Fish Attractants?

[annexation]

Has anybody mentioned MegaStrike? Because I like MegaStrike.

 

A tube lasts forever, it's easy to apply, and stays on a good while. Not to mention it's bought me a few bites I'm not sure I'd have got otherwise. Covers up the funky odor of my recycled Senkos like a champ, and gets that egg sinker to slide into my tube real easy like.

 

That... sounded bad, didn't it?

[bigbill]

When I first read about using scents/attractants I decided to purchase a few different brands to see if one was better than the other. I found the orginal baitmate, crawdad, baitmate, worm/crawler baitmate, garlic baitmate all worked really well. I had the correct flavor for each type of lure. I started trying other scents too like bang, and most of the other brands. They all seem to work if you have fish near you. With running current scents seem to attract fish to you.

Different flavors?

I was using the baitmate orginal bass scent and it was a slow bite. This is one of my usual hot spots. When I switched to baitmate garlic scent the bite increased. This tells me to switch scent flavors too.

With using senko's that are salted my first cast is with no scents. If I get strikes were the bass aren't committed and I miss them a shot of scent makes them hang on long enough on the next cast to set the hook.

My rules are;

1 Wash your hands before going fishing.

2 Do not handle gasoline or oil before going fishing.

3 Pick the correct size and color lure.

4 If the lure has a rattle that's a plus

5 If we use a scent were masking any foul oders it may have.

Use all the fishes natural predators senses, sight, sound, smell, vibration. When we use the correct size, color with the right presentation we catch fish. It's skill not luck in fishing.

Btw; Tackle box oders can also effect your fishing. I wash my lures with a mild dish soap. My tackle boxes too. I make sure nothing has any foul oders.

Do not be discouraged if you do all this and not catch fish. There might be no fish in that area. Now you left that area scented so let the scent travel and do its thing. I would fish another spot and comeback later. (Shore fishing isn't easy)

[Sam]

Gulp! is great for catfish but you can try it and come to your own conclusions.

 

MegaStrike is excellent.

 

What is interesting is the chapter on bass' taste and smell in Dr. Keith Jones book, Knowing  Bass - The Scientific Approach to Catching More Fish. Dr. Jones studies various flavors and published his conclusions. Garlic did not do well.

 

Remember, a fish attractant can be a confidence builder, too.

 

Some guys and gals swear by attractants while others do not believe in them.

[Darren.]

I'm pro-scent, but there have been times that not even a scent-laden offering made the fish bite any better. At times more fish bit a scented bait for me than a non-scented variety. Was it due to the scent or placement of the bait? Dunno.

 

But I use Megastrike, Bang, JJ's and Yum F2. Or at least I have them all hanging around. Perhaps "use" was the wrong word.

 

I will squeeze Megastrike into a bag of worms and mash it all around. I like how it lubes the worms and such and helps them come through cover better - at least in my experience.

 

I'd say experiment and see what works for you.

 

Like others have said, it can sure help cover up your scent. So that's a bonus.

[Darren.]

Has anybody mentioned MegaStrike? Because I like MegaStrike.

 

A tube lasts forever, it's easy to apply, and stays on a good while. Not to mention it's bought me a few bites I'm not sure I'd have got otherwise. Covers up the funky odor of my recycled Senkos like a champ, and gets that egg sinker to slide into my tube real easy like.

 

That... sounded bad, didn't it?

 

Yes it was mentioned, and you need to go sit in the corner for that middle paragraph.