For inland readers, “chumming” is the deepwater fishing practice of throwing chunks of dead, often rotting, fish called "chum" into the water in order to lure large fish, such as sharks, for sport fishing. Your use of the term seems marvelously appropriate, in a very Maine way, as the oil-slick from a small amount of chum spreads out ove…
For inland readers, “chumming” is the deepwater fishing practice of throwing chunks of dead, often rotting, fish called "chum" into the water in order to lure large fish, such as sharks, for sport fishing. Your use of the term seems marvelously appropriate, in a very Maine way, as the oil-slick from a small amount of chum spreads out over a very large area, pulling in many large, ignorant creatures, all greedy for any garbage tossed to them. (My source: fishing for Blue Shark with my Dad 25 miles off of Portland ME, in order to weigh, tag and report their location to NOAA. Dad caught them using a fly rod, including one over 12 feet in length.)
Loved the "chumming" metaphor! Same in the Great Lakes (although No Sharks!) Chumming with roe banned in or rivers in salmon season due to increase chance of speading disease.
For inland readers, “chumming” is the deepwater fishing practice of throwing chunks of dead, often rotting, fish called "chum" into the water in order to lure large fish, such as sharks, for sport fishing. Your use of the term seems marvelously appropriate, in a very Maine way, as the oil-slick from a small amount of chum spreads out over a very large area, pulling in many large, ignorant creatures, all greedy for any garbage tossed to them. (My source: fishing for Blue Shark with my Dad 25 miles off of Portland ME, in order to weigh, tag and report their location to NOAA. Dad caught them using a fly rod, including one over 12 feet in length.)
Loved the "chumming" metaphor! Same in the Great Lakes (although No Sharks!) Chumming with roe banned in or rivers in salmon season due to increase chance of speading disease.