Dredd Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 I ordered a couple bags of KVD's coffee finesse worms and they arrived banged up. As per this forum's advice, I boiled them to straighten them up. The issue now is they've lost the oil sheen and are very sticky (attracting dust and whatnot). I'd like to place a few drops of smelly jelly (craw & anise) to them but they still have a bit of coffee scent. Does anyone have experience when it comes to mixing scents? Would too many scents be off-putting? How can I restore the oily coating of the worms? Thanks a ton. Quote
Super User Senko lover Posted March 28, 2015 Super User Posted March 28, 2015 Interesting question. I haven't had a problem with boiling baits. I really love the coffee smell and would probably just leave it on myself. I don't think the fish will mind too much either way. Quote
bassguytom Posted March 29, 2015 Posted March 29, 2015 If sticky grind some salt really fine ( you can use a blender for this) put a little in the bag and shake. It will keep the coffee scent and won't be sticky. 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted March 29, 2015 Super User Posted March 29, 2015 Taste It and Let us Know ~ A-Jay I ordered a couple bags of KVD's coffee finesse worms and they arrived banged up. As per this forum's advice, I boiled them to straighten them up. The issue now is they've lost the oil sheen and are very sticky (attracting dust and whatnot). I'd like to place a few drops of smelly jelly (craw & anise) to them but they still have a bit of coffee scent. Does anyone have experience when it comes to mixing scents? Would too many scents be off-putting? How can I restore the oily coating of the worms? Thanks a ton. Taste it and let us know ~ A-Jay Quote
Super User Catt Posted March 29, 2015 Super User Posted March 29, 2015 Do it all the time it will not hurt a thing! I order a lot of plastics in bulk, they will come 100-200 in a big zip-lok bag. I divide them into 25 pks in snack size zip-lok bags, 3-4 drops of Bassmate with 1/2 oz pure anise oil added. I then take the bag and make sure all plastics are coated and straight before closing. I've got bags of plastics 15-20 yrs old Oh yea I don't have KVD but I do have Rage Tail Quote
Super User Cgolf Posted March 29, 2015 Super User Posted March 29, 2015 Never had an issue. I generally add a bit of craw scent to my baits when fishing them, and have never worried about the base scent and have caught a lot of fish. I will say I wish they had the coffee scent in a gel, I have had fish hit the bait a couple of times more than once, maybe bass are caffeine addicts too lol Quote
Dredd Posted March 29, 2015 Author Posted March 29, 2015 cgolf - thanks for sharing your experience. I wish the same too (coffee gel) just for my coffee scented baits so i don't have to mix things up. I guess lucky bass near me will get a whiff of anise craw coffee cocktail. Hopefully it's like a espresso sambuca to us LOL. Kcdinkerz - never thought of that but i'll try that out. Even if I don't care scents the annoying thing is that without the oil it feels like that back of a sticky-note. Thanks. 1 Quote
pghgeorge Posted March 29, 2015 Posted March 29, 2015 If sticky grind some salt really fine ( you can use a blender for this) put a little in the bag and shake. It will keep the coffee scent and won't be sticky. May I add - Popcorn Salt could be used if you don't have a grinder. Hope this helps. Quote
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