Chum pics
SilverT
2009-11-17 03:10:06
These were a couple of pics we took while the boys fished chum on a sunny day.
Salty
2009-11-17 18:14:35
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Salty
2009-11-17 18:19:44
Nice pictures, what is with that big pink hootchie? Chums actually bite hootchies? Motivates me to post some of my chum pics.
Salty
2009-11-17 18:21:48
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Salty
2009-11-17 18:24:56
[attachment=0]M 85 and Chum.jpg[/attachment]
SilverT
2009-11-17 21:57:17
Wow! Those are nice pictures. Thanks, Salty. I am curious as to how you post the picture without the requirement that the viewer click on a link to download. It would be nice if they would show up automatically as your photos appear.
Regarding the pink hootchie, it was a concession to a curious trio of boys frequenting the back deck. I remember asking my dad if I could change the lures on our main lines when I was about 12 years of age. In those days we had a hand line out the back and that was my designated "changeable" line (this should be legal for every boat with kids onboard ;) ). When I asked him over and over if I could change some of the lures that were working the deeper water he always exclaimed "Don't change what's workin'!" Knowing that I was going to have a royal battle on my hands with three boys, ages 12, 10 and 9 pestering me, I decided early on that the boys would be allowed an occasional lure swap. This is not without some protest on my part, depending on the lure's appeal or lack thereof to my so imagined trained eye. On this day, the pink hootchie, complete with removed legs, earned quite a protest from the captain. It was, however, ultimately submerged and the result captured on film by the boys. I believe the fish shown was one of perhaps 3 that the hootchie caught that day and I do not recommend it as a producing lure.
I have noticed that the most documented experiences on our boat are those that involve some success on the part of the crew or failure on the part of the caption. Lures that the skipper thought would never catch a fish always seem to show up in my photograph collection hanging out of the mouth of large salmon. Enormous kelp islands wrapped around the stabilizers and trailing behind the boat are another frequently documented experience. The single close up picture of me this year appears to have captured me at a slightly irritated moment. There must be something to this....
On the bright side, allowing the crew to change out and modify the lures produced some unexpected successful results. Any money I lost by allowing occassional changes was made up for by peace on the vessel and the discovery of a very successful chum lure that the captain would have NEVER tried.
Salty
2009-11-18 00:18:58
Jon would know the answer to the question about the pictures better than I but here is what I noticed. When I resized the pictures down to the 640 pixel range and then reloaded them they show up as a picture instead of a link. At 800 pixels and above they show up as a link.
Salty
2009-11-18 00:22:07
On dealing with problems, here is one and another to follow
Salty
2009-11-18 00:24:54
Here is another one!
SilverT
2009-11-18 01:29:34
Thanks! Those are great and I'm sure they bring back some memories. I'll try the reduced picture size and see if that makes a difference.
carojae
2009-11-21 08:08:47
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Lol. Just testing my upload to see what happens...........
Salty
2009-11-25 01:28:05
Is that a picture of the extremely rare Chorca?
Salty
2009-12-19 23:55:59
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Salty
2009-12-19 23:59:22
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I just tested my system again. If I don't resize them then you have to click to see them.
SilverT
2009-12-22 15:46:08
Salty, that's a nice looking chum! Makes me hungry. Thanks also for the feedback on the picture size.
The kids and I had a great time together, particularly on days like this. Clear water made it twice as much fun, as we could see a few fish down the wire.
Salty
2009-12-23 16:17:49
How old are your boys? We had some great years starting when Kris was about 12. When he was 19 he went seining but after about 10 years of that he has been coming back. Karl fished full time until he was about 19 and then he wandered off to Bristol Bay and seining for a couple of years. Better get a boat that can handle the production those guys will be making. I just deleted a whole paragraph about handling high production but will just pass on this tip. Move on from counting every fish, except perhaps Kings. It will save a lot of energy trying to keep track of all those fish those two will be hauling. Just count bags or note the pounds. Better for all in many ways.
I remember one time one of my sons coming in frustrated because his brother was ahead on "his side". He claimed it wasn't fair because his brother had the port side and I was turning port more often and the fish bit better when you turned into them. Probably an astute observation but I pointed out that they got paid the same no matter who pulled the most therefore he was actually making more per fish he pulled than his brother. Seemed to work for a while anyway.
Salty
2009-12-23 16:24:37
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Careful, they could get hooked on that chumming and turn out like this.
