Plastic baits

[Downwind]

Do any of you add some type of scent to your plastic baits? If so what do you use? Would you think adding Garlic or salt to a bag of new plastic baits help?

[butternut13]

Usually dip the tails or pinchers of plastics in Spike-It Chartreuse Garlic scented.

[jonasseed]

carolina lunker sauce is the best i have used. Almost every fish i catch with it on my bait almost swallows it. Ive weighed my fair share of dead fish in this year because of this.

[artcarney_agr]

The YUM brand scents have always worked for me! I used to be big on Chompers garlic spray which also worked well, but it is so sticky and if it gets in your eye, your day is ruined! The YUM garlic/anise is my favorite choice. The Live Prey Technology that YUM promotes has been proven in labs and I know wildlife biologists that have copied the labs tests on their own and comfirmed the results.

Any scent that you use will help! Your goal is a natural scent. There are so many ways to contaminate your bait with unnatural scents - fuel on your hands from gassing up the boat, adding oil, or squeezing the fuel primer bulb are all good examples. Adding natural scents to your bait is another great way to help put the odds in your favor and cover up any unnatural contamination.

Another philosophy I've heard and learned to live by is, "If the bass are tired of hamburgers, throw 'em a cheeseburger!"

Good Luck!

[dpage70]

i like the yum stuff too. i'll put the garlic/ail on most of my plastics and the crawdad scent seems to work just as well on craws and jigs. i've been trying some jack's juice here lately and i like that stuff a lot too.

[DJD]

I do like the YUM on my smokey tubes because it adds some red to the bait. I really think they all work. I carry many different die colors because you never know when you want to doctor up a bait to trick those fish. My favorite stuff right now is the Yamamoto paste in a tube (forgot the name)

[Downwind]

Looks the YUMS have it! Thanks for the advise.

[biggw]

Now hold on Downwind---The good bass that i catch tell me that they love the tast of powerbaits,,,Now this is straight from the fishes mouth---O yes i do talk to the fish a lot--> Don,t you guys ? lol

[Downwind]

Biggw? I surely would like to witness that! After seeing you in action @ C.C. there's no doubt in my mind you could talk a 5 lb'r into the boat. lol. Hope your doing well and looking forward to some more pointers. I'll mark one down for Powerbaits.

[biggw]

y THANK YOU sir-->Looking forward to fishing with you guys again.I will be glad when it gets cold and stays there--So them fish at cc can make up thier minds---they are just like our wifes everything got to be just right lol----oops did i say thaT YEAP GL MAN

[Bassky]

Smelly Jelly is the BEST!
Bassky

[biggw]

Yes bassky you are right on that,I know a guy named RngerMac that use to love that stuff don,t know if he still uses it--But when he used it on that blk/blue jig he was hard to beat l;-) ps:How was that trip that you took to Cedar Creek go????bassky or do i have you mixed up with someone else lol