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Let's talk attractants
Brewskier:
Anybody use them? I think part of the reason I have not had a ton of success with spinners and spoons over the years is that I didn't cover up the smell of the insect repellent, sunscreen, and overall humanness on my hands. I've read about garlic and anise, but I've also seen some that emulate the "hatchery" conditions, while others grind up nightcrawlers and other kinds of fish and make them into attractants. Which of these work best? 90% of my fishing success was done with nightcrawlers, so I'm gravitating towards those ones. Not sure if they'd buy a nightcrawler smelling spinner/spoon, but then again fish are pretty dumb.
Marine One:
Brewskier. There are thousands of lures, attractants, flies, lines, rods, salmon eggs and tricks to getting fish onto your line! Please come by the next Rock creek cook out and we will elaborate on it more. I dont think i have never used attractants while in the sierras ever. I have had luck with just salmon eggs and thomas bouyants. I have used attractants while at the lakes in southern california though. I usually use "bite on garlic". There are also Natural night crawlers that are already pre packaged in "garlic scent" for you. Good luck buddy, we hope to see you soon.
wshawkins:
There is a lot of controversy over “Fish Attractants”. If it does attract fish, is it ethical, should it be banned? Some of my fishing buddies use it and swear by it. They pour it on their bait, dump lures in it and even splash some on their fly’s.
Most of the baits they sell now have fish scents already put into them. The attractants cost the angler anywhere from $1.99 up to $10.00, and when an angler "Douses the Bait" several times, he or she is ready for another bottle, and that can get expensive after a while.
A fish attractant works in one fashion, it removes the human scent from your hands. So the most effective way to use it is rubbing the formula onto your hands so that anything you touch while fishing would rub off on the bait as to eliminate human scent. Or you could just wash your hands!
Did my fishing buddies catch more fish than me? Nope. Nothing beats just plain old fishing skills, nothing.
oakboy:
I myself have never used attractant for trout. I have fished with a buddy who used it bass fishing, and he sweared by it on plastics. Personal preference i think. I dont like getting my hands all stinky, thats why i bring a rag.
KP
Topwater Terry:
yeah, I have never heard anyone talk about using attractants on lures when fishing for trout. Brewskier, those lures you mentioned are basically "reaction" baits, they are usually fished fairly fast and the fish "react" on them, or grab them as they are going by. The fish either grab them or they don't, and they don't have time to smell the lure first. I do occasionally use attractants when bass fishing with soft plastic baits, but that is to cover up any smell such as sunscreen I might have on my hands. By the way, in case anybody out there does not use sunscreen because they are afraid they are gonna scare the fish, it is a whole lot better to scare a fish or two in exchange for multiple sunburns and visits to the dermo or plastic surgeon.
Brewskier, I think you might be over thinking a bit here. If you are not catching many fish on lures, you might just be fishing the wrong areas. Get away from the campgrounds and community holes that get pounded. Get into the backcountry creeks with the flyrod (minus the strike indicators) and get er done :fishing3:
I also am not aware of any controversy surrounding attractants. I just don't think they are necessary on trout lures...
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