Bait Scents

[Slowboat]

That's good to know Mamba. But sometimes you just have to try it out! That's what makes fishing fun for me anyway is trying new things. Probably will save my money next time I see that stuff on the shelf though.
The information on this site is geat and I wouldn't dismiss any of it completely. You just have to take it and use as you can. Usually something will work good for you and give you more confidence.
Good luck night fishing. I bet Minnows will work great then too!

[Mamba334]

Thanks!

I just met someone through FB on the local lake page that has offered to take me night fishing for some Crappie! I am super pumped and I'll post any pics of the slabs I catch!

[ET Fish]

Why would a scented product not work? Do crappie not detect it? Would it not provide an additional attractant to your artificial lure? I am, in fact, a believer. There are times a plain old jig will work. However, sometimes you need that extra bit of help. I witnessed this yesterday evening. After a lull, I added a nibble, and picked off a few more. I also think it makes them hang on another split second, which helps these old reflexes! I will use minnows, but usually only in winter when they are sluggish. I have too many minnow casualties during the hot summer months.

[Mamba334]

What works for you may not work for me. I just know that from MY experiences fishing all of my life, scents have Never worked for me. Plain hook and minnow combo, I catch em all day long! We will be tight-lining minnows at night with several poles in the water, so we'll see what happens!

[ET Fish]

What works for you may not work for me. I just know that from MY experiences fishing all of my life, scents have Never worked for me. Plain hook and minnow combo, I catch em all day long! We will be tight-lining minnows at night with several poles in the water, so we'll see what happens!

And that's what makes the world go around! Think of all the fun you're missing, strolling the soft plastic aisle in the store and seeing that perfect bait that you know is gonna be Killa! You buy it, take it to your tackle box/bag, and realize you already have 6 packages of the same lure! Ahhh, good times!

[Mamba334]

And that's what makes the world go around! Think of all the fun you're missing, strolling the soft plastic aisle in the store and seeing that perfect bait that you know is gonna be Killa! You buy it, take it to your tackle box/bag, and realize you already have 6 packages of the same lure! Ahhh, good times!

Oh, no, sorry for the confusion on this. I'm not implying that I only use minnows and hook. Was just saying I pick that option over scents. Now, as for Crappie lures go - I have tons of plastics/jigs in my tackle box!

[CrappiePappy]

Remember, too .... ALL baits (live or artificial) have a "scent" !! Plastics have a scent, hair/feathers have a scent, and they pick up scents from everything they touch or that touches them ... and some have the scent already built in.

IMHO, is scent the most important factor ?? No. And I'm not even sure about the idea that gas, oil, sunscreen, bugspray, tobacco residue, etc. are necessarily a turn-off to fish.

In reality, it's very difficult to really tell whether scents of one nature or another are better than the other, or even if they make any difference at all.

I believe the main factor in whether or not a fish bites your lure/bait is simply a matter of presentation. You make it look like something the fish would consider food, make it easy for them to bite it, & running at a speed that is easy for them to intercept and within their current strike zone ... and you're likely to get bit.

[thabugman]

This is a good thread I have been looking for some as well


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[glasseyes]

one thing I do know about the nibbles, if the bite is lite, and they are hitting short I have used the nibbles and most of time when they are hitting like that the nibble will seem to make them take it in a little longer , I know this works for me.

[Crestliner08]

Being an avid smallmouth bass angler as well as a crappie/gill fisherman, I can tell you that they can "help" at times. By help, I mean they can enhance your confidence level. That's about all anything can do at the end of your line, right? You choose jigs, plastics, cranks, etc., based on what you believe will increase your success. So if you feel that scent gives you a slight edge, why not go for it? Myself, at times I apply some MegaSrike attractant. Sometimes I don't. Depends on my mindset at the moment.

Just remember, depth & speed control are the absolute defining factors to success. Everything else after that is pure speculative, in my opinion.