Coffee Scented Lures? 2024
manny729 reply :
Hey just wanted to know a little bit about the new coffee scented lures and if they work and why? i don't get why coffee scent is good. Oh yeah, and is it possible to poor coffee or coffee grains on lures? Just curious.
clayton86 reply :
My nephew puts coffee grounds in with some of his gear he's always trying crazy stuff he puts coffee in a tic tac case with his snaps and stuff some in cheap unscented plastics garlic cloves u name it. Personaly idk of its helping me I got rage baby craws in coffee scent all I know is it smells like a capacino and it smells awsome to me so the fish have got to like it right....right
manny729 reply :
On 5/18/2011 at 5:26 AM, clayton86 said:My nephew puts coffee grounds in with some of his gear he's always trying crazy stuff he puts coffee in a tic tac case with his snaps and stuff some in cheap unscented plastics garlic cloves u name it. Personaly idk of its helping me I got rage baby craws in coffee scent all I know is it smells like a capacino and it smells awsome to me so the fish have got to like it right....right
LOL ok i'mma have to try it out with some of my baits, i would know if it works because i suck at fishing LOL
jeb2 reply :
Strike King's "perfect plastic" lineup is coffee scented, like their Caffeine Shad. Seems to work very well, or at least does not hurt anything.
manny729 reply :
On 5/18/2011 at 5:31 AM, jeb2 said:Strike King's "perfect plastic" lineup is coffee scented, like their Caffeine Shad. Seems to work very well, or at least does not hurt anything.
At least it smells good right?
manny729 reply :
Hey i wonder what brand coffee they use, or from what country? Do they like dark roast or med or light, how about gourmet coffee?
clayton86 reply :
If anything it covers the scent from ur hands I'm not completly sold on the whole fish can smell/taste ur fingers stuff even though I put mega strike on everything but you use your fingers to put it on so wouldent your scent still be there.
BigEnosBurdette reply :
On 5/18/2011 at 5:35 AM, manny729 said:Hey i wonder what brand coffee they use, or from what country? Do they like dark roast or med or light, how about gourmet coffee?
Decaf...it keeps them calm.
JoePhish reply :
Coffee scented baits work best in the morning :/
kLuo reply :
Strike King's rage craws are coffee scented now too. I still have a pack from when they first came out and were unscented, and I have not noticed a significant catch difference between the two.
Sam reply :
At a Bassmasters University one of the pros told the story about the coffee scented lures.
I don't know if this story is true but here it is to best of my recollection.If anyone else has heard this tale and it needs to be corrected, please do so and I thank you in advance for your input.
Some Berkley guys were trying out new baits when they threw coffee grounds towards the shore.
They noticed that the grounds attracted the minnows.
They repeated the test and once again the coffee attracted the minnows.
They took this data back to the lab and did some testing and out came the Ocho.
Simplistic story but you can get the gist of it.
I have coffee scented platics but have not used them. I may do so just for the fun of it in a tournament thsi Sunday.
I usually try out new lures and baits in local ponds to see how the tame bass react and I may use the Ochos just to see what happens.
So everyone who uses them please let us know if they produce strikes. 
manny729 reply :
thats crazy, hey i don't know if i want to give the bass decaf i like it better when they are hyper active
krisjack69 reply :
I use the blue craw ocho and I have caught many bass just my fingers would smell like coffee tho.I dont even drink coffee.
Scorcher214 reply :
I dont think it is a better fish attractor, perhaps, makes them hold longer and masks scent like another poster said. The only attractant I KNOW to work is megastrike.
krisjack69 reply :
Megastrike is ok but I like Carolina Lunker sauce better.
SausageFingers reply :
Its been pretty solid for the Rage Tail line
.ghoti. reply :
I'm working on, and have almost perfected, a line of terminal tackle. Hooks, weights, split-shot, jigs, jigheads, swivels and snaps; all permanently infused with the scent and flavor of donuts.
