Using a garden hoe/shovel/ice chisel, barnacles are scraped from pilings, bulkheads and concrete bridge abutments to chum and start the chow WOW!! Surprisingly light-biters, even the larger 5 -10 lbrs. Old timers would warn "Set the hook before you feel the bite!" I do better with the wait a tad technique. Although incredible eats , they are more arduous on the less than perfect filet-skilled.

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