scents and oils

[liftbite56]

I wanted to start this thread, to see if I can generate some response with your failures and successes with your scents and oils. I come from the jig tying forum watching you guys working with plastisol and colors. I started a venture several years ago for a product to dress my flies and jigs with a paraffin based scent. I went through Auburn university food science depart. dead end, they wouldn't help, no internet help found nothing but dead ends, so through many trials and errors, till I came up with a winner for hair and chenille . Now I have used Bang, Slab Slobber, Spike -it you name it, on my soft plastics and there are times I'm sure scents work. one of my team members is a retired computer programmer who has a spread sheet on all his rod patterns, daily logs and has proven scents do make a difference. So here are some questions I'm throwing out there and love to here your responses. 1. have you tried to make your own scent? 2. Did you use a scented worm oil and cut it (thin it ) with something? 3. Have you tried mineral oil as your base (vehicle) then add concentrated scent? Have you found a vehicle to carry the scent that doesn't break down plastisol? 4. how many failures did you have? did you ever have a success? thanks, look forward to your answers. Oh by the way Garlic was my #1 winner scent! Anise, and Grape second and third. I have a fish scent just never finished my testing. Thanks Lb

[snake River]

this is a interesting question that you have for many years I've used Berkeley power bait crappie nibbles it seemed to be the best of everything. I have tried analysts and many other ones it didn't seem to make a difference if the fish were striking.

[shipahoy41]

The key ingredient is CONFIDENCE in what you are doing. Myself, when I bag my own lures I will use six drops worm oil, six drops anise and three drops of Gulp! Seal the bag and let it get the scent into the soft plastic before fishing it. I have never seen it mess up the lures. On the water I may add a chartreuse crappie nibble to the hook if the bite slows down or as an attracting color.