Nobody can refuse coffee and donuts in the morning, least of all a bass.
dhami013 reply :
I've used coffee flavored tubes, caught a 3lbs fish from one pocket where the day before I caught another if not the same 3lbs fish from that same spot using a brush hog. So I really don't know. What I do know is that I like the smell of it. A long with the smell of Anise. And there's something about opening a bag of berkley powerbait, you just have to smell the bag.
grimlin reply :
On 5/18/2011 at 11:33 PM, dhami013 said:I've used coffee flavored tubes, caught a 3lbs fish from one pocket where the day before I caught another if not the same 3lbs fish from that same spot using a brush hog. So I really don't know. What I do know is that I like the smell of it. A long with the smell of Anise. And there's something about opening a bag of berkley powerbait, you just have to smell the bag.
Ands here I thought I was the only idiot out there stiffing my bag of baits....
I stiff JJ's too....just not too close to the jar.... 
clayton86 reply :
The comment about throwing coffee and seeing it attracting minows makes me wanna try to make stale fruit loop cereal flavored baits cuz the minows love em so do the ducks and geese or stale cheerios lol
SausageFingers reply :
On 5/19/2011 at 12:23 AM, grimlin said:I stiff JJ's too....just not too close to the jar....
Same with the Power Bait line. It can make you dry heave if you get too close.
manny729 reply :
Loved the doughnut and coffee infusion tackle LOL so talking about attractants what do your guys recommend and why?
Hamby reply :
On 5/18/2011 at 11:33 PM, dhami013 said:I've used coffee flavored tubes, caught a 3lbs fish from one pocket where the day before I caught another if not the same 3lbs fish from that same spot using a brush hog. So I really don't know. What I do know is that I like the smell of it. A long with the smell of Anise. And there's something about opening a bag of berkley powerbait, you just have to smell the bag.
You stiff them? A bit too much info, don't ya think? 
I got heavily outfished by a buddy of mine using the same color senko. His had coffee scent though. I switched and began catching fish. Happened a few times later that year when i'd put on a new senko and stop catching them only to realize it wasn't the coffee scented one. Only happened with that one color though. Didn't happen all the time, but it's probably just like any other thing. Sometimes the fish want it, sometimes they don't.
Bluebasser86 reply :
I was catching fish on the SK rodent the other day and ran out of them. Switched to a Yum Wooley bug (not coffee scented) in a very similar color and they wouldn't touch it. Was it the coffee scent? Don't know but there wasn't many other differences in the baits.
Sam reply :
MegaStrike
JJs Magic
Causes the bass to hold onto the lure longer.
Gangley reply :
I've heard two stories, but I doubt either is correct.
1) Some fisherman would discard their coffe grinds outside their house and quickly realized that worms were attracted to the location in their yards where the coffee grinds were being discarded. The worms were then used to fish with and somebody thought that the fish hit the worms pulled from coffee grinds better than worms pulled straight from the ground in other areas.
2) Old-Timers would mix their coffee grinds with the soil in the containers that they used to grow their fishing worms because they thought it added nutrients to the soil. Over time, people started to think that fisherman added the grinds to the soil for the scent instead of the nutrients, and thus the coffee scented lures were "created".
I doubt either scenario is correct, but sometimes its neat to read/hear how people think things came about.
manny729 reply :
I wonder how much some starbucks coffee worms would sell for? i'll be happy to buy some there because here in Puerto Rico is hard to find baits and lures, and kmart or walmart have no variety of lures. Hey just saw on you KVD talking about the coffee tube check out what he says
philsoreel reply :
On 5/18/2011 at 12:19 PM, Scorcher214 said:I dont think it is a better fish attractor, perhaps, makes them hold longer and masks scent like another poster said. The only attractant I KNOW to work is megastrike.
X2
I've tested Megastrike time and time again and I get the same results every time. I like the lubrication qualities as well in thick grass.
Lake Forest Bassin reply :
I have some Strike King rage tail rage hog's and I can't buy a bite with them I get more fish with brush hog's.
