There were several things going on during my fishing trip Saturday. One was trying to reach my 100 super bluegill quest, during the spawn, two was trying a land a quality Spot, and three was trying out a scent attractor on flies for bluegills and bass. The first goal I didn’t accomplish, because I think most of the big bull bluegill had move into deep water at least 30 to
Now for the third goal; I have said I learn something every time I am on the water and today was no exception. I wanted to try a product that claims to entice the bite for bass and bluegill so I had my small little bottle of bass attractant. I only used it on a couple of wooly buggers. I can’t say for sure that the scent attractor work to get more hits, but it seem to add a little more confidence on a slow morning. The attractant didn’t effect the action of the bugger because I didn’t add it to the tail of the fly, just the body. I didn’t try it on any dry fly. I am wondering if any of you guys have experimented with scent attractant on flies.
Come on now Bill, that is not pure fly fishing!! (At least some would say that.) ;) No just kidding.
ReplyDeleteI use the Powerbiat Trout Attractant on almost all of my trout stuff (spin fishing), especially Trout Magnet, I think it adds a little something extra, if you know what I mean! Try it, next time going after stockies!
Your getting there.
ReplyDeleteI've never used attractors, but I have been told of trout and salmon trollers on the big lakes in Maine would put the juice/oil from sardine cans on the streamer flies they trolled.
Personal feeling is that scent attractors work on fish like the spanish fly works on women.
ReplyDeletePersonal feeling is that "scent attractors" for fish work as well as "Spanish fly" works on women:)
ReplyDeleteugh. my wife just asked what spanish fly was
Interesting...
ReplyDeleteI like the confidence comment...maybe that's all we need sometimes, something that will give our confidence a boost, whether it truly matters or not.
great gills! look mighty tasty.
Hi Bill
ReplyDeleteYears ago I made the mistake of adding scent to one of my fly boxes and all I managed was to create an oily mess of all the hackles. I haven't bothered with it since then but a friend is marketing a product using a small piece of micro fiber attached to the hook bend that you douse with scent. Check it out at http://www.sciencefishing.com/
Hi Bill. I would think the attractant would work better if you have a stable lake environment. Maybe next time.
ReplyDeleteMark
I don't know about that Bill. I've had no experience with scents. I'll wait for more responses.
ReplyDeleteHoward
ReplyDeleteIt looks like I have some opinions here. Thanks for the comment
Mark
ReplyDeleteA falling lake is a killer when it comes to fishing. thanks for the comment
John
ReplyDeleteI agree about the oily mess, that is why I don't think any kind of scent attractor would work on dries. thanks for the comment
Sanders
ReplyDeleteConfidence in the main factor in fishing, one has got to believe he is going to land a fish on every cast; weather it happens or not. thanks for the comment
Hawkfish
ReplyDeleteSpainish Fly an interesting comparison with fly fishing???? thanks for the comment
Alan
ReplyDeleteSome fisherman swear by scent attractors, the verdict is still out for me. thanks for the comment
a dab shouldn't hurt on the wet flies, no need to apply it to all of them, just do it a little day of.
ReplyDeleteDevin
ReplyDeleteThe only attractant I use is the crappie nibblet. thanks for the comment
Daniel
ReplyDeleteI may try some on the body of a dry fly and not the hackle. Thanks for the comment
I have and it MAY have worked. Years ago I heard, and they indeed do, that local bait fishermen used WD40. So I did and destroyed the marabou of woolly buggers and marabou leeches. Did not notice a fish catching difference, but even if there was one I would now never scent a fly. I gave up bait fishing and it finally occured to me that was what I was doing. It is illegal since in Idaho to do so to flies. But I am not you. Enjoy your pursuit!
ReplyDeleteGregg
hmmm, makes me wonder if i should be washing my feet before wet wading some of my favorite local haunts. even if those fish dont make the cut, they are a fine bag indeed!
ReplyDeleteBlake
ReplyDeleteYou got a point there!! thanks for the comment
What number are you at now - how many bluegills? I may do a panfish challenge next year.
ReplyDeleteJosh
ReplyDeleteI am at 78 I want make it this year, because the lake is falling daily and it really effect the fishing. Thanks for the comment