Bubba B Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 I also asked this question on the SW Florida Owner's Tournament section.... It has been a while since I needed to buy it over near Pineisland, does anyone know where I can pick up some Purina Fish Chow (Powder) on the way to Pineisland?...I will be coming across Alligator Alley and North on I-75...I know some tackle places use to sell it in smaller portions so I would not need to purchase a 50 Lb bag... Thanks in advance... PS: If anyone attending the SW Florida Owner's Tournament that has extra and would sell me a gallon bag I would appreciate it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishtails Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 Got this from another site. PINE ISLAND FEED AND GARDEN CENTER ST.JAMES CITY 50 LB bag $29.90 phone 239 558-5042. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Tyler Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 They should have it. Most feed stores around here carry it. Look for 45% chum instead of 33%. It has more oil in it. Lots of bait around! Unfortunately a lot of it is that small summer bait. Look around the 9-11 markers by Jug Creek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba B Posted June 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 10 hours ago, Fishtails said: Got this from another site. PINE ISLAND FEED AND GARDEN CENTER ST.JAMES CITY 50 LB bag $29.90 phone 239 558-5042. Thank you very much! I guess I will just have to figure will to store it for a couple of Days! LOL...My wife will kill me if I leave it in the SUV!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba B Posted June 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 10 hours ago, Capt. Tyler said: They should have it. Most feed stores around here carry it. Look for 45% chum instead of 33%. It has more oil in it. Lots of bait around! Unfortunately a lot of it is that small summer bait. Look around the 9-11 markers by Jug Creek. Thank you! That's the area I usually look for it...And I also try and get the higher oil content if its available! Thanks again everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a375459 Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 D&D Bait and Tackle in Matlacha sells it by the gallon ziplock bag. It's on your right before you get to the bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanjj Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 Be careful if you store it in the bag inside your SUV....not only do fish like it....The ants do too....and they can smell it from 50 feet and get inside your car. They climb up tires and work there way in. Been there , done that....had to get a shop vac to get all of them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba B Posted June 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 9 hours ago, a375459 said: D&D Bait and Tackle in Matlacha sells it by the gallon ziplock bag. It's on your right before you get to the bridge Perfect...I would prefer to just get enough for the trip so my Jeep doesn't stink!! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a375459 Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Leave some for me! I'm heading down tomorrow for a week on north Captiva. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robt Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 What do you do with it? Throw it out for baitfish chum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nauti Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 Yes, it makes excellent chum for bait (with or without adding menhaden oil). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishtails Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Anyone tried using the Boca Coast chum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasparilla Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 @Fishtails - Yes - I have used the Boca coast on a couple of occasions. I'm not a gimmick guy, so this is hard for me to say, but it seemed to outproduce both the fish food and Capt. Van's . . . Obviously there were variables I couldn't control, but on 6 straight days I alternated and tested . . . Day 1, Boca Coast, Day 2, Capt Van, Day 3, Purina with Menhaden oil . . . Repeat for 3 more days. I caught bait all 6 days. However, on both days with the BC stuff the bait seemed to ball up quicker, resulting in less throws. I didn't notice any difference between the CV and Purina in results. I realize there are other things at work - tide, weather, moon phase, etc - could have been a fluke, but I'd like to try it when there "doesn't seem to be any bait" . . . It's expensive, comparably, so I won't be using it during the "good bait" months, but when bait gets scarce I may try another bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCFD rtrd. Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Wow, that is expensive!!!!!!! $36 for 50 lb. vs $192 for 48 lb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishtails Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 Thanks for getting back. Think I'll give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justdriftin Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 How's the bait holding out? Tempted to grab some of the Boca chum if its not thick in the usual spots. Been a couple weeks but last time out took me two days to recover from throwing the net about 20 times. Good bait but just wouldn't ball up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCFD rtrd. Posted June 24, 2017 Report Share Posted June 24, 2017 Haven't really been minnow hunting for a month. Been using Pinfish for Grouper. But, I see the guides chumming and casting for bait in the usual places every morning (Englewood area). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justdriftin Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 There's bait around but everything we found was pretty small. Typical of summer I guess, was hoping good bait would hold out a little longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsnook35 Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 Couldn't find much bait last week for the owners tournament. Everything was small. Pinfish were plentiful. Pass crabs were everywhere on the flush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasparilla Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 There's bait off of Devilfish - candy bar sized, but you gotta work for it. I've been rolling in there around 5:45 and chumming hard, bait is spread out by 7. Lots of little stuff around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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