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Fish Attractants
(Are they really worth it?)
by "The Bass Coach",
Roger Lee Brown
There has been a lot of controversy over "Fish Attractants"
or otherwise known as "Fish Scents" or "Fish Formulas".
In the past, I’ve noticed that many of my former bass angling
students as well as my bass guide clients have always come prepared
with plenty of "Fish Attractant", and wow! Do they
ever use it! They will grab that particular bait that they are
using, hold it over the edge of the boat, and really pour it
on. Is that method really practical?
I’ll explain in a moment, but first let me explain a
few things about "Fish Attractants. There are several different
types of "Fish Attractants" on the market today in
the multi-billion dollar bass fishing industry, and the marketing
is very costly! Somewhere the companies have to sell, sell, and
sell to make up for the high cost of marketing. Many commercials,
whether it be TV, Radio, Magazines, Outdoor Shows, etc., have
to get the anglers (like you and me) to buy this stuff! First
of all let me explain the importance of "Fish Attractant".
A freshwater black bass (Largemouth, Smallmouth, or Spotted)
will usually spit out a bait within 2 or 3 seconds if the bass
doesn’t accept the taste (if it even picks up the bait at
all!). On the other side of the coin, if a bass likes the scent
or attractant, it can hold the bait up to 30 seconds or more
before it spits the bait out. Fish attractant does not really
"Attract" fish, but your odds on setting the hook will
be greater by using it rather than not. Now, let’s get back
to Marketing once again. The companies that manufacture "Fish
Attractants" or Scents want the anglers to "Use it
by dousing the bait with it." Well, if you have lots of
money, go right ahead! Most tackle shops that I’ve been
to have a variety of Attractants and Scents, and they cost the
angler anywhere from $1.99 up to $10.00. When an angler "Douses
the bait" several times, He or She is ready for another
bottle soon, and that can get expensive after awhile. Now, most
plastic baits on the marker today are manufactured with a scent
already put in the bait. So why would you want to douse this
same bait with additional "Fish Attractant"? It really
makes no sense at all does it? However, there is a reason why
one would want to buy and use "Fish Attractant". Just
think of this; a freshwater black bass can sense 1-200th of a
drop of a substance in about 100 gallons of water. Wow, what
an accurate sense of taste! This just goes to say that whenever
you go fishing in the morning, "Gas-Up" the night before!
Now, let’s get right to the point, and hopefully this point
can and will save you some of your hard-earned cash. When you
go fishing, the first thing that you should do before you hit
the water is to wash your hands with soap and water, this will
"hopefully" clean any foreign scents off of your hands
that may get on your baits when you handle them. Second, take
that bottle "Fish Attractant" and pour a little bit
on your hands and rub them together, like you would a hand lotion.
Now you’re ready for action because any bait you touch will
have this "Fish Attractant" scent added to it. Just
think of the money you will save from just "Pouring or Dousing"
the formula over the bait. A bottle of "Fish Attractant"
should now last you about 20 times as long as it did before.
I will not tell you which ones to buy, but the one I mostly use
is formulated by Mr.Goop "Fish Formula", they offer
a Garlic and Anise scent the bass seem to like very much. Just
keep this in mind when using "Fish Attractants"; the
angler! (you and I) are the ones that pay for the high cost of
marketing of a product, so of course they want us to use lots
of that product! So, "Fish Attractants" are they really
worth it? YES! But if you use it like a hand lotion you will
find yourselves saving money and getting the same results as
if you were dousing the bait with this "Fish Attractant"!
Remember, the Presentation of the bait is the MOST IMPORTANT!
If you have any questions please, just ask! The Bass Coach (Roger
Lee Brown) Route-1 Box-65, Pearl Street, Crown Point, NY 12928
(518) 597-4240 or visit my web sites at: www.capital.net/~rlbrown
and www.fishing-boating.com/basscoach
or just Email me at: rlbrown@capital.net
Until next time!.....Take Care and God Bless!
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