Bait Attractants for Barren

[Polka]

Was wondering if anyone used any bait attractants at Barren River Reservoir or maybe pre-scented/flavored soft plastics and had comments on how well they worked or didn't. Or maybe any comments on scents/flavors in general would be appreciated.

[EZGO]

When I fish for large mouth and fishing soft pastics I usually dont use scent because the lures I use are already scented. Try using scent on a lure and none on the other and see what the catch rate is. I do use scent on most shad body lures I use wiper fishing, now in the spring that is a fish to me is not that picky I will take cooking oil and mix garlic with it and spray the lures with that. Smallmouth fishing if I use a scent it will be a crawl scent. And largemouth fishing if I use a scent it typically is Shad or Crawl sent.

[findingem]

I will throw soft plastics without the scent first. If the catch rate is low, then I will spray garlic on a few. If the catch picks up I will spray garlic in the bag to keep from spraying my clear coat with the aerosol. Aerosols are bad for the clear coat. Eats right through them.

[greenriverman1]

garlic cooking spray

DA

[sidespin47]

Bang , craw fish scent on all plastics. It works ask my partner .

[DaveR]

Zoom or Yum or lake Fork brands have worked well for me.

[smuckey41]

i heard lime color spike-it dip. but i use some new stuff or kinda new stuff called mustad activate with pherotech. i like the gel put a little on your finger and rubb it on the bait it tends to stay on longer. but since i have used this stuff my catch rate has went up and the bass will inhell the bait and hold on to it. butt before i started useing that stuff i realy liked the bang garlic or crawfish spray depending on what i was throwing. and some times i will use both the activate & the bang spray. i fill you can never use to much scent.http://www.mustad.no/activate/start2.html

[Shimano4Life]

Can't go wrong with with Spike-It Garlic Chartreuse. Only put it on the tips of your lure (craw pinchers, worm tail) because if you use too much, the fish know something isn't right -- too much taste, smell, and color.

[Polka]

Thanks guys... I like seeing all the different opinions.... been meaning to try some of that spike it garlic dye

[MEANMOUTH]

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