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[fishman254]

Sometimes you just wanna get bit, so fresh river chums fit the bill. But what scents are best to use for these hard-fighting creatures that have a toothy face that only a mother could love?

[DavidD]

I've only used jigs and spoons with good success - I just try to avoid the areas where a lot of chum are getting ready to spawn or are already spawned out.  Haven't felt the need to use roe or anything with scents.

[vancook]

Sometimes you just wanna get bit, so fresh river chums fit the bill. But what scents are best to use for these hard-fighting creatures that have a toothy face that only a mother could love?

I can't say much about using scent for dogs...I've only bought krill and anise for other species.
If I want chum and they're fresh and in a biting mood I tie on a purple jig and they slam them

[fishman254]

I find jigs are about the best I've ever used for chums. Tip with a chunk of shrimp/prawn. What scent should people put on the jig?

[fishman254]

I can't say much about using scent for dogs...I've only bought krill and anise for other species.
If I want chum and they're fresh and in a biting mood I tie on a purple jig and they slam them

Righto! I believe that cerise, purple, and hot pink, with some flash and maybe a gold-colored or silver colored head (or a painted head in one of those colors) is the best color to these hardest-fighting of all salmon.

[Stratocaster]

Hint:

I've hooked a lot of Chrome Chum Does on the Stave with little bits of my cerise colured, Krill scented coho or spring roe.

[bbronswyk2000]

Jigs IMO are the deadliest weapon for chum. Dont really need anything else.

[Kjle]

Ive also had great success with white wool.

[Fisherama]

I find jigs are about the best I've ever used for chums. Tip with a chunk of shrimp/prawn. What scent should people put on the jig?

If you tip the jig with prawn that should provide plenty of scent.  I'd avoid actually applying scent to the jig as the feathers tend to gunk up and you lose all of the action that makes a jig effective in the first place.  Just my experience.

[fishman254]

If you tip the jig with prawn that should provide plenty of scent.  I'd avoid actually applying scent to the jig as the feathers tend to gunk up and you lose all of the action that makes a jig effective in the first place.  Just my experience.

Excellent point.
1. What about just to the head of the jig, and the bait that's hung on the hook?
2. If so, which scent?

[fishman254]

Jigs IMO are the deadliest weapon for chum. Dont really need anything else.

What style, size and color?

[rhino]

the best scent is shrimp or just use roe if you are dead set on scent! Chum are relatively easy to entice a bit from. Jensen eggs are scented and work well for them. any fishy scent should cause an attraction i would assume. so you can always add a scent to your jig if you like. as long as there are no bait bans on the river you are fishing.
i have had a ton of success with colorado blades as well .

good luck. they fight hard.

[Fish Assassin]

As others have noted, you don't really need scent to hook chums. They're aggressive and will take practically anything if placed in front of them.

[fishman254]

As others have noted, you don't really need scent to hook chums. They're aggressive and will take practically anything if placed in front of them.

Thanks for that feedback. But I don't want to hook chums, I want to hook MORE chums. How does that old saying go?....oh yeah, "you can never be too rich, or too beautiful, or hook too many hard-fighting chums".

[typhoon]

I find chum can be particular to colour. At certain times jigs of any of Pink, Chartreuse, Cerise, and Fuschia may be the killer colour.
When you get it right you will catch a chum every cast. I can't see how scent will help.