Your Own Scents

Bass'n'cast · 06-30-07, 03:12 PM

hey guys, i have a question. there are many scents out on the market that you can use but i thought could you make your own? i heard somewhere that garlic (and salt ?) is an attractant. so i figured you could get some garlic and make it into a mush warm it up and put it in a bag with the bait. could this work ? thnx for any advice.

crankybait · 06-30-07, 04:50 PM

http://www.bassfishin.com/bassfishin...=making+scents

found that on the search... should answer most questions

Bass'n'cast · 06-30-07, 05:20 PM

search button dang it

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RyDogg · 07-04-07, 02:55 PM

Search for the thread on "Garlic Spray". I asked almost the same question and got tons of recipes and ideas on whether scents work or not

bassfisher02 · 07-04-07, 06:13 PM

Some of the best scents can come from experimenting, just go in the kitchen one day and start mixing and matching, eventually you'll find something that works like a champ... [its doesnt all have to consist of garlics and salts... try the sweeter side for a change]

Patrick Krueger, Jr. · 07-06-07, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by bassfisher02

Some of the best scents can come from experimenting, just go in the kitchen one day and start mixing and matching, eventually you'll find something that works like a champ... [its doesnt all have to consist of garlics and salts... try the sweeter side for a change]

I also like anise oil, which is in alot of scents they sell. It's what they make black licorice out of, I think it's really to kill human smell though.

bassfisher02 · 07-06-07, 12:32 PM

I dont know, fish dont really... 'smell' to much, if you think about it, scent in this case is more of the flavor of the lure... garlic... salt... all tastes. I think the idea is 1) when the fish hits your lure, the 'scent' keeps them from throwing it back out, increasing the hook set ratio... and 2) a marketing gimmick to increase confidence in fishermen... just my 2 cents though.

hackattack · 07-06-07, 08:39 PM

yum garlic scent definitely works on smallies...

Mac10 · 07-07-07, 12:06 PM

2 cups hot tapwater, 2 heaping tablespoons garlic powder, one teaspoon salt...mix well and pour into baggies of soft plastics, enough to wet them well. Re-seal baggies and float on top a pail of hot tapwater for 20 minutes to a half hour. Re-open baggies and drain off excess and re-seal. Take fishing the next day. If the little bit of liquid in each baggie dries out, that's OK.

Being water-based, this scent actually penetrates the plastics and will work well for a long, long time.

Gatrapper · 07-11-07, 10:04 AM

I had an old timer give me a recipie 2 years ago on how to make my own homemade bass scents. It works very good and out produces and of the yum or berkley scent products.

Bass'n'cast · 07-11-07, 11:17 AM

Gatrapper I had an old timer give me a recipie 2 years ago on how to make my own homemade bass scents. It works very good and out produces and of the yum or berkley scent products.

and could you share the recipe please??

06-30-07, 03:12 PM	#1
Bass'n'cast BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 112	Your Own Scents hey guys, i have a question. there are many scents out on the market that you can use but i thought could you make your own? i heard somewhere that garlic (and salt ?) is an attractant. so i figured you could get some garlic and make it into a mush warm it up and put it in a bag with the bait. could this work ? thnx for any advice.

06-30-07, 04:50 PM	#2
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	http://www.bassfishin.com/bassfishin...=making+scents found that on the search... should answer most questions __________________ www.fishinfanatics.com

07-04-07, 02:55 PM	#4
RyDogg BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: san jose, CA Posts: 112	Search for the thread on "Garlic Spray". I asked almost the same question and got tons of recipes and ideas on whether scents work or not __________________ - RYDOGG -

07-04-07, 06:13 PM	#5
bassfisher02 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 4,765	Some of the best scents can come from experimenting, just go in the kitchen one day and start mixing and matching, eventually you'll find something that works like a champ... [its doesnt all have to consist of garlics and salts... try the sweeter side for a change] __________________ Good Fishin'

07-06-07, 12:32 PM	#7
bassfisher02 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 4,765	I dont know, fish dont really... 'smell' to much, if you think about it, scent in this case is more of the flavor of the lure... garlic... salt... all tastes. I think the idea is 1) when the fish hits your lure, the 'scent' keeps them from throwing it back out, increasing the hook set ratio... and 2) a marketing gimmick to increase confidence in fishermen... just my 2 cents though. __________________ Good Fishin'

06-30-07, 05:20 PM	#3
Bass'n'cast BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 112	search button dang it [img=http://imageshack.us/thumbnmail.png]

07-06-07, 08:39 PM	#8
hackattack BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tigard, Oregon Posts: 358	yum garlic scent definitely works on smallies...

07-07-07, 12:06 PM	#9
Mac10 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 1,066	2 cups hot tapwater, 2 heaping tablespoons garlic powder, one teaspoon salt...mix well and pour into baggies of soft plastics, enough to wet them well. Re-seal baggies and float on top a pail of hot tapwater for 20 minutes to a half hour. Re-open baggies and drain off excess and re-seal. Take fishing the next day. If the little bit of liquid in each baggie dries out, that's OK. Being water-based, this scent actually penetrates the plastics and will work well for a long, long time.

07-11-07, 10:04 AM	#10
Gatrapper BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 33	I had an old timer give me a recipie 2 years ago on how to make my own homemade bass scents. It works very good and out produces and of the yum or berkley scent products.

07-11-07, 11:17 AM	#11
Bass'n'cast BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 112	Gatrapper I had an old timer give me a recipie 2 years ago on how to make my own homemade bass scents. It works very good and out produces and of the yum or berkley scent products. and could you share the recipe please??

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