Bait Attractant

[WacoWildcat]

What are you're alls thoughts about using these. I personally have never used them. Lately I have been fishing jigs more and wondered if some scent/attractant may help. Any good brands or homemade ingredients?

[RoadToad]

I've never used them either, but the Float 'n' Fly guys seem to use them a lot, especially the Punisher Garlic scent.

[DJD]

What are you're alls thoughts about using these. I personally have never used them. Lately I have been fishing jigs more and wondered if some scent/attractant may help. Any good brands or homemade ingredients?

I started using them when fishing thick vegetation with soft plastics and jigs. The stuff helped make the lure slick and it would slip through easier. I pretty much use the Bang spray and i have never experienced anything negative from it. I don't think it matters what brand. The jelly or paste products are good as well and that stuff won't get on your boat finish like the spray will.

[ChampioNinKY]

I use any doesn't matter which I 'm just trying to my scent on the bait you have theramones on your hands that the bass don't like so anything is better than nothing. Try Smelly Jelly it stays on forever. JMHO

Jerry Cole

[MASBASS]

I use a couple different things mostly on my jigs and other slow moving baits. I will however say this I do not believe they are ATTRACTANTS, I do not believe they attract bass. I believe they cover your scent or others the bait may have on them, then the bass seem pick the bait up a little quicker and seem to hold on a little longer than without them. I do not place them on my jig if they are busting the lure hard as soon as it hits the water but more on the days it seems to be a little slow and they are just not holding onto the lure. I have also seen days I felt they were scaring the fish off.

Here is a little information on a test I tried one day at Nolin to see if I thought there was a difference. I fished a bank where i caught a lot of fish before on a day they were really slow just ticking the bait and not holding on to the bait. I fished the bank, taking about 20 minutes, and caught like 4 fish with a bunch of tick type hits. I then dipped my jig, I use a dip instead of a spray, and fished the same bank and caught 10 fish with 2 keepers the fish seemed to hold onto the bait long enough to set the hook.

Now the big question did I catch more fish because of the dip or because it was around 30 minutes later and the fish had moved up, this I do not know but there was a difference. I think attractants are like lure color and selection it is up to you to make up your mind and the only way to do that is to try it for yourself. As with most things I believe it is a confidence thing more than anything else.

Here is a little tip on using those substances that are a spray or liquid. Buy you a box of quart freezer bags to keep in your boat. Spray or pour a small amount of you substance in the freezer bag and places you bait in the bag and rub it around for a few seconds. This way you may get to cover your lure three or four times with the same amount you would normally use on one treatment.

Or there was an article on this board at one time about another method.

Good luck with those big Bass.

[WacoWildcat]

Thanks for the replies guys. I will have to try some out.

[mhall]

Bang, crawfish spray has made a difference for me on jigs and worms before for sure. I like some of the others believe it's more of a mask of human scent other than an attractant.

[fishdaddy]

i use the yum stuff with my crawbug but other then that i dont use any

[Basswipe]

I use two: Garlic and Bang.

Whether or not I use them depends on the fish, the lure, and the lake. I use Garlic on tubes at Ky/Barkley. I use bang on crawdad looking soft plastics at Rough and Barren when the bite is slow.

I think that scents work well in certain situations, but they're not a beat all for me.