Your Thoughts On Fishing Scents? Effective Or Myth?

[A-Rob]

I don't add scent to much anymore

but if the plastic has some built in scent I won't complain!

[trupp30]

I like to use Smelly Jelly in both Crawfish or Shad, depending on the soft plastic I am using. I am like many others who have responed in saying; I don't think it will attarct more fish, but when they bite I believe they do tend to hold on longer.

[OkobojiEagle]

Why blue gill and not bass? Both are sunfish.

John... I accept the sensory similarities between a bluegill and bass, however, I've taken many, many more bluegill under a bobber allowing the gill to sample my bait than chasing down a swimming offering. On the other hand I've brought more smallmouth and largemouth to hand offering a bait with more movement than would allow for much "tasting" before a whole hearted commitment to consume. Put differently... I believe a bass reacts to profile and motion (visual cues) more strongly than taste.

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[rubba bubba]

I wish in Gene's video he threw the bait with no JJ's first. I would imagine he still would have gotten bit just as well.

Watch the 2nd video - he did exactly that with a 10" worm.

[Grizzn N Bassin]

these are all great i still havnt been able to go to the store.. but i wil, and i have question what do you think would be the best for a frog some jjs magic?

[Bobby Uhrig]

Watch and learn danielson-

[J Francho]

John... I accept the sensory similarities between a bluegill and bass, however, I've taken many, many more bluegill under a bobber allowing the gill to sample my bait than chasing down a swimming offering. On the other hand I've brought more smallmouth and largemouth to hand offering a bait with more movement than would allow for much "tasting" before a whole hearted commitment to consume. Put differently... I believe a bass reacts to profile and motion (visual cues) more strongly than taste.

oe

Thanks for that explanation. I wonder too, if the feeding behavior is centered around mouth size. Smallmouth will nip and peck, too. And letting them "play" with the bait a little longer often is the difference in getting hooked up. This is primarily for deep drops in 20+ FOW. Even deep caught largemouth seem to just suck the bait in.

[J Francho]

these are all great i still havnt been able to go to the store.. but i wil, and i have question what do you think would be the best for a frog some jjs magic?

JJ's on a frog or toad? Maybe to add color to a toad, but for frogs, I prefer to lube them up with Megastrike. I think it helps the hollow frog body rotate on the hook easier for a better hookup, and the fish definitely hold it longer.

[KingMidas]

I use Bang in the garlic scent. I use it by spraying a bit into the bag with the soft plastics and then on individual baits once I have it rigged up. I don't buy the idea that it actually attracts fish. I use it to mask the fact that I touched the bait and I also believe that fish hold on longer because of the scent. I had a ten inch LMB completely swallow an 8 inch power worm my first day using Bang and since then im not really confident without it.

I use the aerosol version of the scent... The regular spritzer bottle leaks if it tips over which leads to a smelly car/anything it touches

[Grizzn N Bassin]

yeah i need something to lube up my frog ive notice my hook up ratio isnt that great on the frogs.