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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: KarateKick on March 21, 2014, 11:24:15 PM

Title: Adding scents to bait or lure
Post by: KarateKick on March 21, 2014, 11:24:15 PM

Have any of you found it really helpful to add commercial scents to a bait or lure?  If so, which ones have worked for you?  Have you tried using WD-40?

Can a fish smell the scent on a spoon or spinner that is moving?

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Title: Re: Adding scents to bait or lure
Post by: RyanB on March 21, 2014, 11:40:51 PM

Quote from: KarateKick on March 21, 2014, 11:24:15 PM

Have any of you found it really helpful to add commercial scents to a bait or lure?  If so, which ones have worked for you?  Have you tried using WD-40?

Can a fish smell the scent on a spoon or spinner that is moving?

(http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/dTQBG_5AaFM/maxresdefault.jpg)

I've tried about a dozen and none of them have made a noticeable difference.  Using bait, there is usually more than enough scent already.  And fishing beside guys who aren't using scent but similar bait, I've never had more or less success by adding scent.

Title: Re: Adding scents to bait or lure
Post by: Daguru on March 22, 2014, 01:27:59 AM

Haven't had much luck with scents. I  tried putting them on flies but noticed that they seem to gunk up the feathers and ruin the action

Title: Re: Adding scents to bait or lure
Post by: losos on March 22, 2014, 09:43:55 AM

WD-40 really? I've read somewhere about its effectiveness and shook my head in disbelieve. Unless you're a meat angler(and even then) why would you consider polluting waters with chemicals  in light of added human and environment pressures and declining fish stocks.

Title: Re: Adding scents to bait or lure
Post by: Fillibert on March 22, 2014, 08:30:27 PM

I use a worm scent glue stick like thing sometimes. Only thing that makes a difference for me

Title: Re: Adding scents to bait or lure
Post by: noobfisher on March 22, 2014, 11:32:53 PM

Please don't put wd40 into any water system, it's going to pollute the water!!!!!!

Title: Re: Adding scents to bait or lure
Post by: zap brannigan on March 23, 2014, 01:23:46 AM

I add scent to yarn balls that's about it.

Title: Re: Adding scents to bait or lure
Post by: wallygator24 on March 23, 2014, 04:19:53 AM

If I must use scent, I will often put some scent on my leader line.  New scent formulas are made to adhere to pretty much anything.  Rather then getting my lure all gunked up, I just add some scent to the leader line.  To each his own.

Title: Re: Adding scents to bait or lure
Post by: KarateKick on May 14, 2014, 01:42:17 PM

I've read somewhere that the most important function of an added scent is not to attract fish, but to cover up the smell of human skin which is repulsive to fish.

I imagine that doesn't apply to sharks.