I know a lot of people use spray on scent. Just wondering what you favorite brand/ scent is. I'm kind of leaning towards Gulp! Alive, but don't know which scent to get.

The ONLY two that I use are JJ's Magic and Mega Strike. I have tryed many others over the years and these two are the best, hands down! These are not a spray on scents but, they will last longer than a spray.

Hands down, Megastrike is clearly the best !!

I have tried many, many of them

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I tried Bang craw scent...just comes off once the lure hits the water..kinda creates a oil slick.. :

worthless imho...get some Megastrike..and JJ's Magic.

The ONLY two that I use are JJ's Magic and Mega Strike. I have tryed many others over the years and these two are the best, hands down! These are not a spray on scents but, they will last longer than a spray.

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I haven't tried too many, Gulp is just too expensive for me tho....Yum makes a crawfish one, $4, I catch fish so it definitely doesn't scare them away.

I'm sure the other ones are just as good if not better tho (megastrike etc)

I am currently reading, Knowining Bass The Scientific Approach to Catching More Fish by Keith A. Jones.  It is very indepth but sometimes reads like a text book.  After a long discusion about anatomy of the basses taste and smell abilities it comes to the conclusion that some flavors can help catch bass but that sight is still the primary mode that the bass uses to feed so this is only somewhat effective.  It also talks about knowing what you want your scent to do; get bass in the general area aroused or get a bass to hold on to your bait longer.  Scent physicaly can not do both due to dispersal rates.  Bass cannot ever track down your bait based on its smell.

My conclusion this is that  Like all things in bass fishig their are times and places for both. Therfore no single thype of scent is needed but multiple based on the qualities of the scent. 8-)

I am currently reading, Knowining Bass The Scientific Approach to Catching More Fish by Keith A. Jones. It is very indepth but sometimes reads like a text book. After a long discusion about anatomy of the basses taste and smell abilities it comes to the conclusion that some flavors can help catch bass but that sight is still the primary mode that the bass uses to feed so this is only somewhat effective. It also talks about knowing what you want your scent to do; get bass in the general area aroused or get a bass to hold on to your bait longer. Scent physicaly can not do both due to dispersal rates. Bass cannot ever track down your bait based on its smell.

My conclusion this is that Like all things in bass fishig their are times and places for both. Therfore no single thype of scent is needed but multiple based on the qualities of the scent. 8-)

I'll add something.

It's like this...put a few drops of lemon in your water...you'll taste a little lemon flavor....now put those same drops of lemon in a bathtub full of water...Chances are you ain't going to taste that lemon.Same idea applies to scent.....the chances of a bass smelling your bait a distant away in a large body of water is 1 in a million.Why do we put scent on then? Confidence plays a factor in that logic and so does covering up any nasty smell we might be putting on our baits when we are handling them. It also may give us a chance in the fish holding on just a little bit longer.

this was argued in another thread. the scent doesn't help a bass find the bait. they aren't sharks. scent makes them hold on giving you time to feel it and set the hook. its the same concept as the powerbait worms. on the back of the package it says they hold on way longer than any other plastic.  i've let a bass run with a powrbait worm for a good 15 yards before i set the hook just to see if this was true.and it is. spray dont stay. it's either gotta be poured into the mold or lathered on the bait in the form of megastrike!

I use Gulp Alive crawfish, most often in cold water, always after a pickerel hits a bait.

I dont use a scent on reaction type baits.  More suttle presentations like a worm or jigs I use something.  Be it a Berkley Power product or a salt impregnated lure.  The little extra time I get that a fish has the lure in its mouth gives me that much of an advantage.

 

I use the BANG spray scents, primarily because they're convenient.  My thought in using them is that I'm trying to mask my own stink.  Scent or taste is a manufacturing component of most soft plastics, isn't it?  Nobody markets their products and says, "these look good, but they will taste like  poop to the fish."

Well, I just bought jj's magic and I'll see how it goes, although i have about 3 months until the ice is gone from the lakes. I liked jj's because its a dye and a scent

I am currently reading, Knowining Bass The Scientific Approach to Catching More Fish by Keith A. Jones. It is very indepth but sometimes reads like a text book. After a long discusion about anatomy of the basses taste and smell abilities it comes to the conclusion that some flavors can help catch bass but that sight is still the primary mode that the bass uses to feed so this is only somewhat effective. It also talks about knowing what you want your scent to do; get bass in the general area aroused or get a bass to hold on to your bait longer. Scent physicaly can not do both due to dispersal rates. Bass cannot ever track down your bait based on its smell.

My conclusion this is that Like all things in bass fishig their are times and places for both. Therfore no single thype of scent is needed but multiple based on the qualities of the scent. 8-)

Also in that book, he points out that the oil based scents like alot of the gels and sticks are useless and bass never even notice they are there....

I use gulp crawfish as a last resort when the fish are being finicky, at that point i feel like I'll take any little advantage I can.