Thread: Question for the pros out there,,,,,

i will take this one boys, uh, uh, oh well. carry on...

Lol,,, comeon wind,,, spare a Brotha a minnow,,,,,

I saw the title and felt I needed to answer. Yes it is best to add scent. Maybe some AXE deodorant or Brute or something manly like that. It is a kindness for whomever you happen to be fishing with that day.

If you are talking about catching fish, I believe scent helps. Nibbles, spray on, or what ever you happen to have.

believe it or not ,,, I used bacon as a kid on the tail of my lures while fishing for bass,,, so Ya think Bacon Woukd work on crappie?...lol

if im jig fishin in the winter months i always use nibles, they increase bite without question

Originally Posted by Takeum

believe it or not ,,, I used bacon as a kid on the tail of my lures while fishing for bass,,, so Ya think Bacon Woukd work on crappie?...lol

Bacon works for every thing!!

That's a waste of good bacon.

Smell, or olfaction, as scientists call it, is an important sense for many fish. Those little holes that look like nostrils are called nares. Nares don’t lead to the throat the way nostrils do in mammals, but open up into a chamber lined with sensory pads.

Olfactory Systems Of A Fish

Not all fish move water in and out through these nares in quite the same ways, but key to a strong sense of smell for fish is the ability to move water rapidly over these sensory pads.

Some fish can pick up chemical signals when immobile by pumping water through their olfactory system via tiny hairs called cilia.

Other fish can pump water by a muscular movement. Some fish, such as smaller species of mackerel, have an olfactory system that requires them to swim in order to get water moving through their nares.

When the sensory pads pick up chemical signals, they transmit them to the fish’s forebrain, which interprets the signal and incites the fish to respond appropriately.

Chemical Cues

If the chemicals signal food, the fish will pursue the food. Or if the chemicals signal danger, it’ll flee. But fish use chemical cues in all sorts of ways. For instance, a large group of fishes release a chemical when they’re wounded that incites other fish to flee.

Scent's make Since...If you were a crappie, Ask yourself this question? Which are you going to chew on longer? A nicely cooked porter house Jig (with Scent) or a piece of plain plastic/hair (no Scent). A scent on a bait.. makes the fish at a minimum, Aid's in the "strike decision" and hold onto that jig just a few moments longer, giving you more time to detect that strike and set the hook.