Author Topic: Adding Scents to Dead Frozen Bait (Read 2739 times)

Goatskin · « **on:** Jan 19, 2011, 10:23 AM »

Im plan on stashing a load of bait fish next summer for hard water and i was wondering how you guys scent them. Like making them really oily and stanky for the green monsters

fishslayerX · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 19, 2011, 03:26 PM »

I smother my deadbait in smelly jelly. Pike also like salt and crushed garlic some times. Everyone's got their own sauce. Fish oil and worm oil also shrimp anything oily will spread out from were you drop it in. Catch a hog. I cant top 8lbs this year for some reason, lots o mini pike, no log, were do you fish I live in north idaho

Goatskin · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 19, 2011, 04:19 PM »

Just south of the canadian border in St Lawrence county. Thanks for the tips and the smelly jelly whats the brand name?

saxmatt · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 19, 2011, 05:40 PM »

My bait smells enough as is! If you want to add extra scent try chopping up some smelt or other oily fish, add some water, mix it up more and chum the holes with the mix. For any species of fish I prefer natural homemade flavorings over any pre made flavorings. Companies put preservatives and other chemicals in their flavorings and I think if you use the right natural ingredients you'll get more action. I would rather eat fresh homemade food over processed pre made food, and I don't see why fish wouldn't be the same way.

Goatskin · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 19, 2011, 05:48 PM »

I dont have easy acess to a place where i can dipnet smelt or anything like that could i just dump like chopped garlic and itallian dressing or something along those lines

saxmatt · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 19, 2011, 06:07 PM »

Lots of supermarkets have bags of frozen smelt by the seafood section. Around $5 a bag where I live.

Goatskin · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 19, 2011, 09:37 PM »

ok thanks ive heard mackrel are also nice for slobs any insight there?

fishslayerX · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 20, 2011, 10:22 AM »

The choped up smelt is a good plan and most places do have them, do not go to a fishing retailer they want too much money. Smelly jelly is the brand name and comes in several flavors I use pink witch is shrimp it lives up to its name get one in a squeez bottle, you do not want it on your hands. Also dump a pile of guts heads ect down a hole and come back to the same spot next time. Always works for me at least you will draw some channel cats or pike.

Goatskin · « **Reply #8 on:** Jan 20, 2011, 10:29 AM »

ive never really chumed but it sounds like a great idea and can you pick up the jelly at a wal mart or something along those lines or is it strictly a baitshop thing

northernnyice · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 20, 2011, 11:30 AM »

you dont need to stank up your bait goatskin

Goatskin · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 20, 2011, 05:05 PM »

Wont hurt to try sir besides i dont want a repeat of last year any time soon

fishslayerX · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 20, 2011, 07:57 PM »

What hapened last year does not sound good? Yes our wal-mart has it. I would try it on a few lines.

Goatskin · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 20, 2011, 09:55 PM »

the black and white beast showed her head

fishslayerX · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 20, 2011, 10:55 PM »

I'm not shure what that means but sounds bad.

northernnyice · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 21, 2011, 10:20 AM »

he didnt ice a single fish. i dont think it was due to having no stink on your bait. you have to have your tip ups in the water for starters.. haha

northernnyice · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 21, 2011, 10:22 AM »

your too busy with your basketball!! come to the old pike shack with me and we'll get a few goatskinny

Goatskin · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 21, 2011, 10:29 AM »

i can skip practice any time there mc nasty

northernnyice · « **Reply #17 on:** Jan 21, 2011, 12:11 PM »

mc nasty? thats me, eh? haha. well then you'd best be skippin this weekend!!!

Goatskin · « **Reply #18 on:** Jan 21, 2011, 02:16 PM »

oh i am! and i dont think some bodys gonna be happy where were goin

c.r.rick · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 22, 2011, 10:59 PM »

try buying shad guts and putting that on them or you can by shell fish oil and put your bait in a zip loc then fill it with shad oil and freeze

northernnyice · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 23, 2011, 05:15 PM »

Quote from: Goatskin on Jan 21, 2011, 02:16 PM

oh i am! and i dont think some bodys gonna be happy where were goin

so why keep going?

Goatskin · « **Reply #21 on:** Jan 24, 2011, 01:21 PM »

cause its the first time ive ever gone and it sucked anyways

northernnyice · « **Reply #22 on:** Jan 25, 2011, 08:09 AM »

Quote from: Goatskin on Jan 24, 2011, 01:21 PM

cause its the first time ive ever gone and it sucked anyways

how did it suck. your brother caught one bigger than you'll probably ever see at your rate.. You just werent in the right spot. Your brother had the dike covered. Everywhere else back in there is dead water. You gotta go way out past my ice shack, out where it opens up.

Goatskin · « **Reply #23 on:** Jan 25, 2011, 01:49 PM »

Quote from: northernnyice on Jan 25, 2011, 08:09 AM

how did it suck. your brother caught one bigger than you'll probably ever see at your rate.. You just werent in the right spot. Your brother had the dike covered. Everywhere else back in there is dead water. You gotta go way out past my ice shack, out where it opens up.

me and terry got skunked and gary only caught one dink. And that rate is going to change when basketball is over in 2 weeks

northernnyice · « **Reply #24 on:** Jan 26, 2011, 10:21 AM »

like i said you guys were all in no mans land. gavin had the only good spot covered in the back of the bay. you have to go out by the mouth where it drops off into the main channel

Goatskin · « **Reply #25 on:** Jan 26, 2011, 10:30 AM »

Yeah but it was quite a walk from the spot we were camped.

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Author Topic: Adding Scents to Dead Frozen Bait (Read 2739 times)