Are add on flavor for artificial bait helpful? If so what kind is the best?

Question

im fishing for bass in a pond and want to know if spray on, dipping, or anything else can help me catch more fish. If any do work which is best. thanx alot

Answer 1

Answer from Benny in Texas has it right.

A few back I had the opportunity to fish with Kenny Kross, the founder and developer of "Kick-N-Bass" at Lake Huites in Mexico. His product does make a difference in your lures ability to not only attract bass, but improve it's action, especially when fishing heavy cover, trees, weeds, etc... by slicking up the bait so it doesn't hang up so easily. It really will come through the thick stuff much better. His product isn't cheap stuff like you buy at Wal-Mart. You apply it and it stays. He also has a very good site with lots of huge bass photos caught using his product. If you want to take a look here's a link.
http://www.kicknbass.com/

Answer 2

from my experience getting the lure in front of the fish is the most important, you should be looking for structure (say an old stump) or a tree that fell in the water, or something like a dropoff. how well do you know the bottom? have you seen the pond during a very dry period?

It is at this point that once you have the lure in front of the fish , the scent you have put on will help keep the fish biting for maybe 1 extra second, thats the time you will need to set the hook.

speaking of hooks I have noticed that on my lures that I have changed the hooks to Red hooks that seems to trigger a strike response, if you seem to get a lot of fish trailing your lures, try putting red hooks on your lures.

technique will help also, if your using topwater lures on a blistering hot sunny day your wasting your time.......

my only luck with scents has been on hot days has been running some weedless powerbait worms thru deep heavy weeds, that is hard fishing waiting to feel for a strike(or was it a weed?) if you have a graphite rod with a good tip for worm fishing , (don't get discouraged) it does take some learning, let the worm sink to the bottom and slowly pull the rod up and the reel it the slack as you lower the rod........keeping the worm on the bottom .......you are constantly thinking is it a fish or is it the weeds ... it is a very productive way to get fish and it is worth the time to learn how to feel out a bass gumming up a worm

Answer 3

I use a garlic dip on the tail of my plastic worms, lizzards, etc. Chartruese and red both seem to work good. The fish hold onto them longer giving me more time to set the hook. I also use BANG spray (crawfish scent) on my jigs. Both the spray and dip leave a scent trail and can make a difference. Just be careful with the dip. The dye in it not only changes the color of the worm, it also changes the color of anything it gets dripped on,boat seats, the rug, tackle boxes. I guess that's the danger of taking my nephews fishing but the look on their faces when they hook a big bass is worth the spots on the boat. Good luck fishing. By the way, rattles in plastics can also increase you numbers of fish. Just insert the small rattle and it sounds like crayfish. Makes a big difference sometimes. They are usually sold near the plastics in the bait shops.

Answer 4

The most important ingredient in successful fishing is confidence. Scents and attractants like you are describing are a matter of much debate in the fishing world. Some people swear by them and others think it's a tool to catch fishermen, not fish. If you're fishing for large mouth bass in a small pond you can probably get good results using good old fashion plastic worms like robo worms or Berkley power worms. Check out some sites on bass fishing basics and try some new techniques.

Answer 5

I read an article in a magazine one time by Doug Hannon (the bass professor). He descibed scents in 2 catagories......attractants and maskers. Attractants obviously are scents that smell like whatever type of bait you are trying to simulate. These are like scents that smell like baitfish or crayfish to a fish. Maskers are scents that mask the scent of your hands that might be on your lures. This is like a scent that smells like garlic or anise (liquorice). I like to use scents that fall into the attractant catagory. I particularly like Kick-N-Bass crawfish scent and a scent called Crawfish Gravy (I can't remember the company that makes it). Both of these brands are very oily and thick so they stay on longer and do not require as many applications. The people that make Crawfish Gravy also make a baitfish scent but I don't use it much. In reference to using scents though I think of it this way. The slower your presentation i.e. plastic worms and jigs, the more important a scent is. You want the fish to hold onto the bait long enough for you to set the hook. This could also apply to the use of lures that mimic bait fish such as Bass Assassins or Flukes. These rubber baits also hold scent well and when they are fish slowly you once again want the fish to hold onto them long enough for a hookset. I don't use scent on hard plastic crankbaits. Most of the time these lures are retrieved fairly rapidly and they also usually have 2 treble hooks so the issue of a fish holding on long enough for a hook set is not a problem. What it all boils down to is confidence.........if you have fished for any length of time at all, you know that you are going to use whatever you feel gives you the most chance of catching a fish. Try some of the scents I have suggested.....they are not expensive. But one more thing......if you are fishing out of a boat be careful to not get any type of scent on the boat's gel-coat.......if it is not wiped up it will stain the boat's finish. Good luck and please write me back and let me know how you do.
tight lines
Benny in TEXAS

Answer 6

I think in stained water it definately helps. I use mainly Yum spray on attractant, crawfish if I'm fishing plastics or a jig on bottom, shad if I'm fishing a spinnerbait or crankbait. Good luck.

Answer 7

cumin is a stable way or use wood chips soak them in water and placed them on one area of the grill they area that the isn't lite. it would desire to take extra suitable than 10 mintues to make the smoke which you relatively desire. It relies upon on what your cooking.

Answer 8

I use Megastrike scent for freshwater,and Hot sauce for saltwater . the megastrike is made with natural fishy oils and stays on all day(literallly) and hot sauce is made with shrimp ,bloodworms and misc. ingredieant to make it powerful in the saltwater.

Answer 9

I've had decent luck with Berkley's drip on powerbait. I even use it on livebait like nightcrawlers.

Answer 10

GULP seems to be the current craze. Users say that it is great.