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There is a very logical reason for bass being triggered to bite by the scent of garlic. Garlic/Onion is a common scent in most terrestrial environments. Allium is the onion genus with 860 known species making it one of the largest plant generas in the world. The plants produe chemical compounds known as cysteine sulfoxide, this is where the onion and garlic scent come from. Allium species are only found in the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. Now here is what I am getting at. The cysteine sulfoxides found in the the bulbous region of the plants attract very large numbers of worms. I do not understand why this is yet, but i have observed it numerous times. The bulb, being underground, releases the chemical scent into the soil which is picked up by the worms. When the worms get washed in the lake the garlic/onion scent is picked up by the bass. Bass have adapted to respond to these scents especially after a heavy rain when worms are washed in the lake. The naturally garlic scented worm is more common to bass and other fish species than we may think. At Bald Eagle State Park in PA the other day I proved my theory with a big batch of wild garlic growing on the lakeside. Remember that this is just my theory and if anyone wants to further test it for me I would love feedback. I really hope I do not see my work published in the next Field and Stream magazine. Remember that this only holds for temperate regions in the Norther Hemisphere and a few selected places in the South America.