Chumming At Night And Why It Works
Fish rely on their other senses at night to find to “hone in” on their prey.
They must either “sense” wounded prey moving, or the smell of food. That’s what chumming is all about.
Chumming is not palling around with the fish. 
Well, you might be kind of like a pall as you are tossing in food for them; but the palling ends when you toss in a hook and try to catch them.
Here is how I do it. You can use chunks of fish, dead bait fish, worms; all of which are natural food for fish. But you can also create a “chum slick” using bread pieces, corn; whatever. While using lots of “blood and guts” REALLY stimulates game fish sense of smell and gets them very excited, the other bait can sometimes be as effective.
I either toss my baited hook into the chum, or I fish live bait just outside of the chum slick, or at the bottom when using a worm.
Chumming works even better at night than it does during the day, since fish rely on their senses to survive, and are heightened at night because they are hungry.
One thing to remember though. Don’t over-chum. Give them too much of this free food and they may overindulge and never head for your hook.
I found this video and, although it’s obviously not a professional video, this kid does an excellent job showing you how to make catfish chum. It gives you an idea of what chumming is all about.
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