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February 10, 2009
Tip of the Day: Add Scent Cheap with Cod Liver Oil
By Jerome B. Robinson
Fish are visually attracted to flashy lures but also depend on their highly developed sense of taste to identify edible foods. If fish swirl at your lure but don't bite, try dunking the lure in a container of cod liver oil (inexpensive, and available at pharmacies). The oil will make your lure seem "tasty" to the fish and, as it spreads through the water where you are casting, will attract hungry fish. -- Jerome B. Robinson
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Comments (13)
Is it cheaper than Anise oil (a baking product). I hope so cause that stuffs expensive, but it works.
I have heard someone on this website say to drill a hole in a Zara spook and fill it with this stuff then seal it.
Does that really work. I have never heard of that. but I know ansie oil works well for coverup scent. It may be more expensive, but it lasts forever. I had a doe sniff the bottom rung of my ladder stand the first time I used it. Now I'm hooked
Great idea! I have caught pike thru the ice using dressed smelt from the grocery store because they were oily and had "fragrance".
Ever try WD-40?
By the way, I don't recommend WD-40 because of the petroleum slick that goes with it. I just know of people that use it.
I will have to give that a try, anise oil as mentioned above really works, but the cost is not worth it.
MLH,
Your correct, you shouldn't use WD-40, it's a pollutant and in Mo. you'll get busted for it, but it does work.
t_holinka,
yep anise does work, if cod liver oil is cheaper I'll try that.
dwaynez,
Your comment about anise being cost prohibitive is true, but what I started doing last year is to go to the pharmacy and buy a syringe (like diabetics use) and squirt proper amount on my bait. It's not as wasteful that way.
ZARA SPOOK for Striped Bass/Blue Fish.
Old timer gave me this awesome tip, drill a BB size hole about 1/4" or a bit more behind the eyes directly along the spine.
Put a tsp of cod liver oil and seal with silicone.(just enough for it to float with the head bobbing upward)
In the surf this extra weight will scream the lure an extra 30 yrds (more if you use braided line)and the stripers/blues smash em
Uall nailed an old secret used when I was a kiddo!! Today I add one more ingrediant my g/son sugested(glitter-silver or gold color) NO I'm not kidding it looks like fish scales in the water and trickles down ever so slowly.almost makes me waan jump in and bite the dang thing myself. Outstanding work Carry ON!!! YOC
I new bears love Anise but fish??? Might have to try that.
This is field note.You know how every year,you have one more tipup without a flag? Take one of your old hunting or fishing licences,place it as a flag,it is water proof,brite colored&it has your name on it. Mark Darrow,Cadillac Mi.
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Does that really work. I have never heard of that. but I know ansie oil works well for coverup scent. It may be more expensive, but it lasts forever. I had a doe sniff the bottom rung of my ladder stand the first time I used it. Now I'm hooked
Is it cheaper than Anise oil (a baking product). I hope so cause that stuffs expensive, but it works.
I have heard someone on this website say to drill a hole in a Zara spook and fill it with this stuff then seal it.
Great idea! I have caught pike thru the ice using dressed smelt from the grocery store because they were oily and had "fragrance".
Ever try WD-40?
By the way, I don't recommend WD-40 because of the petroleum slick that goes with it. I just know of people that use it.
I will have to give that a try, anise oil as mentioned above really works, but the cost is not worth it.
MLH,
Your correct, you shouldn't use WD-40, it's a pollutant and in Mo. you'll get busted for it, but it does work.
t_holinka,
yep anise does work, if cod liver oil is cheaper I'll try that.
dwaynez,
Your comment about anise being cost prohibitive is true, but what I started doing last year is to go to the pharmacy and buy a syringe (like diabetics use) and squirt proper amount on my bait. It's not as wasteful that way.
ZARA SPOOK for Striped Bass/Blue Fish.
Old timer gave me this awesome tip, drill a BB size hole about 1/4" or a bit more behind the eyes directly along the spine.
Put a tsp of cod liver oil and seal with silicone.(just enough for it to float with the head bobbing upward)
In the surf this extra weight will scream the lure an extra 30 yrds (more if you use braided line)and the stripers/blues smash em
Uall nailed an old secret used when I was a kiddo!! Today I add one more ingrediant my g/son sugested(glitter-silver or gold color) NO I'm not kidding it looks like fish scales in the water and trickles down ever so slowly.almost makes me waan jump in and bite the dang thing myself. Outstanding work Carry ON!!! YOC
I new bears love Anise but fish??? Might have to try that.
This is field note.You know how every year,you have one more tipup without a flag? Take one of your old hunting or fishing licences,place it as a flag,it is water proof,brite colored&it has your name on it. Mark Darrow,Cadillac Mi.
Post a Comment