Bass attractants?

[23cardinal]

Hey guys- I see them everywhere gulp spray lip glue ect ect ect

Any one actually use them?
And have an opinon?

I've always been saltwater till I moved away and back, so I'm not always so sure in sweet water- I know stinky baits for cats- and what saltwater fish like- but not so much here.
Thanks-chris

[icebadger]

i have used the gulp minnows with either a 1/4 or 1/16oz jighead and have had some success with them. also have used gulp maggots ice fishing on marmooska jig heads for perch and sunnies.

[SaltLife1980]

The Powerbait honey worms have produced for me

[23cardinal]

Gulp/powerbait seems to work. now they have a spray u can even do on lures, I'm guessing it's similar stuff? Wondering bout that


Thank u for the quick replies

[Heronimo42]

buy a can of sardines and use the oil in the can. Save some money.

[Fred E. Goose]

When I started getting back into freshwater as an adult, I had some craw/shad spray. It was garbage. Never caught anything on it. I do ok without the spray, so I don't see the plus side of introducing chemicals into the waters I fish. If it works for you, it works...but a lot of it has to do with being more confident in your approach because you have that stuff on than the stuff itself. Just my opinion.

[Rickhem]

Way, way way back when scents were first showing up in mass-marketing, I picked up a bunch of these flockked jig-heads at the Rockland show. I think they were called Whizkers or something like that. I never gave it much thought and hardly used them.
One day, fishing a small quarry pond in Mass with my bro-in-law, we couldn't get anything to hit. I tied on a Whizkers jighead, juiced it up with the fishy syrup stuff, and proceeded to start catching. It was that stark of a contrast. That is the only time that has ever happened for me though, and I haven't used any scent for over a decade.

I'd say that when it can help, it does, but as was mentioned before, other things are probably much more important.

[Chrisper4694]

I've tried a few different things, pro cure, gulp, some other stuff in a white tube with roland martin on it haha. I can think of a few situations where I clearly out fished my partner even with the same lure and then they started catching up with me after using the scent.

don't experience that too often but i can think of 3 specific times off the top of my head. I use scent/taste gel if i'm using soft plastics specifically finesse style like stick worms ect.

If nothing else it'll mask that nasty un-natural chemical plastic smell, and maybe make them hold it in there mouth a little longer giving you an extra split second to set the hook or getting that bass just nosing your lure to actually give it a taste.

an $8 tube will last you a long long time, you only use a little bit every once in a while. so i say it's worth it. as far as the brand...idk pro cure seems to be pretty good.

[briansnat]

Originally Posted by Heronimo42

buy a can of sardines and use the oil in the can. Save some money.

A can of sardines is almost two bucks and may get you a tablespoon of oil that you'd best use very soon. A tube of MegaStrike is $8 and will last you a season or two.

[Heronimo42]

You'll get more oil out of it than that and you can eat the sardines. You can't eat megastrike or gulp.