chum for
idiom
US
: to throw pieces of fish off a boat as bait to attract (other fish)
They were chumming for sharks.
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Some anglers like to pre-bait, or chum for carp by tossing out a spread of food to attract the fish.
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Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2023
What’s more, higher temperatures also mean more beach-goers and bathers, providing more potential chum for sharks.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 July 2023
Everything from her tweets to her board positions was twisted into chum for the culture wars.
—Makena Kelly, The Verge, 23 June 2023
Everything from her tweets to her board positions was twisted into chum for the culture wars.
—Makena Kelly, The Verge, 23 June 2023
But while communities along the Yukon are highly dependent on the chum for subsistence and commercial harvests, other river systems like the Kuskokwim and those feeding Bristol Bay saw big sockeye runs that have helped households backfill their needs.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Sep. 2021
But this was real, and chum for social media chatter.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Feb. 2023
The tribe knows coexistence is possible: Its work rebuilding chum runs at its Keta Creek Hatchery has powered a fishery for the tribe that also benefits recreational fishermen who throng the Green River every fall to catch a tasty chum for the smoker.
—Lynda V. Mapes, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Jan. 2021
What’s the most effective way to chum for carp?
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 10 Aug. 2020
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Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2023
What’s more, higher temperatures also mean more beach-goers and bathers, providing more potential chum for sharks.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 July 2023
Everything from her tweets to her board positions was twisted into chum for the culture wars.
—Makena Kelly, The Verge, 23 June 2023
Everything from her tweets to her board positions was twisted into chum for the culture wars.
—Makena Kelly, The Verge, 23 June 2023
But while communities along the Yukon are highly dependent on the chum for subsistence and commercial harvests, other river systems like the Kuskokwim and those feeding Bristol Bay saw big sockeye runs that have helped households backfill their needs.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Sep. 2021
But this was real, and chum for social media chatter.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Feb. 2023
The tribe knows coexistence is possible: Its work rebuilding chum runs at its Keta Creek Hatchery has powered a fishery for the tribe that also benefits recreational fishermen who throng the Green River every fall to catch a tasty chum for the smoker.
—Lynda V. Mapes, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Jan. 2021
What’s the most effective way to chum for carp?
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 10 Aug. 2020
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“Chum for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chum%20for. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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