Fish Attractants

[Bobby Uhrig]

I just bought the shirt- cause it looked good

[2833-34497]

Pro-cure & Smelly jelly. 

+1

[Choporoz]

I've been using JJ's this year and really like it.  I do think it makes a difference.  But, I just got some Megastrike to try, too.  After watching a video of Bobby doing a demo in one of those glass truck-tanks and the bass hung on for dear life to plastics without hooks sold me.  I'll be trying it out this weekend.

[Raul]

Which fish attractants are good to use on plastic worms?  Is there an advantage to using them?

 

For only a very brief period of time I used "attractants" many years ago, maybe for 4 or 5 months, Mann´s FS454 and also anise oil. I swear I didn´t see any difference in the catch ratio. Nowdays many swear for Megastrike or JJ´s, I´m not going to say they work or not, I haven´t tried any.

 

This subject is for me similar to red hooks, if you think/swear/care/believe that it makes a difference in your favor I´m the first one to tell you should use it/them, anything that boosts your confidence is good.

[ChrisD46]

BANG , Jack's Juice , Kick 'n Bass and Lunker Sauce would about round out the offerings in addition to what was listed above ...All are worthy of consideration !

[BadBassWV]

The only one I used besides megastrike, Was something that Bill Dance used to spray on his baits can't remember the name. It used to leave an oil slick on the water after you sprayed it on your bait.

[hookset on 3]

I agree with jar11591. Megastrike is very sticky and stays on your bait much better than most, for a longer period of time. Seems to do a good job of masking offensive human odors and does keep fish holding onto your bait longer - in my experience anyway. Scent in any form or manufacture, is all about confidence and putting the odds in your favor.  And I don't believe there are any studies wherein modern day scent additives have actually repelled fish. So, if you believe in it, it works!

Well said. That's what I use and the reasons why.

[SirSnookalot]

I do believe they do work, that's exactly why I don't use them.  I fish bass for enjoyment and challenge.

[Catch and Grease]

I do believe they do work, that's exactly why I don't use them. I fish bass for enjoyment and challenge.

In sure all of us bass fish for the challenge, JJ's isn't a magical scent that makes you catch fish anyday of the week.

[SirSnookalot]

In sure all of us bass fish for the challenge, JJ's isn't a magical scent that makes you catch fish anyday of the week.

There would be no point in using it if it didn't work.  If it does attract strikes then fishing has become easier and less challenging.  This morning I just wanted to put a bend in my rod, used live bait for the first time in about 2 years.  It took longer to catch a bait than it did to catch a 30" fish, no question about it.......I didn't challenge myself today.

[Lunker5]

I use spike-it chartruese or red its garlic scented.works best for me they crush it

[Catt]

Attractant is a poor choice of words, none of them attract bites!

Bass are sight feeders or lateral lines feeders

You can not simply throw a lure out there & expect a bass 25 yards away to be attracted by smell alone.

[BadBassWV]

Attractant is a poor choice of words, none of them attract bites!

Bass are sight feeders or lateral lines feeders

You can not simply throw a lure out there & expect a bass 25 yards away to be attracted by smell alone.

Exactly, I think most people think attractants are just that. They don't attract a fish. They may cover up odors, But they don't attract anything. Now with JJ's it changes the color of your bait, Which may or may not be helpfull. Megastrike IMO will make a fish hang on to a lure longer, is this helpfull? I guess in some situations it would be.

[Mike L]

Anise mixed with baby oil.

As good, better than some but not worse than others.

Been mixing my own for so long it's a confidence thing.

Mike

[Bobby Uhrig]

I beg to differ -with you about the word ""attractant"". I have controlled data from fisheries biologist that states when using specific amino acids-Yes the ones I have been using in Megastrike for 20 years-(yes I did my homework) That fish behavior changes- Locomotor activity increases as well as feeding responses. Fish actually search for food by pecking and surfacing- Bass as well as salmonids also circled more abruptly making sharper turns- meaning they are in a "search" mode. By using amino acids you are basically chumming the area that your bait is in.So that would constitute in my book as "attractant"

[kickerfish1]

Smelly jelly is a favorite especially for tube/fluke style baits or soft plastics that have slits for putting some scent into. Also like the less thin and runny formula of megastrike for spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, and jigs for the skirted material.

[Steveo-1969]

I use spike-it chartruese or red its garlic scented.works best for me they crush it

 

x2.  Spike-It garlic chartreuse.  It may just be a confidence thing but I rarely throw a soft plastic without it.

[Catt]

I beg to differ -with you about the word ""attractant"". I have controlled data from fisheries biologist that states when using specific amino acids-Yes the ones I have been using in Megastrike for 20 years-(yes I did my homework) That fish behavior changes- Locomotor activity increases as well as feeding responses. Fish actually search for food by pecking and surfacing- Bass as well as salmonids also circled more abruptly making sharper turns- meaning they are in a "search" mode. By using amino acids you are basically chumming the area that your bait is in.So that would constitute in my book as "attractant"

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You're one mean dude 

 

Ya sold me on buzz baits, now ya after me with "attractants", ya know I'm a sucker for plastics!