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Old 05-25-2015, 06:45 PM
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Default Human scent and lures and fishing?

What think about this. Does our human scent really affect the smell of a lure when we touch them to place them on a hook? How good can a fish smell. I wood think just as good as a dog's scene of smell compared to our nose? What do you guys think?

Not only our scent but other things like, salty sweat from being in the sun, the food we eat, different lure that have scent.
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Old 05-25-2015, 07:30 PM
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there definitely is something to it, my uncle used to carry a bottle of green stuff on the boat to wash his hands to be sure there was no bug spray, wd40, gas, oil smell, or anything like that on his hands.

as long as you make sure your hands are clean I don't think just holding the bait puts any odor on the bait detectible by the fish
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Old 05-25-2015, 07:34 PM
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I always spray my boat down with scent blocker before I hit the water in search of big trout. Strong cleaning chemicals can easily spook fish. I usually take a sample of the water home to soak my favorite lures in the night before I head out as well.

I never allow beer or strong smelling foods on the boat, and urinating in the water is strictly forbidden.
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Old 05-25-2015, 07:35 PM
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Nice
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Old 05-25-2015, 08:40 PM
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I never allow beer or strong smelling foods on the boat, and urinating in the water is strictly forbidden.
Well now I know where I have been going wrong...
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Old 05-25-2015, 09:03 PM
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Well now I know where I have been going wrong...

If you're anything like me, you've been doing everything wrong. lol


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Old 05-25-2015, 09:31 PM
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I think when you working fast it doesn't matter but when you gotta fish slow it could matter.
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Old 05-25-2015, 09:31 PM
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I prefer to use the croaker flavored "scent bomb" trailer hook setup...don't even have to worry about the scent on your hands with that rig.
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Old 05-25-2015, 09:45 PM
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IMO-I'm sure there's situations where scent control or enhancement makes a difference but it's difficult for us to know exactly when. (Our water turbidity does not allow us to see much). . I'm willing to bet guys that fish clear H20 in S.Florida ect have some strong opinions regarding this topic.

For me I keep the sunscreen off the baits but that's about the extent of my scent management practices.
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Old 05-26-2015, 05:13 AM
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there definitely is something to it, my uncle used to carry a bottle of green stuff on the boat to wash his hands to be sure there was no bug spray, wd40, gas, oil smell, or anything like that on his hands.

as long as you make sure your hands are clean I don't think just holding the bait puts any odor on the bait detectible by the fish
Didn't the old timers scent their baits with WD40 back in the day?
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Old 05-26-2015, 06:28 AM
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Didn't the old timers scent their baits with WD40 back in the day?
Yes they did
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I always spray my boat down with scent blocker before I hit the water in search of big trout. Strong cleaning chemicals can easily spook fish. I usually take a sample of the water home to soak my favorite lures in the night before I head out as well.

I never allow beer or strong smelling foods on the boat, and urinating in the water is strictly forbidden.
username matches up.. lol
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Old 05-26-2015, 07:22 AM
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username matches up.. lol

That confused me as well. lol


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Old 05-26-2015, 08:14 AM
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I always spray my boat down with scent blocker before I hit the water in search of big trout. Strong cleaning chemicals can easily spook fish. I usually take a sample of the water home to soak my favorite lures in the night before I head out as well.

I never allow beer or strong smelling foods on the boat, and urinating in the water is strictly forbidden.
LMAO ! Good one right there
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Old 05-26-2015, 08:50 AM
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Don't forget to wear the scent blocking long johns with activated carbon when wade fishing.

Some fish really do have an incredible sense of smell, think of spawning salmon that find their way from the ocean to the stream where they were born by following the scent of the water. That said, I don't know how averse they will be to human scent unless they have already had previous experience with humans to have conditioned them to react to the scent.
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Old 05-26-2015, 08:53 AM
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I've heard that if you have skeeter dope on your hands, reds won't bite your lure if it tastes like off?
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I think those scent blocking long johns come free when you purchase your wading permit. But dont forget... theres a different permit for west cove and big lake.... Sabine Lake wading permits are free tho. The fish even jump on the stringer for you over there.
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Old 05-26-2015, 09:21 AM
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Haha!!
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