Scents/attractants

[Tuckahoe Joe]

   

I only put sent on soft baits.For me a crank and a top water are reaction baits and the bass don't to get a good look at them as they would with a plastic.

Thats kind of what I was thinking.  Also another reason for the scent is to make the fish hold on longer giving extra time to set the hook right?  It seems like that wouldn't be so much of an issue with treble hook lures.

[alexczarn]

I only use it on soft plastics with way better catch rates than without. Never had much of a success on hardbaits though. 

[Bluebasser86]

Soft plastics, jigs, and swimbaits are the only baits I use scents with. 

[papajoe222]

I've been using scent on both hard and soft baits for at least 10 years. Started out using anise oil based product, I can't even remember the name, on my plastics and graduated to adding it to hard baits when the wife was kicking my butt on cranks with it.  Tried a number of them since and have settled on CB's Hawg Sauce.  I use the water based in cold water as it is released easier than oil based attractants.

I think it's a confidence mind set more than anything, although I do believe a fish will hold on to a crank a fraction of a second longer. 

[tubeman]

I believe it's like deer hunting scent, 50/50. Although, I have noticed that the salt infused soft baits seem to have more strikes for me. Hell, I dipped a spider jig in chicken livers for the fun of it. It worked, but messy. LOL! 

[nascar2428]

Sounds like about 50/50.  I guess Ill just have to try some out and see for myself.  So heres another question.  What kinds of baits do you scent?  Do you only use it on soft plastics or do you put it on hard baits like cranks and topwaters too?

I was told by another member of this forum to put it on everything. I purchased some megestrike in Jan. and that member said that it will do two things for hard baits and spinner/buzzbaits. It will help them go through cover easier and the fish will hold on the bait for a longer time giving you extra time to set the hook. So as soon as things thaw up here in Mi., I am going to be putting megastrike on everything whether it is scented or not and see if it makes a difference.

[roadwarrior]

MegaStrike will increase your hook-up ratio.

 

I use the goo on both soft and hard baits/ lures.

 

 

[Bobby Uhrig]

Put a little behind your ears -you will get more fattys than you can count LOL

[eyedabassman]

 

Put a little behind your ears -you will get more fattys than you can count LOL

 

LOL,that was good!

[Mike L]

I've been making my own for....Yeah a long time.

I use 30 % Anise and 70% baby oil.

 

 

Mike