Attractants??

[AGOSS]

What type of attractants do you guys use, And also do you use them all time or just when the fish are just a little finicky??

[nascar2428]

I'm using Megastrike this year. It comes in a tube and I will be using it on just about everything I decide to throw in the water!

[papajoe222]

I use two different types. Water based and oil based.  I prefer the water based one in cold water as it disperses quickly and I use it on every bait I throw.. The down side is you need to reapply often.  Once the water temp. gets into the mid 50's I'll switch to an oil based product which I only use on slow moving presentations. The only time I feel a scent is needed on faster moving baits in warm water is when the fish aren't holding the bait long enough for me to get a hook in 'em.  Normally, I don't recommend specific products on a forum, but I am so confident in CB's Hawg Sauce that I feel I must mention them.  I'm sure others here will suggest others, but keep an open mind about specific brands. Not many are available in a water based version.

BTW, If no one has already, Welcome to the board.

[AGOSS]

thanks i really like this forum because you guys give really great answers, REALLY FAST!!

[BenB54]

Occasionally I'll use the original scent megastrike. If the bait already comes pre-scented, I usually don't add anything unless I dip the tip in some jj's magic.

[roadwarrior]

MegaStrike is THE BOMB!

 

 

 

 

[Felix77]

MegaStrike. Used it for the 1st time this week and I am convinced it got me some tough bites.

[Hooligan]

I generally don't believe that attractants are "attractants" as much as cover scents. There are instances in which they get a fish to hold a bait longer, but I don't necessarily believe that it will cause a bass to move out of its way to a bait.

When it comes to scents and taste, very few oil based scents are actually even able to be picked up by bass. There must be a water soluble property to the scent, or it is complete arbitrary. Anise? Worthless as a scent, it's actually been shown to turn fish off. Garlic? It's a mask at best, and has been shown time and again to have no influence on actually attracting fish.

All of that said, I use scents religiously because of their masking properties. Mega strike is my scent of choice, along with the Strike King coffee spray. I've tinkered with non-scientific experiments with MegaStrike and have had results similar to that of powerbait, in terms of hold times. Often, fish will hold a MegaStrike topped bait longer than a power worm.

Like I said, I look at them as a mask more than anything. For that purpose, I have Absolute faith in them. Nothing leaves my boat without one of those two on the bait.

[BassCats]

Berkley did studies and made powerbait.

 

Berkley then made Gulp.

 

Now they make Havoc, which does not have any scent.

[Bobby Uhrig]

So what if you can make a oil based one water soluable--HMMMMMMMM Now theres a thought--

[SPEEDBEAD.]

. Anise?

 

Careful!  Might hurt some of the old timers' feelings with that one.

 

I believe Catt is an anise fan.

[down4ttown]

Fish Sticks. Easy enough to carry and easy to put on. 

[Hooligan]

So what if you can make a oil based one water soluable--HMMMMMMMM Now theres a thought--

Isn't MegaStrike partly water soluble?

[Hooligan]

Careful! Might hurt some of the old timers' feelings with that one.

I believe Catt is an anise fan.

Yeh, I think we've had that discussion in the past, too. But because of its insolubility in water it does very little, as well, it's a type of oil that bass cannot taste. They are able, only, to taste specific types of oils- I forget the exact breakdown. But very few oils apply, there has to be a protein and a salt component to it, but not like sodium chloride salt...

As to why Berkley has gone back to a petroleum based plastic in Havoc- cost and the action. It will carry scents, however, unlike almost all other petroleum based plastics.

[Bobby Uhrig]

Hey lets all chip in and design our own attractant---Hey wait a minute!!!