2007-11-05 08:23:47 · 6 answers · asked by Bradley W 1 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Fishing
I think that they can have a positive effect, if not from attracting more fish, but as mentioned in an earlier answer, to mask the human scent. This is one of the best reasons have heard for using them. I have been Salmon fishing and have had guides use WD40 as an attractant or to mask other odors, especially odors from tobacco products. Who can explain the use of Garlic as a fish attractant. I don't think it is in the natural food chain for fish, but it is in a lot of attractants.
(Garlic does have a very positive effect on the flavor of fish when cooked)
One of the products I have used in S. CA. salt water is called Hot Sauce. I like to soak plastic swim baits in it. I don't know if I get anymore strikes using it but I do get harder hits and the fish seem to hold on longer, giving more time for for a good hook set. This is another theory behind using an attractant, and why many of the plastic worms were salted. Supposed to make the fish hold on longer because of a natural flavor.
2007-11-05 16:01:44 · answer #1 · answered by Bob 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they totally work! There are several different brands for both freshwater and saltwater. For soft plastics, I really like 'Spike-it' in the garlic scent in the chartreuse color. This stuff actually penetrates the plastic with scent and color, so no need to re-apply. I just dip about inch of the tail of the worm or any soft plastic bait. Another good scent is 'Bang'. It comes in aerosol cans or squirt bottle and comes in a wide variety of fresh and saltwater scents like crawfish, garlic, shrimp and anise. Works great on hard baits like spinnerbaits and crankbaits.
Fish can inhale and exhale a bait faster than we can blink. Knowing that, I'll use anything I can find that will make a fish hold onto a bait longer and give me more time to set the hook. For me personally, scent is a tool that I employ on every cast.
2007-11-05 09:37:31 · answer #2 · answered by kewl kat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 red fish and 2 blue fish
2016-03-13 21:32:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What they do better than anything else is cover your human scent.
There are elements in your skin oil that the fish can smell, and most fish find it repellent, so if you can mask the human scent on the lure then you're bound to catch more fish.
2007-11-05 08:57:24 · answer #4 · answered by sirtanaka 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Kick'n Bass®. It has worked for me on many occasions and it lasts a LONG time.
http://www.kicknbass.com/bass.htm#Scientific%20Bass
2007-11-05 08:34:08 · answer #5 · answered by exert-7 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
try trout gravy that actually works for bass
2007-11-05 10:55:09 · answer #6 · answered by trout master 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