Thread: Grass Shrimp Scent

Originally Posted by DeadlyDan

I called Steve with Pro-Cure. He is very knowledgeable and helpful. Told me to call with any future questions His number is 503-481-0957 in case anyone else has questions. He told me that THIS is what I want. It is made from ghost/grass shrimp (different names, same shrimp). Said it will not grease up marabou or feathers. Just ordered some.

Sorry if I muddied the waters with all of the post.

A special thanks to HappyFisherman!

Dang it, now I have to order some.

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Not a believer in scents for Crappie . Why not just tip jigs with Grass Shrimp if you need it ?

Originally Posted by NIMROD

Not a believer in scents for Crappie . Why not just tip jigs with Grass Shrimp if you need it ?

I rarely fish a jig without a nibble, back in the spider rigging days I've seen this out fish minnows. I fish Florida every winter and always looking for shrimp patterns and figure the scent would add to success.

Originally Posted by NIMROD

Not a believer in scents for Crappie . Why not just tip jigs with Grass Shrimp if you need it ?

I personally don't think scents draw crappie bites but I do think crappie will hold on to a jig a bit longer if it has scent on it. This is big considering a crappie and spit a bait within 2 seconds.

I mix Berkley gulp shrimp scent, slab sauce & bang crawfish shad scent in the bottles that i use for soft plastic salmon eggs i use as nibbles & they work great & smell a lot like the powerbait scent on power worms.

I’ve used slab sauce but I like it best in an open top container that I can dunk and cast from. I use procure shrimp gel in salt water with good success. I believe scent has a place but there isn’t a magic bullet that I’ve found. What makes a difference trolling here is spike it dye with scent. I dip the tip of the tails in chartreuse with garlic scent and that bait generates more hits than the one that’s just dyed from the last trip. A bit of a scent trail seems to improve the bite for me.

I use braid straight to the jig. I use Black Garlic scented Spike-It to dye the last 6’ or so. My present thought is the black colored line may be more camouflaged. All Spike-It dyes work extremely well. Also maybe the scented and dyed light attracts the fish. Haven’t done this for long, so not sure how effective it is. BUT confidence when fishing is a fisherman’s best asset.

Good tip, SkeetBum. I’ll start dying more frequently… love their chartreuse on tails on clear and white.

Originally Posted by Grainraiser

I personally don't think scents draw crappie bites but I do think crappie will hold on to a jig a bit longer if it has scent on it. This is big considering a crappie and spit a bait within 2 seconds.

They can inhale and spit a lure in the blink of an eye, and if your retrieving a lure it will leave scent trail in the water.