I'll explain that in a moment, but
first let me explain a few things about "Fish Attractants".
There are several
different types of "Fish Attractants" on the market today
in the multi-billion dollar bass fishing industry, and
the marketing is very costly! Somewhere the companies have to sell,
sell, and sell to make up for the high
cost of marketing. Many commercials, whether it be TV, Radio, Magazines,
Outdoor Shows, etc., have to
get the anglers to buy this stuff!
First of all let me explain the importance
of "Fish Attractant". A freshwater black bass (Largemouth,
Smallmouth, or Spotted) will usually spit out a bait within 2 or
3 seconds if the bass doesn't accept the taste
(if it picks up the bait at all). On the other side of the coin,
if a bass likes the scent or attractant, it can hold
the bait up to 30 seconds or more before it spits the bait out.
Fish Attractant does not really "Attract" fish,
but your odds on setting the hook will be greater by using it rather
than not.
Now, let's get back to marketing once
again. The companies that manufacture "Fish Attractants"
or
Scents want the anglers to "Use it by dousing the bait with
it." Well, if you have lots of money, go right
ahead! Most tackle shops that I've been to have a variety of attractants
and scents, and they cost the angler
anywhere from $1.99 up to $10.00. When an angler "Douses the
Bait" several times, He or She is ready for
another bottle soon, and that can get expensive after awhile. Now,
most plastic baits on the market today
are manufactured with a "Scent" already put in the bait.
So why would you want to douse this same bait
with additional "Fish Attractant"? It really makes no
sense at all, does it?
However, there is a reason why one
would want to buy and use "Fish Attractant". Just think
of this; a
freshwater black bass can sense 1-200th of a drop of a substance
in about 100 gallons of water. Wow, what
an accurate sense of taste! This just goes to say that whenever
you go fishing in the morning, "Gas-Up" the
night before!
Now, let's get right to the point,
and hopefully this point can and will save you some of your hard-earned
cash. When you go fishing, the first thing that you should do before
you hit the water is to wash your hands
with soap and water, this will "hopefully" clean any foreign
scents off of your hands that may get on your
baits when you handle them. Second, take that bottle of "Fish
Attractant" and pour a little bit on your hands
and rub them together, like a hand lotion. Now you're ready for
action because any bait you touch will have
this "Fish Attractant" scent added to it. Just think of
the money you will save from just pouring the formula
over the bait. A bottle of "Fish Attractant" should now
last you about 20 times as long as it did before. I will
not tell you which ones to buy, but I use only "Natural Scents"
like crawfish or Shad. Remember the angler
pays for the High Cost of marketing of a product, so of course they
want you to use lots of that product!
So, "Fish Attractants" are
they really worth it? Yes! But use it as a hand lotion and you will
find yourselves
saving money and getting the same results as if you were dousing
the bait with this "Fish Attractant"!
Remember, the Presentation of the Bait is the MOST IMPORTANT! If
you have any questions please,
Just Ask!
