On 8/11/2018 at 3:52 PM, A-Jay said:

My initial impressions of the Lunch Worm and the Flat Nose Minnow.

Decent Baits.

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A-Jay

 

 

"The maxscent is not detectable by me"

 

"...has much less scent [than the regular powerbait]"

 

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And here's @Glenn, commenting on @everythingthatswimsreview:

 

 

Wait... what??? Doesn't have strong repulsive smell? I just got some packs of the General and the Kingtail, and almost gagged when I opened them!  Much worse smell than powerbait, and at least as potent! 

 

 

What's going on here?  Am I going crazy? 

 

Could Maxscent be like PTC paper, where some people have the gene that makes them taste the bitterness and some don't??

Others in this thread concur with @A-Jay

On 8/14/2018 at 6:37 PM, NYWayfarer said:

... Surprisingly it has no scent to my nose. So much better than regular powerbait dead fish garlic scent.

On 8/12/2018 at 9:09 AM, Todd2 said:

Edit: I've been using Powerbait since the late 80's. I agree,  this stuff smells nothing like the Original which is kind of strange since it's called Max Scent ???

 

Maybe I am going crazy?  I just smelled it again -- absolutely nasty!  I mean, Powerbait's potent, but the maxscent I got smells like there's a dead, decaying mouse in the bag, or something. 

The smell doesn't over power like other baits.  I have managed to get an unintentional taste after fishing them all day, not for human consumption is a true statement.  

They have a detectable smell to me, but it is definitely more tolerable than gulp. Big plus--- there aren't any juices to get all over whatever fabric or rod handles come within striking distance

On 8/27/2018 at 7:42 AM, NYWayfarer said:

I went through my pack of General's pretty fast. They produce for sure. Something about them the Smallies up here love.

 

Durability is questionable. They say on the pack to use a wacky weedless hook and I was but I lost 3 worms on the cast and 2 worms while fighting fish and the worm had ridden up the line. One shake from a Bass and the worm went flying. The hook and line seem to cut right through these guys.

 

I will be purchasing another pack but I am going back to the "O" ring method to see if I can make them last longer.

I prefer these over the O-rings... I think they last much longer and you don’t need a tool to put them on:

 

http://cadmansjigs.weebly.com/wacky-worm-sleeves.html

 

I tried out the general in junebug last weekend and went through the whole bag.  So far it has been a great bait. It's hard to say after one bag but they may get as much use as Senkos if this continues. At $7 for 8, its pretty pricey. 

 

The bag I had did smell though but it was not overwhelming.  

Another key point: I've left the baits on the hook for a week, and they didn't dry out like Gulp.  In fact, I picked up where I left off catching fish with them.