Guest avid Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 Did you ever hear of putting wheat or something in a cove to attract bass? I just started hearing about this recently. I thought maybe it was something to attract the baitfish, but I'm not sure. I recently heard of some large bass being caught this way. Quote
Rob G. Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 Sounds like cheating to me. Chumming is not legal in most states. Quote
Guest ouachitabassangler Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 Bales of wheat are being placed by a researcher somewhere in coves to control certain types of algal blooms. I don't know why that seems to be working. Jim Quote
Topwater_Popper Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 I hear of people feeding baitfish, which in turn fatten up the bass. Yet I have never heard of the strategy you mentioned? Quote
CJ Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 It is illegal here,but I have heard of guys using cormeal by tying it up in a burlap sack.This chums the minnows and baitfish. Quote
justtrying Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 i know a guy (he's my brother in law, but, i'm not proud of it) who has feeders set up in some of his ponds like ray scott had in his. he let us take the grandkids one afternoon @feeding time & it was "amazing." you could put your hand in the water & the fish (mainly bream) would nip at your fingers. there were hundreds of them! he let me fish in it ONE time for an hour or so. i threw a trap around the feeder & it would never get to the bottom. the first fish or so was fun, but, after awhile, it was just "winding them in." i don't know how many i could have caught if i'd have spent a whole/half day. ...but, anyway, i'll never know, he let me know it was a "one time deal"...he was raising fish for HIM to catch. he doesn't even let his brothers go. does it sound like i don't get along with him???? Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Quote
Muddpuppy Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 Baiting and chumming are legal here, but I don't know anyone that focuses on bass. I always thought it was mainly to draw in baitfish and used mostly to attract catfish, we have done that. Most souring grains will work for that purpose sorgham, maze, wheat, corn or a mixture, even things like 30% Range Cubes for cattle can be set out in buckets or sacks, cut a bunch of 1/2 inch holes in them first, however the sweeter smelling the mix is the better it works on carp. I hear putting out a Magot or "Roadkill" feeder are also supposed to work really well and might work better for bass, if you can get that close. Quote
Hula Popper Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 I've heard of people feeding bass regular fish food to fatten them up, but wheat...That sounds weird. Quote
Chris Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 Sometimes they bait areas with hog pellets for shiners. Quote
tennsopher Posted March 25, 2006 Posted March 25, 2006 A lot of guides here in Florida bait holes for shiners and later take their clients there to fish .Oatmeal works great. Quote
Super User Gatorbassman Posted March 25, 2006 Super User Posted March 25, 2006 I use Oatmeal for chumming when I Crappie fish. Quote
Guest avid Posted March 25, 2006 Posted March 25, 2006 I've seen ads for that Ray Scott feeder. If I remember he also sells feed that looks like big bags of dog food. Quote
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