This method of catfish fishing is one of those ways of the old school that sometimes gets forgotten about in the modern age. But it’s such an effective method of baiting, it needs to be brought back to the foreground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your granddaddy definitely knew what he was doing when he was out chumming the bayous!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chumming for catfish goes back so far that even the Native Americans used to use it to increase their catches. They would flush out grasshoppers towards streams where the fish would feast on them. They would then bait their hooks with grasshoppers and catch the fish who already had that sweet grasshopper flavor on their lips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another chumming method used by Native Americans was to hang dead animals off a branch above the river. Flies would be attracted to the carcass and would lay their eggs in the flesh. A few weeks later the eggs would hatch and the maggots would fall into the creek attracting schools of fish to the area that could then be caught.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Luckily there are some easier ways to go about chumming for catfish these days, so let’s see how you can get your chum on on your next fishing trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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