Abstract: A combination bobber and chum dispenser for use in surface fishing comprising a containment member and an upper closure member secured to the containment member so as to create a lightweight hollow body designed to float adjacent the surface of the water and to be suitable for containing chum. A floatation member is disposed in the interior of the hollow body adjacent the closure member. The containment member contains a chum-receiving interior portion and has a chum distribution location involving at least one hole through which chum can be inserted into the interior portion and thereafter distributed into the water at a controlled rate. The preferred arrangement for controlling the rate at which chum can be distributed involves a rotatably mounted closure member movable between a position blocking the hole, and positions in which the hole is fully open or only partially blocked.