Scents?

[Fish4Fun]

Attention to details will actually put more fish in the boat on a consistent basis. Presentation is the #1 key, for salt water salmon, Sound, Sight and Smell pretty much in that order is the driving factor to putting fish in the boat. There are many things to keep in mind, speed of the boat, depth, colors (any color as long as it is green) direction when a fish is hooked, making turns did the outside or inside rod get a take down. You cannot just plop the gear down and take off trolling, you have to be thinking all the time and be watching for the little signs that most guys will miss.

River fishing is presentation, and fish where the fish are. Not all water is holding water, and can be a waste of time fishing in the wrong spots.

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

Caught fish with, caught fish without...
IMO, if the bait is sitting still, you use scent to get attention, if using lures and other moving baits, scent is secondary to depth, color, and speed (presentation)
But if it works, dont mess with it, if it aint working, you are doing something wrong...
keep trying until you figure out what works..

[Tealer]

A very reputable fisherman that had logged 1000's of hours fishing, smoking, and drinking told me this about the wd-40:

Put it on every time. Why? Cause it sticks to your smelly oil and this disapates when it his the water. That leaves your lure virtually scent free.

WD-40 is made with fish oil.

[Fish4Fun]

That is an old wise tail about the fish oil and WD40.
WD-40 does not contain fish oil, contrary to a popular myth, nor does it contain silicone, kerosene, water, wax, graphite, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).

[Bone_Collector]

Well here is my perspective on using scents. Water based scents leave a better scent trail in the water giving the fish some thing to follow back to your bait or lure. Water based scents do wash off of your baits faster and so they need to be re-applied often to make them more effective.

Oil based scents will stay on your bait or lure for a longer period of time but because of the properties of oil they float once they leave your bait or lure. Now because they float they will not create a scent trail down in the part of the water column where your bait or lure is traveling.

Just some food for thought when trying to create a scent trail for the fish to follow back to your bait.

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[TommyH]

Ya sure! scents dont work!!! dont use any meanwhile i will be using scents and will be "that gye" that keeps on catching fish!!!   


Not only does scents help to cover up our human scents it is a attractant as well.

[Bone_Collector]

I never said don't use scents just gave some food for thought from my experiences out on the water. All I was commenting on was the scent trail left in the water with oil vs water based scents. But I don't spend that much time out on the river chasing fish. 

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[TommyH]

Bone collector that wasnot aimed at you it was just throwin it out there!  I didnt really think about the oil based scents and floating. The oil based scent may float when it comes off your lure/jig/whatever but I think of all the scents i have it stays on the longest. 

[Bone_Collector]

Tommyh there is no question that oil based scents stay on the lure longer and when a fish bites on to that lure or bait they do get a burst of some thing different and that may cause them to hold on to the lure or bait longer, as well as the oil based scent do bond with the human scents on the baits and lures to help them contain them!

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[TommyH]

Tommyh there is no question that oil based scents stay on the lure longer and when a fish bites on to that lure or bait they do get a burst of some thing different and that may cause them to hold on to the lure or bait longer, as well as the oil based scent do bond with the human scents on the baits and lures to help them contain them!

B_C

Good info! Thanks i will remember that one. I dont use gloves but have said for awhile that i was going to start using them. any little bit of help to get more fish on the line is great! weather it be scents or gloves to hide my scent. I think i am going to have to go fishing now!!!

[PNWsportsman]

So do you like the liquid scents better or the paste type of scents like the smelly jelly with the screw on cap.
I think scents help.  Certainly presentation is the key but scents can help make the difference between a two and a four fish day.

[steelhead13]

Bloody Tuna and Garlic all the way! 

[PolarBear]

I mix my own and usually have better than average luck.  (just jixed myself)  I tryto use stuff that is in the fish's natural diet but garlic and anise can help as well.  I mixed up some stuff for buoy 10 last year and we got some really violent take downs when others we not getting bit at all. 

[TheHunt]

If you put a wad of eggs on for your bait.  Say a golf ball sized wad of eggs. Do you add any scent to your eggs.

[Button Nubbs]

not on but maybe in