To coffee or not to coffee

[Gundog]

8 hours ago, Steveo-1969 said:

Co-anglers have found it to be no 'big' deal... 

Sorry to hear that. 

[Cgolf]

Scent can be huge, especially with lethargic bass. Best example is this. First hour of vacation fishing I had landed 4 bass, using scent, to zero hits for my father in law, no scent. He kept the same bait the whole time. I finally convinced him to put the scent on the bait he had been using, he was not a believer yet, and within 3 casts had a hit and landed a fish within 5 minutes. He now carries his own tubes of scent. 

 

I have also seen post frontal bites where they will not pick up a bait without the secret sauce, baits were allowed to sit on bottom and the fish were either there or you recast, so presentation was consistent. 

 

The first time I fished the coffee tubes I had a bass hit it three times before finally hooking up. Some will never believe in adding scent to baits, but I have seen way too much proof in the field that it makes a difference. 

[jbmaine]

6 hours ago, cgolf said:

Scent can be huge, especially with lethargic bass. Best example is this. First hour of vacation fishing I had landed 4 bass, using scent, to zero hits for my father in law, no scent. He kept the same bait the whole time. I finally convinced him to put the scent on the bait he had been using, he was not a believer yet, and within 3 casts had a hit and landed a fish within 5 minutes. He now carries his own tubes of scent. 

 

I have also seen post frontal bites where they will not pick up a bait without the secret sauce, baits were allowed to sit on bottom and the fish were either there or you recast, so presentation was consistent. 

 

The first time I fished the coffee tubes I had a bass hit it three times before finally hooking up. Some will never believe in adding scent to baits, but I have seen way too much proof in the field that it makes a difference. 

I've seen the same thing. Last year we went into a small cove. Another boat was already in there so we hung back until they fished it and came up with zip. As they moved out we moved in. Threw a swim'n caffeine shad right where they used to be. Big hit and miss. Tossed it right back and hooked a 4 lb LM. The look on their faces was something to see. I never hesitate to rethrow a coffee/ caffeine bait again and again until the hook sticks. 

                                                               Jim

[Mike L]

I'll tell ya I have never bought a a package of plastic just because it had scent.

I make my own anyway (anise and baby oil) and I'm convinced that does help. 

 

Is it the only reason they bit it? Maybe, sometimes I not so sure. 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

[Cgolf]

1 hour ago, Mike L said:

I'll tell ya I have never bought a a package of plastic just because it had scent.

I make my own anyway (anise and baby oil) and I'm convinced that does help. 

 

Is it the only reason they bit it? Maybe, sometimes I not so sure. 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

 

Try an experiment if you are ever floating over some gills. I dropped a crappie slider over the side with no scent and dead sticked it for a minute and some gills came up and inspected it, but did not try to eat it. I pulled the bait up and put some scent on it and dropped it back down dead sticking it again and that same pod of gills started attacking the bait and I even hooked one without trying lol. That can be an eye opener for those that doubt that scent makes a difference, now I wish I would have had a go pro at that time to get it on camera.

[Mike L]

20 minutes ago, cgolf said:

 

Try an experiment if you are ever floating over some gills. I dropped a crappie slider over the side with no scent and dead sticked it for a minute and some gills came up and inspected it, but did not try to eat it. I pulled the bait up and put some scent on it and dropped it back down dead sticking it again and that same pod of gills started attacking the bait and I even hooked one without trying lol. That can be an eye opener for those that doubt that scent makes a difference, now I wish I would have had a go pro at that time to get it on camera.

I don't doubt it, if I did I and others wouldn't come up with our own recipes and have success with it. 

It's the attraction of the smell that I doubt sometimes.

 

I'm convinced that once bit the taste makes them hold it just a little longer eliminating some short stikes, but it's the actual first hand evidence such as yours that sometimes proves me wrong. 

 

 

 

 

Mike

[thinkingredneck]

Let's think this through.  Fish have lateral lines, so vibrations and sound affect them.  They have eyes, so shapes and colors affect them.  They have a sense of feel so texture affects them.  They have a sense of smell, so smell and taste affects them.  I think most people agree that for bass, the lateral line and vision are the primary trigger senses used, but the other senses have to affect them too.  The right scent on the wrong bait is probably like putting perfume on a pig.

[KP Duty]

I generally coffee...just make sure you have a roll of TP on the boat.

[Bankbeater]

Well I can’t function without my coffee either.