Can You Use a Garbage Disposal for Making Chum?

How to Use Chum

• Chum is a mixture of ground ingredients with a consistency like chunky soup. You scoop chum into a bucket or bag with holes in the bottom and tie it to a line that projects off the back of a fishing boat. The chum slowly breaks down in the water, causing a line of food to trail behind your boat. Fish are attracted to the food, causing them to come closer and making them easier to catch.

How to Set Up a Disposal for Chum

• Cut a hole in the bottom of a 5-gallon bucket. Make the hole the same size as the intake hole on the disposal. Seat the disposal in the upside-down bucket with the intake level with the bucket bottom and the disposal hanging inside. Cut a hole in the side of the bucket to allow access to the chum that extrudes out the bottom.

How to Use a Disposal for Chum

• Place the bucket and disposal on a work table outdoors. Set a catch bucket or basin under the larger bucket. Plug the disposal into an extension cord that's attached to an electrical outlet. Flip the switch to turn on the disposal. Pour chum ingredients into the intake hole at the top of the disposal. Catch the ground chum in the basin as it pours out the bottom. Push the ingredients around inside the disposal with a broom handle or dowel, if needed.

How to Package Chum from a Disposal

• Scoop the chum from the catch basin with a large spoon or ladle. Scoop it into heavy-duty zipper bags. Zip the tops of the bags and run the hose over the bags to remove any residual chum that may remain on the outside. Stack the bags in the coldest part of the freezer until your next fishing trip.