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[Bart]

New to OFF so I thought I'd start up my first forum! Haven't seen much on steelhead scents so let's hear them. Whether you dip pinkys, flies, jigs, anything in it throw out some scents you don't mind sharing! A lot of times a little smell is all it takes to trigger a strike on a dead day!

[PUMP KNOWS]

http://www.ontariofi...elhead-fishing/

[PUMP KNOWS]

I got some experimenting to do with scents

[fishfearme]

Steelhead are primarily sight feeders, and rarely does scent make a difference. Its much more important to mask human smells. A negative scent will turn a fish off faster than any positive scent will turn them on.

[Rainbow]

"and rarely does scent make a difference."

 

But if that were true, nobody would go through the trouble of tying roe bags or getting their hands dirty with worms.

[PDG]

"and rarely does scent make a difference."

 

But if that were true, nobody would go through the trouble of tying roe bags or getting their hands dirty with worms.

 

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[JustOneMoreTime]

human scent turns em off ......  Yes.

added scent turns  em  On....    Yes.

 

Everyone's a winner baby! That's a fact.

 

Reading the water and knowing when and where the fish are.... PRICELESS

[PUMP KNOWS]

Whats the best way to disguise human scent?

 

Dip your hands in the river before you fish?

[fishfearme]

No doubt there are situations where positive scent helps, dirty water for example, but like I said steelhead are primarily sight feeders (color is a much larger factor than scent) and chances are if they hit a roe bag they will hit a bead. Many steelheaders in the Great Lakes tie roe bags because they are a confidence bait and they don't want to branch out. Focus more on what the fish is going to see as opposed to what it is going to smell and catch rates will increase considerably.

[FrequentFlyer]

i never use scents, if the fish aren't biting. they aren't biting, all a scent will do is make them hold on a little longer, fish will use sight an vibrations in the water to detect pray

[w_ boughner]

I disagree !! Scent can make all the difference and I can prove it !!
I had a batch of roe that I put in the blender then strained the shells and put the juice in a couple squeeze bottles and when it's slow I squeeze a shot above the pool and presto !! Feeding frenzy

[Rainbow]

For me adding scent has meant more fish on the bank. I add scent to all of my artificial baits now.

[PDG]

i never use scents, if the fish aren't biting. they aren't biting, all a scent will do is make them hold on a little longer, fish will use sight an vibrations in the water to detect pray

Not true, if you fish beads and they're not biting try switching your bead to a scented rubber egg it'll make you a believer lol...still set it up like a bead though.

[FrequentFlyer]

I disagree !! Scent can make all the difference and I can prove it !!
I had a batch of roe that I put in the blender then strained the shells and put the juice in a couple squeeze bottles and when it's slow I squeeze a shot above the pool and presto !! Feeding frenzy

 

thats not scent, thats called chumming

[FrequentFlyer]

Not true, if you fish beads and they're not biting try switching your bead to a scented rubber egg it'll make you a believer lol...still set it up like a bead though.

 

 

im a fly fisherman

[PDG]

im a fly fisherman

Then why are you weighing in on scents? Fly fishermen rely on a fishes sight and never experiment with taste or smell. Fly fishing isn't even so much about catching fish and more about the art so I respectfuly say your opinion is invalid

[DILLIGAF?!]

I don't use artificial scents...I rely on scents of my natural bait. I squish a few eggs on a small container & dip my roe in it, or I make my own recipe dip (brown sugar, salt & distilled water), or when i use crawlers. I slice it open & let it bleed...

[w_ boughner]

thats not scent, thats called chumming

I would argue that !! I'm not actually throwing food in the water just a liquid for scent ..

[PUMP KNOWS]

I don't use artificial scents...I rely on scents of my natural bait. I squish a few eggs on a small container & dip my roe in it, or I make my own recipe dip (brown sugar, salt & distilled water), or when i use crawlers. I slice it open & let it bleed...

 

Does it make a difference?

[DILLIGAF?!]

Does it make a difference?

I don't think it does...but that's all i have at home and i don't use tap water. not even to cure my roe...