fish attractants do you use them

[skinny]

years ago 15=20 I was fishing with a buddy in long point in his small boat when a small rain started . We slipped into a small cut in the bull rushes and were fishing for pan fish. he pulled out this bottle about shape and size of a mickey. He said watch this and he put 2 drops in the water and the fish were going nuts after it. it smelt like black liquorish (anise) it was amazing I have never forgot that because of the effect. I curently do not use any but I'm thinking of trying some.

what do you use or have tried what works

[Lape0019]

I use the garlic scented Berkley gulp spray. My buddy uses the crawfish stuff and they boathouse work well. I have no idea why the garlic scent works, but it does...

[Stoty]

Yes, but only for a few applications.

Kawartha Walleye in the spring is def one of them!

[Fishwilly]

I love gulp alive for walleye on Quinte

[aplumma]

smelly jelly is the bomb for a slow bite.

 

 

Art

[kickingfrog]

A small worm has worked for me since I was a teenager.

 

I use gulp products mostly, and a few others, but gulp is the one I have the most confidence in. I can't remember the last time I used bait.

[bare foot wader]

huge fan of the gulp products, even hanging them on a tip up...just be careful if you're ever fishing waters with a bait ban, per BC and AB regs gulp is classified as bait

[misfish]

Yup,gulp is great. Maggots,minnow heads,fry. Great pan fish baits.

[Sinker]

I am a fish attractant. A fish magnet some might say

 

S.

[musky666]

I use Gulp saltwater trailers for my spinnerbaits- cant hurt to have scent as opposed to not- even in faster applications like trolling...

[Tim Mills]

I have used Gulp Crayfish spray, does it work? Not sure

[BillM]

If it's in the bait for sure, but to spray it on? Nope.

[bushart]

I used to use (Just haven't found any recently)

 

A garlic Gel in a tube---it was great for injecting the hollow part of tubes---would stay on longer than liquids

 

I know some guys would break up "Alka Seltzer" and put em in tubes also---would bubble out to attract

 

I would also use snap on rattles on my tube jig heads---another attractor

[misfish]

I used to use (Just haven't found any recently)

 

A garlic Gel in a tube---it was great for injecting the hollow part of tubes---would stay on longer than liquids

 

I know some guys would break up "Alka Seltzer" and put em in tubes also---would bubble out to attract

 

I would also use snap on rattles on my tube jig heads---another attractor

 

 

All above are top secret Terrance,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

 

Well it was,,,,

 

 

 

 

[mattaw]

I use the bio edge scents depending on what I'm fishing, I really like their frog stick for my topwater frogs. They seem to help a slow bite.

 

I also use Kick'n bass (And am going to try kick'n walleye this spring). That stuff is GREAT

[manitoubass2]

I started out with gulp attractant and i dont think it helped or hurt. Then i switched to berkleys scents and i really like the bass one, which i find works better for walleye then anything else lol. Imo they work but i think a lot of that is because it masks the scent on your hands. I can tell ya one thing, if you don't smoke you'll catch more fish. I really believe fish are turned off by that crap

[Lunatic]

had gulp garlic spray once. never caught anything with it and it leaked in my tackle box.

[Maverick]

Most of the soft plastics I use are already scented. I'll only touch the scent bottle when I'm in dire straits, does it work? Who knows but it makes me feel more confident lol.

[Burtess]

Back in the '90's I used Dr. Juice all the time. It came in the small (like 2oz?) bottle and you just put a drop on. I caught fish so I guess it didn't hurt.... Have not used scents in years though, maybe I should revisit it???

 

Burt

[bushart]

:)The Truth Shall Set You Free Bri

 

I'm like the fishin version of a street dealer---the 1st couple are always free

[MJL]

I used the ProCure shrimp scent on a few of the rivers in BC (with no bait ban). It kept the lures stinky for a long time and I did notice I was able to catch a few more fish compared to unscented lures. That ProCure stuff is very potent...A little goes a long way - don't get it on your hands like I did

 

I bought the GULP herring spray last season with the intension of sweetening up my ice fishing lures for lakers...When I bought it, I didn't think that it would solidify in the cold...trying to spray my lures in -10 degrees was an exercise in futility.LOL

[manitoubass2]

I used the ProCure shrimp scent on a few of the rivers in BC (with no bait ban). It kept the lures stinky for a long time and I did notice I was able to catch a few more fish compared to unscented lures. That ProCure stuff is very potent...A little goes a long way - don't get it on your hands like I did

 

I bought the GULP herring spray last season with the intension of sweetening up my ice fishing lures for lakers...When I bought it, I didn't think that it would solidify in the cold...trying to spray my lures in -10 degrees was an exercise in futility.LOL

my berkley scent is no good at -10 as well. What you do get out looks like a frozen cat turd

[manitoubass2]

I prefer salted for the ice

[BillM]

I used the ProCure shrimp scent on a few of the rivers in BC (with no bait ban). It kept the lures stinky for a long time and I did notice I was able to catch a few more fish compared to unscented lures. That ProCure stuff is very potent...A little goes a long way - don't get it on your hands like I did

 

I bought the GULP herring spray last season with the intension of sweetening up my ice fishing lures for lakers...When I bought it, I didn't think that it would solidify in the cold...trying to spray my lures in -10 degrees was an exercise in futility.LOL

 

Herring oil if you want something to slather on in the winter time Mike

[manitoubass2]

Surprised nobody said fish oil soft gels??? Cheap, and work great on spoons, but deadly in a tube. 180 softgels cost about 10 bucks at Walmart. Help those fish get their EPA/DHA hahaha

Edited April 6, 2014 by manitoubass2