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Post by sandyharley on Aug 2, 2007 16:37:53 GMT -5
You never ate a grit!!!!!! How did you manage that?I grew up eating it every morning . yes it is ground corn and, the fish will eat it.The deal is that the stuff will absorb the menhaden milk and ,taste like menhaden milk or what ever you mix into the chum.
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Post by cnot on Aug 3, 2007 10:25:13 GMT -5
I grew up in NJ, need I say more? LOL My old Irish grandmother gave me her version of a loaded baked potato for breakfast. (A baked potato with butter, mashed potatoes, butter, hash browns, butter, chopped boiled potaotes, butter, sour cream butter, grated roasted potatoes, butter, bacon dripings, butter, french fries, butter, a smaller backed potatoe, butter, served with a pint of Guiness.) If she were alove today, she would tell me to use potatoes for my chum.... LOL I suppose that here in the south the morning chum bag would have to include a grit, country ham, sausage patties (not links), bacon, a couple buttermilk biscuits, sausage gravy, greens (cooked with a ham bone), couple of suuny side up fried eggs, and some feild peas. And you have to sip coffee with Chickory in it while making the morning chum bag!!LOL
It does amuse me that recipes for chum is influenced by the region of the U.S. the maker comes from... IYankees lean towrd oat meal, the midwest folk lean towrd shredded wheat, and now I find out about you southerners are usng a grit.
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Post by hillbilly- on Aug 3, 2007 11:17:39 GMT -5
well you city slicker sounds like to me you had it ruff, all i got was deer and groundhog o and leats not for get the grits and brown beans and home maed lite bred
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Post by sandyharley on Aug 4, 2007 19:12:26 GMT -5
I guess you can live with out eating grits at least once in your life. I'm not pulling your leg about the chum thing though ,I have used it for a good while and, it works.
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Post by cnot on Aug 4, 2007 20:16:30 GMT -5
Ok, next batch is southern grit chum! LOL (Ahould I put greens and sweet tea in there to?? LOL)
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Post by sandyharley on Aug 5, 2007 13:12:16 GMT -5
Just cook the grits with menhaden milk and, let it cool before you put any thing else in it.
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Post by cnot on Aug 8, 2007 13:56:40 GMT -5
Will try it, and report back wthe results.
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Post by sandyharley on Aug 8, 2007 14:31:42 GMT -5
I hope it works for you Just remember that if you fish on the north side of the bay those yankee fish may not respond to it LOL
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Post by cnot on Aug 9, 2007 21:54:27 GMT -5
You're probably right, unles grits have become the latest food trend, then they might jump on it just to keep up with the latest.... I'll just have to put a large price tag on them, you know how the Yanks love overpriced things... LOL
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Post by cnot on Aug 13, 2007 20:07:05 GMT -5
Sandy, if I sandball in Croaker territory in the creeks, will it attract Reds too? (And do Reds spook easy in skinny water? Should I take special care to keep the yak quiet?
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Post by sandyharley on Aug 14, 2007 14:35:13 GMT -5
Thats a good question Brian, I have never chummed for croaker because we don't git the big croaker down here like you git in the bay. I have talked to other folks that have tried to chum red fish with some limited success but, I just go out and, look for them on the tides. they are creatures of habit and, they will show up in the same areas at the same time on the rising and, falling tide . I don't see why chumming wouldn't work to keep them feeding when you locate them with something like clams or crushed crabs. To answer your question about them being spooky.They can be spooky if they have been pressured or over fished. The big thing about them is that they school in groups and, tend to stay with that group until they git big enough to spawn.You can catch all the fish in a school and, it will take a while for another school to move into the area.Another thing about those schools is that they all tend to be the same size fish.
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Post by cnot on Aug 15, 2007 22:37:20 GMT -5
Thanks Sandy, It's hard for me to figure the Reds out because I have never fished for them, and I thik I have found a good spot... That seems no one else has thought to fish, or at least not many, and I'm not asking too many questions around here because I want to keep this little hole to myself!
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Post by sandyharley on Aug 16, 2007 16:02:16 GMT -5
The thing with red fish and, the rest of the fish in the drum, family is that they like structure and, a little mud to feed around.They feed on shrimp and, just about every thing else that is small enough for them to swallow.I would think about cut fresh menhaden ,fresh cut mullet and, fresh blue crab for them if you plan on fishing for them on a float or on the bottom. If you go after them with the fly rod just plan on using something flashy and, gold.For some reason they go after gold faster than the other colors.
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Post by cnot on Aug 16, 2007 20:20:47 GMT -5
Thanks Sandy! Ever heard of success with the "Redfish Spinnerbaits"?
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Post by sandyharley on Aug 16, 2007 20:22:21 GMT -5
Some baits catch fish and, some baits catch fishermen !
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Post by hillbilly- on Aug 16, 2007 20:56:46 GMT -5
now wonts that mean sandy ?
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Post by cnot on Aug 16, 2007 20:58:44 GMT -5
LOL Got some guys up here that swear by them for casting from yaks for Reds in the 25" and up fish. Just thought I would see what you thought, they seem a little more on the eye cater than the fish catcher side to me... LOL
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