Fish scent/attractants - useful or not?

[RayS]

Ok, so because I'm always looking for reasons that I don't catch anything, I'm thinking maybe I should try attractants on my lures. I used scented zereks and squidgies so I'm wondering if my chances may improve with scents. Just wondering if you blokes and blokettes think they would/could help?

[Ghurkin]

I dont use them Ray but one thing i do know, when walking upwind into bunnings on a satdy morning i cant help but buy a snag as soon as i smell them and the onions lol, works on humans works on fish I guess.

[RayS]

yeah, I try to avoid bunnings, anaconda and any place that has the Saturday sausage sizzle happening for that very reason mate.

[Ghurkin]

seriously though if your not catching fish you need to change what your doing, fish with others more often and do what they do, rig the same , try different things.

[RayS]

Yeah, I think that's a good plan mate. I really need to get out with guys and gals who actually have a clue. Sorry colchap and petergl, no offence intended.

[Jenko]

The scent with the Squidgy Pro range definitely works. I have been fishing the VicBream Classic and while drifting a wall for 40-50meters without a touch I remembered I hadn't put any "S" Factor on the plastic, so on he next drift of the same wall (usually do the same area twice) I used the SF and caught 5 fish. We have noticed while fishing the one area that if the bites die off, apply more SF and they come back on.
I use it on hard body lures as well.
I used to use Gulp but are converting to other brands without the juice so I don't need to worry about them drying out.
Dizzy's scents are good too.
I had a guy said the scents were a waste of time and money, I said "well why do you use tuna oil, it's only a scent"......he couldn't answer me.
Same question at AKKF... http://www.akff.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=29924

[Colchap]

@ rays.... Grrrr

[Ratbags]

Recently I had a trip with ol mate who did not use any scents & struggled all morning, I had been using the squidgy scent a regularly hooked, both n the same sp lures. Not sure that the scent was the only reason, I also think the way we both worked the lures also had a lot to do with it too. I think scents help sometimes when fish are shut down. Had heaps if trips with no scent on and still caught fish.

[Seasherpa]

Ok, so because I'm always looking for reasons that I don't catch anything, I'm thinking maybe I should try attractants on my lures. I used scented zereks and squidgies so I'm wondering if my chances may improve with scents. Just wondering if you blokes and blokettes think they would/could help?

Do you berley up when you fish Ray? I have a bottle of scent in the tackle box and to be honest I think the last time I opened it was the day I forgot my berley. On that occasion found it didn't make up for the lack of berely and I had a quiet day. It could also just have been me imparting bad action on the plastic though!

[Drifta-X]

Come to the next gummy hunt mick.
We could use your casting expertise, and u should also catch a fish there too.