can't believe all the chum bashing going on. if chinook and coho keep on going down chums will be the only game in town, or the state for that fact. i will match lb for lb a chum against a king any day of the week and the chum will win 9 out of 10 times. those things are brutes and put you and your gear to task. besides hoodsport, what other hatcheries do they raise chums at? most of the hatcheries raise coho and kings right? the only drawback to chums is the lack of oil. they can at times be kind of dry. marinate them in teriyaki sauce for a half hour meat down then throw them on the bbq. good stuff maynard!