Hoglines and days of old
Hoglines and days of old
I always try to steer clear of Hoglines... but once I anchor and start to tie into a fish or two, the Hoglines tend to follow me and line up alongside of my boat. Always amazes me, how the sheep follow the leader in the hopes of 'greener grass' where I'm fishing. No matter what, Hoglines always catch more fish just because of the amount of artillery hitting the water and the chum line put down by those using bait.:lol:
My Grandfather used to speak of several boats lining up at anchor and using 'Chum Chain' on their anchor lines. 'Chum Chains' consisted of a 3' piece of anchor chain with a snap clip to clip on the main anchor rope. They would wind and tie bait (Sardines-Herring-Smelt) to the length of chain, then clip it on the anchor rope with a lighter line and let it run down to the 'approved' depth to let it do it's 'chumming' thing. With the fixed location 'chum' above and the lures and bait downstream... the fix was in! To disperse a little more scent, they would just tug on the light line a few times. Grandpa said they would tie on thirty or forty bait fish & fillets so they had enough scent to draw in Sturgeon and other fish. :think:
Must have really worked well because it's illegal to use in Oregon now days!!!:naughty: