Do you believe fish attractants work?

[Captain1978]

I remember last open water season I cooked up  a "sauce" to put on some of my lures. Swimbaits to be exact.. I was getting a good bite with Walleye. It was late in the season, right before the rivers froze. Anyways I was getting Walleye left and right. Along with a nice 7lber. No Bass or Pike though. And they are in the spot I was fishing. So during ice season I "chummed" some of  my holes with my "sauce."  Still getting Walleye. Pike and Bass. So did the "sauce" work or just a coincidence? I am a firm believer with scented baits such as rubber worms and tubes and so on. I believe the scent helps attract and the taste makes them hold on a little bit longer for abetter hook set. Now I believe it may have helped when using it on my swimbaits as the river I fish is a little murky....Mohawk river... I know it gets clearer as it gets colder and other bodies of water freeze that run into it. I keep such lures or baits in zip locked pouches such as the ones rubber worms come in as to not get my tackle boxes smelling and messy. Note....the sauce I made sticks to my swimbaits sooooo awesomely!!!! It does not come off like a spray does in water after multiple casts. I may just put some on my hard lures though. Why not? Fishing stuff is supposed to smell like fish right??? Whew..... Sorry if I rambled.  

[rgfixit]

I always have a bottle of Baitmate  and crawfish scent on the boat. Crappies love the Baitmate. I also use it on crank baits trolling for walleye.

Rg

[Mac Attack]

yes


they most certainly do work.


ask any catfisherman.


saltwater chumming has been done for years with great success.


fish, as do most all animals, have a superb sense of smell.

[trapper2000]

RG  says  wd-40  works

[big_guy_13021]

Everybody says w-d40 works...

[trapper2000]

just  for  new  guys, it's  a  standing joke  here  ....if  you  go to  wd-40's  web page ...it  tells  you

Myth: WD-40® contains fish oil. Fact: Consumers have told us for years that they've caught some of the biggest fish ever after protecting their fish hooks and lures with WD-40®. We believe this legend came from folks assuming the product must contain fish oil since it appears to attract fish. Sorry Charlie®, it just ain’t so.

http://wd40.com/cool-stuff/myths-legends-fun-facts

[rgfixit]

Don't know about fishin, but...........I spray it on my rusty old nuts and they loosen right up

Rg

[Pequod1]

You devil 

[Raquettedacker]

 
Works for me.........

[oatkasut]

scent works but I don't use it on my flies or bait nor my lures. I can't believe RG that you have anything rusty around your place!

[Mac Attack]

Don't know about fishin, but...........I spray it on my rusty old nuts and they loosen right up

Rg

cashews?

[IFF]

Pretty sure not those Attack, or the other ones he has, or we would hear about what to use to get rid of a rash 

[rgfixit]

The Devil made me do it

Rg

[pikechaser]

actually never tried any attractant, but may have to now capt !..............go big or go home

[Nomis]

I'm trying the Gulp Alive minnows for the first time this season. I'm really looking forward to seeing how they perform compared to stick baits while trolling.