#36763 - 10/16/06 10:40 AM
Chums
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Parr
Registered: 10/31/00
Posts: 72
Loc: Seattle,WA, KING
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Chums what are they good for? Having a fun day of fishing, of course Haven't really keep chums in the past because of the ugly looking fish. Are they good for smoking? ![confused confused](/forum/images/graemlins/default_dark/confused.gif)
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#36764 - 10/16/06 10:59 AM
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Spawner
Registered: 07/04/99
Posts: 727
Loc: tacomca,wa,pierce
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caught in the salt other than hoodport when they are dime bright they are not too bad ....but i do not like too bad when i'am takling about fish i'am going to eat. they are great fighters!
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#36765 - 10/16/06 11:15 AM
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River Nutrients
Registered: 08/26/02
Posts: 4681
Loc: Sequim
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If you purchase Keta salmon specialty packs in the store or at the airport, you're buying Chum salmon. A lot of marketing is in the name of the product and who wants to buy Chum or Dog salmon........
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#36766 - 10/16/06 11:21 AM
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River Nutrients
Registered: 03/08/99
Posts: 6732
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The worse salmon when it comes to parasites. Chums are loaded with them. For many chum the last parasite they latch onto is a December river fisher who keeps the black moldy chum because they are "good smoked".
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#36767 - 10/16/06 12:39 PM
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Bead
Registered: 02/13/03
Posts: 1202
Loc: Duvall
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They are great fighters and will actually bite a lure, unlike most of our coho these days. As tablefare........a fairly bright chum smoked properly is pretty good. I release nearly all my chums and go home with a sore arm.
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#36769 - 10/16/06 12:54 PM
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Repeat Spawner
Registered: 07/04/06
Posts: 1191
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The brightest chums I have ever seen are on the Nush in Alaska and they run in June. You guys need to hook one up there to understand "sore arms" and "hard fighting"
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#36770 - 10/16/06 03:24 PM
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Smolt
Registered: 07/05/06
Posts: 85
Loc: lynnwood, wa
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personally I just like them smoked, not to big on the baked fillets.
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#36771 - 10/16/06 03:26 PM
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Juvenille at Sea
Registered: 12/13/05
Posts: 97
Loc: everett
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the only thing dogs are good for is there eggs i would take chum eggs over any other fish
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#36772 - 10/16/06 04:40 PM
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Juvenille at Sea
Registered: 09/30/05
Posts: 201
Loc: South Sound
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Some of the best crab bait around. Keep a carcass or two for baiting your pots. You won't feel bad keeping a few fish and it pays off dividends in July.
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#36773 - 10/16/06 05:20 PM
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Anonymous
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they're great for keeping the crowds out of my secret silver grounds in november! ![zip zip](/forum/images/graemlins/default_dark/zipper.gif)
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#36774 - 10/16/06 05:56 PM
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Dah Rivah Stinkah Pink Mastah
Registered: 08/23/06
Posts: 6198
Loc: zipper
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Safeway was selling them as "silverbrite" salmon last year.
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#36775 - 10/17/06 10:22 PM
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Fry
Registered: 10/04/06
Posts: 38
Loc: lake forest park
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chums are nasty fish. one time i netted one it was about 50lbs. it was also nasty
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#36776 - 10/17/06 10:34 PM
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River Nutrients
Registered: 03/07/06
Posts: 2527
Loc: WA
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#36777 - 10/17/06 11:07 PM
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Eyed Egg
Registered: 09/28/06
Posts: 8
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50 lb chum lol thats like calling a king 35lbs when its actually 15 lbs tops....i love when fisherman estimate salmon weights.....
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#36778 - 10/18/06 02:46 AM
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River Nutrients
Registered: 03/07/06
Posts: 2527
Loc: WA
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No, actually its like calling a Sockeye about 20-25 lbs. A Coho: maybe 40. Pink: Why not 20. Chinook: 140. Who knows
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#36779 - 10/18/06 10:10 AM
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River Nutrients
Registered: 10/04/06
Posts: 4025
Loc: Kent, WA
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WDFW's site used to claim the name Keta came from what the old Indian tribes called them. This explanation must have come from a Washington State Civil Servant with a great imagination and little education. Keta in Latin means Dog.
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#36780 - 10/18/06 01:02 PM
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Repeat Spawner
Registered: 12/14/01
Posts: 1191
Loc: Everett WA
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Originally posted by Dr. E: Some of the best crab bait around. Keep a carcass or two for baiting your pots. You won't feel bad keeping a few fish and it pays off dividends in July. I used some chum for bait in the late crab opener last fall and they were great, although you have to explain to everyone as you leave the river that you are not going to eat that old boot your carrying!
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#36781 - 10/18/06 06:34 PM
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Anonymous
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Originally posted by baddawg: I used some chum for bait in the late crab opener last fall and they were great, although you have to explain to everyone as you leave the river that you are not going to eat that old boot your carrying! I'd rather buy my crab bait than try to explain that... ...Chum, the other white meat
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#36782 - 10/19/06 11:25 AM
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River Nutrients
Registered: 03/08/99
Posts: 6732
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Cheaper than hamburger.
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