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Author Topic: How to play a chum.  (Read 4818 times)

milo

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Re: How to play a chum.
« Reply #15 on: October 21, 2008, 03:06:13 PM »
For bright Squamish and ocean chum: play it carefully, just as you would any other fish.

Vedder and Stave chum: point the rod at it and break it off. Retie your leader and try for a coho.  :D
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fishseeker

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Re: How to play a chum.
« Reply #16 on: October 21, 2008, 07:13:11 PM »
Quote from: WildRod on October 21, 2008, 01:22:37 PM
Great thread!  Thanks for the tips guys!  Hopefully this will increase my catch-to-skunk ratio.  ;D
Hopefully the same for me but conditions don't repeat themselves - blades worked well that day but purple wool was just as effective. Always a lot to learn.

As for catching a coho in the Stave - there were so many chums it would be hard to retie enough :)
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scute

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Re: How to play a chum.
« Reply #17 on: October 25, 2008, 08:47:51 AM »
When fly fishing for coho around dark chums I tied my flies on dry fly hooks(fine wire)then when unwanted chum hooked ;hook can be straitened out easily and re bent a few times(mild steel hooks) if you see silver play light and you should be O.K. 8)
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Re: How to play a chum.
« Reply #18 on: October 26, 2008, 08:05:13 PM »
Hey, at my level I can't be picky.  Its a thrill for me to get anything at all, even if it is an ugly old chum ;)
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