SilverT
2010-01-05 03:58:45
Salty,
I hope they turn out just like that, with sweatshirts and huge fish to match. If we ever get past counting fish and into counting bags, I'm sure we will be as happy as he appears. I must admit I cracked up the first time I read about the bag counting method. We have a ways to go with our catching and some equipment upgrades to make before we get a break with our math. If you save all your deleted paragraphs for us we just might get there a little quicker ;)
The boys are 13, 11 and 9 and our girls are 7 and 5. We had a great time learning together and hope to do it again. Our thanks to everyone who took the time to share what they would.
Salty
2011-12-30 00:49:38
[attachment=0]Icy Strait Chum, 2011.jpg[/attachment]
Abundance
2011-12-30 20:49:18
You know, a guy really should get really good money for such beautiful fish. There is nothing wrong with a chums meat when there so bright. I personally prefer them to a coho. But we get paid exactly the same for that shiny creature as we do the less than bright ones, such as this example. (Although ones such as this are more fun to catch).
Salty
2011-12-31 02:50:41
It is great to contrast the troll caught chums I have been posting pictures of and the CR and net fish represented by the last post.
Abundance
2011-12-31 04:45:01
I actually caught this one trolling. They tend to fade colors after being bled and iced, and I wanted to get a picture of one in all of its resplendent glory. Even though it was near the end of September, I was still catching some bright ones though. But yes, I am sure that most of the seine fish and absolutely all of the cost recovery fish are getting black and elderly by the time their harvested. On the day I caught this one there were a bunch of seiners up the bay from me, catching nice loads. They really don't bite very well at all when they reach this point in life, which is for the best actually. It keeps us hook and line fishermen after the shiny ones, which may reflect well on us if the meat market picks up. Those spawner dogs really put up a good fight though.
These are all some really great looking fish ! The memories your kids will have the rest of there live's!
Salty
2012-11-08 00:22:49
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Abundance
2012-11-08 17:30:26
Weren't they though!
Salty
2012-11-08 18:11:37
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Salty
2012-11-08 18:31:10
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These nice big troll caught chums are certainly beautiful, but the problem this year for most of us long time chum trollers is that with the crowded conditions (that some of us deserve some blame for) there were no big days. Not one for me at Neets Bay in 2012. Scratching chums with over 100 spreads out in a crowd for 30 or so fish a day is my version of troller hell.
I know the Chum Trollers Association, of which I am no longer a board member, is working hard to develop more areas and spread the fleet out. I was disappointed this year in that Seiners got two opportunities in Terminal areas on large chum concentrations (Amalga Harbor and the Head of Neets Bay) when trollers could have had a day or two before the seiners giving us the opportunity for at least a couple of big troll days.
Another thing is that while these pictures of these huge male chums are nice, the fact is that most of our troll chums are quite a bit brighter typically. I will post a brailer bag full of the more typical shade of troll caught chums.
Salty
2012-11-08 18:33:49
[attachment=0]Icy Strait chums in brailer bag, 2011.jpg[/attachment]
Salty
2012-11-08 18:36:57
[attachment=0]Brite Chum 2008.jpg[/attachment]
khaos
2012-11-08 20:31:56
Thirty/day certainly isn't great for chumming, but monsters like those pictured are 3x larger than what we are used to seeing up here. To all who posted photos - thank you for sharing!
SilverT
2012-11-09 01:20:32
Really nice pictures. I have chum envy.
Salty
2012-11-09 06:13:20
I will post some more in a few days. Also, for equal time will start a Chinookie, and coho threads.
Salty
2012-11-10 17:47:27
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Salty
2012-11-10 18:51:17
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As promised, here is a picture of a more representative sample of the bright silver nature of most troll caught salmon. The larger chum in this picture was about 18 pounds.
Salty
2012-12-27 00:49:54
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Let me know how you like this one. I was fooling with a picture and with a little help from my wife ended up with this.
SilverT
2012-12-27 01:36:21
Nice! Now, let's just paste that on a hotspot. It's amazing how much detail there is in the scales.
Lane
Kriegmob
2014-02-17 01:17:00
[attachment=0]IMG_0330.JPG[/attachment]No chums in the pic...but my buddy was trolling for chums.
F/V Good News up Lynn Canal, near Berner's Bay
Homeshore
2014-03-08 19:04:42
Icy strait chum