Interesting....

[wolfewiz]

After I caught a few really nice fish with my chosen scent, it is hard not to use it. Just another step in the rigging process. Maximizing odds is what it is all about. No real objective way to evaluate this however, so if it gives you confidence and your are happy with the results they why not use one?

[coombro]

Scents do help as I have resorted to them on slow days. Usually forget to bring them,however used it on a crankbait once and noticed how the finish had deterorates after spraying. I figured the scent caused the discoloration.

[offdtop]

I have been using the BioEdge semi solid wand in crawfish since March (we call it the "stinky stick") and I tell you you can go fishing for a while without a bite then use it and you start getting bites - trust me I have it in my pocket at all times now!!!

[first2fish]

I use them a lot and different types of scents--if nothing else they help hide the scent of handling plastics by us. Cant hurt right. I have even heard of using wd-40 as a attractant. I never have but know others that have. For some reason i have better luck with them in the fall and winter. I dont know if fish smell better in cool/cold water or what. Theres my 2 cents. Later jc

[ThreeLions]

Do you guys go straight to using an attractant or do you only use it if the day is heading south?

DAVE

[first2fish]

Sometimes there biting well enough without using attractant that i wont bother with it. But if bite is slow i always look for a way to get a bite and sometimes it helps,not always but it cant hurt. I have fished with guys that dont believe it helps until im using it and out fishing them and then they try it and start catching as many fish as i do. Later jc

[bill28wagner]

I fish with reaction innovation smallie beavers a lot. I order them a dozen at a time. The first thing I do is squeeze in some Hot Sauce to let it "marinate". I can tell you there is a distint difference between the ones that are juiced and the that are not. I thought "well its a confidence thing" so me and a buddy put it to the test over a weekend at Dale. Big difference. You have to make sure it gets warm though. The hot sauce will be "clumpy" in cold weather but will be fine once heated up. It makes the suckers slippery and hard to put on a shaky head tho!

Bill

[smuckey41]

I use scents from the get go. And I can tell the difference in using it and not using it. I always have scent on hand at all times. Kinda like visa don't leave home without it...

[dwhanc00]

What kind of hot sauce do you use?