Hey all...

As I organize my gear (for the third week in a row) and watch the wind blow the frozen rain around, my mind traveled to the topic of scents for lures. I shopped for them last spring and realized that what's in the stores is in my cupboards!!  I've posted on this before, but want to run it by you folks again. Why pay high prices (right LBH ??) for things we can make or do ourselves.

Anyone have a semi-secret scent recipe to pass on? Do you all feel that scents work  in the first place??

Here's mine..simple and not so secret!!!

I take the liquid from the bottom of my wife's minced garlic (don't take too much, they DO notice!!) and mix it with olive oil. Add a bit of cayenne pepper from the wife's spice rack, just a bit, or not. Put it in a $.99 spray bottle from target and TA DA!! probably the same or better than store bought. I use the oil, any kind would do, I suppose, so that the scent sticks to the lure better. (Oil based vs. water based I guess.) I use olive oil because I live in RI!!!!

bassinajr

I use Megastrike on my softbaits, and YUM Crawdad Spray on my Jigs, I think it makes a difference, but thats just my opinion. I had a catfish take a Jig so maybe that means he liked the YUM spray? I don't know but im going to keep using the stuff  8-).

If you want some stinkum to stay on the bait mix it with petroleum jelly instead of olive oil.  Smear it on the bait and it will stay there all day.

Scent was a hot topic not to long ago.

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1192120855/0

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1192553328/9#9

YUM, Live Prey Technology or LPT, This stuff is Awesome, I watched a Bass Pro Shops tank seminar and the guy was using a Yum Houdini worm with a hook that was bent over of course, they frown on catching there tank fish, and a bass bit the worm and would not let it go the guy thought he had caught the fish there for about 30 seconds, and that was only with what comes in the soft plastic, just imagine if you spray the worm down with the YUM spray. The guy doing the seminar was very impressed. Why LPT, it simulates the release of live baitfish enzymes, which triggers feeding habits of bass, walleye, crappie, and other gamefish.

LPT is my favorite scent. i need a bottle of that stuff man.

I like using the Baitmate Live fish attractant for gamefish spray.  I spray some in a ziploc and then place my plastics that I am going to fish with in the bag and coat them.  I think it helps but that is just my opinion because I have had higher catch rates when I use the spray.

Go to the grocery store and but a bottle of mineral oil and a bottle of cod liver oil-DONE! Mix the cod liver oil sparingly or too your liking.  Bass smack on it.

Upper Hand Scents are the only thing you need  I have tried everthing out there and this one flat out performs great.  Great guy to deal with too.

http://gobassin.com/bassscents.html

I use Smelly Jelly in the crawdaddy scent.

I use MegaStrike which is the consistancy of vasoline and VERY user friendly. This product is great for soft plastics and hard baits. I think it really helped with hook-ups when fishing Mattlures Baby Bass.

I have been using MegaStrike since back when it first came out. Heck I might have got some back in the testing stage. The stuff is awesome and lasts a very long time on your bait.

Just think of how many more fish you could land if they just held on a few more seconds!

JT Bagwell

I had the best luck with Garlic spray in cold water and smelly jelly bass feast any other time...smells really bad though

so i got bored tonight and decided to try making my own...

anyway, i mixed together some olive oil and fish oil, then added some garlic powder

it stills smells mostly like olive oil though

so any other ingredient ideas might help

if not, i'm gonna try this tomorrow

Read my receipe above. The juice from minced garlic is amazing...and STRONG!!!!!