I've heard that as Chum get closer to their spawning creek or river, or cruising close to the beach, they can be had on a jig/anchovey/herring fished below a float. Here are some posts I found on another forum in the US. I haven't tried it yet but I'm going to give it a try. If it works it would be a blast on light spinning gear!!! Anybody ever had success catching Chum this way??
Slabby
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If you want chromers stay away from the creek mouths and try to intercept the fish before the reach their destination.As already said small fire cracker herring below a float works well along the beaches.I usually use a sliding float with a bead chain as the bottom stopper,3ft of leader to a barrel swivel and another 3ft of leader to the 3/0-4/0 solid tie.I have found the chum to like a really slow presentation they don't like a tight spinning cutplug such as what you would use for Coho but prefer they bait to kind of just be waving back and forth in the current.Be prepare for a viscous strike at times they will hit your bait like a freight train.
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I use a similar rig, Firecracker herring 3-4" long cutplug (but sometimes whole) on a 3/0 4/0 solid tie (trailing hook hanging free) about 3' to a barrel swivel, 4 splitshot above the barrel and a sliding Thill bobber with stop on the line above to whatever depth I am fishing. They do freight train it leaving absolutely no doubt it is a hit. The splitshots just help it down without twisting and act as a bead for the bobber. Cast to them and sloooooow retrieve back. I use a spinning rig for that kind of fishing, but that's just me. I use 15 Izor mainline and 20 or 25 leader...they do have some teeth on them.
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If you want a fun time hooking a lot of fish, Find the shallow migration routes of chums and do the Anchovy/float. or real small herring and float.
Basic setup is a mooching leader on a slip bobber maybe 3-4 foot leader.
Anchor ahead of where the fish are finning and cast out and just let it float with the current.
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I rig them whole, and use a little weight to get the leader down. Sometimes its only a split shot.
The herring basically just dangles there, as I freespool it out, so theres no action at all on the bait. after its out there 60 feet or so, I reel it in and do it again. Its just like drift fishing in a river.
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bobber, bobber stop, swivel 1/5 oz lead, 5 foot leader, 3/0-4/0 hook, and an anchovy.... Game ON!