Make A Chum Pot To Attract Fish

If your ever out fishing on fresh water or salt water, and catching no fish, then try this simple gimmick. Bring along a small can of cat food. With a ice pick or blade point, punch about a half-a-dozen holes through the top and sides of the can. Tie one end of a piece of line through the holes punched in the can. Lower this chum pot to the desired level, and tie the other end to your boat or the dock, or a tree limb. This should attract fish within 100 yards of where you are. This same chum pot can be used over and over again. This would be handy to use in the summer or winter.

 

That's a clever trick and also a much more efficient use of bait than when I see fishermen simply throwing handfuls of chum into the water where they are fishing.

 

Did you get a chance to test it out?

 

Will definitely try this next time I go fishing. The problem is how do you know if its working? maybe try to catch fish without it at first, then try it to see the difference

 

I would dangle the can at a level where I could easily see if any fish were attracted to it. I would think that any meat flavor would attract fish. Like chicken or fish even. My brother tried it and seemed to help improve his fishing success. Worth trying.

 

I think most fisherman will agree that chumming works, but by adding a bucket you get to use less chum because it stays together within the bucket/tin.

 

I will see if I can find a video on this subject.

 

That has always been your specialty

 

While this video does not show the method written above it does provide the reasoning behind the use of a chum pot and how it attracts fish. So if you chose to use the cat food can, this video shows how and why it works. Hope this is helpful.

 

@Esperahol, you seem to be feeding the fish quite well I don't think they are all that picky. Most of the time the stuff I see thrown in is leftover crap that nobody would eat like animal cuts and off-cuts from the meat. But hey if you don't mind and it is working for you then maybe it is your trick that sets you apart. Let us know which you find to be the most sucessful.