Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Bait / Attractant ???

[Lobes]

A tough day of fishing today with a strong east wind and snowmobile races on the lake made us have to get inventive...
I had tried different color patterns and bait combinations when beer thirty rolled around and we had some snacks while we re-evaluated the situation. Dropped a few pieces of Reese's down the hole while getting back into fishing. We were watching the Aqua-Vu when the chocolate/peanut butter chum started filtering down and the fish started rolling in. They would check out our baits but just back off and just mill around the area. I cranked up my rig in a flash when I saw this activity and smeared some of the peanut butter filling on my tear drop. After it setteled back down (about 27' of water) a nice sunfish came right up and sucked it in and blew it back out and then backed off a little. About two seconds later it came back and SLAMMED that thing! The rest is now history. Went from a dead afternoon to a busy, fun trip! Who'd of ever thought?

 

[TroutFishingBear]

I don't think I would feed those to the fish! too tasty 8) Thanks for sharing a cool story.

[sbfPA_Mike]

In the future,  I would bring a bit of peanut butter,  and keep the reeces for myself.  I give you    for inventiveness though.  I will be trying this out in the future.  Thanks for sharing.

Mike

[mullen2525]

try makin some peanut butter dough balls, probably stay on the hook/jig better and longer than straight up peanut butter

[sbfPA_Mike]

Just dip the jig in a bit of PB,  should be sticky and easy to use.

Mike

[Pasquatch]

Just dip the jig in a bit of PB,  should be sticky and easy to use.

Mike

That's the best idea I've come upon, I'll have to try that sometime... if I don't eat it first!
Don't they make Reese's Peanut Butter by itself?

-Wes

[R.V. ICEMAN]

yes they do,, the make a reeses pieces chocolate chips, perfect size for a jig.

[mullen2525]

do you think this method may be effective for bass, has anyone tried adding peanut butter to a bass lure or jig

[ice dude]

try peppermint oil. it works on my flys in the spring. you need to put a little in the wood chips with your maggots the oil will soak in to the skin.

[small_minnow]

Where do you buy peppermint oil?

[ice dude]

Grocery store ussally has it in the baking area.

[small_minnow]

Thanks ice dude.

[icebucketjohn]

incredible idea.  Looks like I'll have to try it out.

[fiddlehead322]

Friends of mine were catching brook trout on deer meat sunday. They ran out of bait. I'll try the pb though. Amazing what works when you're willing to try.

[Drewbonic]

Thats crazy! - I am going to try it though.
- Good fishing