Fish in the Sea | first1=Thomas P. | last1=Peschak | publisher=University of Chicago Press | year=2014 | isbn=978-0226047928 | page=160 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EB_5AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA160 | postscript=. }} {{citation | url=http://www.bishfish.co.nz/articles/salt/berleybasics.htm | title=Berley (ground-baiting) | work=Basics to Increase Catch Rates | last1=Bishop | first1=tony | publisher=www.bishfish.co.nz | access-date=2016-06-01 | postscript=. }} {{fishing rod topics}} Category:Hunting methods Category:Recreational fishing {{fishing-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Chumming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chumming) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chumming?action=history)). 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