Dirts reply :
I have been playing with a jar of p.j. Jelly with a container of tropical fish food mixed in it. I read an article that it contains phenohormones that simulate feeding. In my animal lure trapping fish bait fish bait recipes they suggest Shellfish essence oil, can of sardines packed in oil and then add Whitmoyer brand of cod liver Proportions where 1/4 shellfish oil and 1/4 codfish. Oh I know your not trying to catch racoon fish but did you ever see commercial fisherman tossing chum. Now I ordered some Strike King worms to see if they break down with the p.j. Jelly. As far as the youngster with all the coffee in his tackle box. Did we forget what it was to be young again. Ever dream of catching a lunker bass or shooting a big buck. Keep the dream alive or feed the dreams of your Grand children. Life is good when you have success in your mind.
Food for thought
bigbill reply :
For a shore fisherman who fishes night and day donuts could be a problem. I’ve had a blackbear incounter using garlic scent I spilled on my rear bumper. I’m on a low bridge, he’s at my car, I have no where to go. Now I need to add donuts? Lol
now what grade of coffee to use? Very strong high test. What if they want cream and sugar? Lol
im going to try kraft italian zesty salad dressing with a tad of Regina red wine vinegar. It’s actually a combination I like. I’ll bet the fish will too.
btw it’s good in salads and on italian grinders too.
FishDewd reply :
I bought some KVD perfect plastics finesse worms not realizing they were coffee scented... I just liked the way the baits looked and felt lol. I haven't really used them yet, but they definitely beat just smelling like plastic! My only complaint so far: they don't come in breakfast blend or classic roasted scents. It smells like some sort of artificial coffee extract you'd buy from the spice isle at Walmart to me. This coming from a pot-a-day coffee drinker lol.
bigbill reply :
What if we put nightcrawlers in a bucket with used coffee grounds?
id have to break my no fishing with livebait law.
FishDewd reply :
Nightcrawlers definitely do like coffee grounds (I feed my fridge-kept canadians used coffee grounds, they do seem to like it as they've been alive for like 3 years now). Whether it helps them to be better fish bait? I don't think so... but they tend to be effective either way who could really tell?
FishDewd reply :
Well, it's confirmed. Bass do like coffee... caught two today on KVD coffee scented finesse worms! Granted they were small ones, but nothing else I tried all day worked until I wacky rigged a KVD on a dropshot finesse rig then got two within 15 minutes of each other. Lol.
Turkey sandwich reply :
I know nothing of the science, and can only speculate, but I can say that coffee tubes do work.
Mr. Aquarium reply :
i love the coffee tubes for smallies! they flat out get bit! i tried the coffee spray, hadnt had to much luck on it!
Porkrind reply :
6yr old thread brought back to life! I want to be the first to congratulate them for using the search function.
fishwizzard reply :
On 2/14/2018 at 12:37 PM, FishDewd said:Nightcrawlers definitely do like coffee grounds (I feed my fridge-kept canadians used coffee grounds, they do seem to like it as they've been alive for like 3 years now). Whether it helps them to be better fish bait? I don't think so... but they tend to be effective either way who could really tell?
Wait hold on, youve have the same worms living in your fridge for three years?
FishDewd reply :
On 2/18/2018 at 12:21 PM, fishwizzard said:Wait hold on, youve have the same worms living in your fridge for three years?
Kind of... I know some die but I assume they reproduce cause I often find some in there that are a lot smaller than the others. I also do restock after I've gone fishing using them enough times to use up about a batch of worms, about 18 is average for what can be bought at a time from a store. So it's like mixed families in there at this point. I imagine some are older than others. I do re-dirt them when they show signs of being unhappy, such as a lot of them being on the surface at once for a while. I feed them newspaper and/or used coffee grounds. Newspaper I wait until they've shredded through what was in there, or when I re-dirt them I line the container with it to get started. Coffee grounds I do maybe once every few weeks, just a few sprinkles of it on the surface after I've dried it on some paper towel for a while. The thing that seems to kill them is excessive moisture that causes dirt molding. It'll get this white, webby stuff on it and the worms don't deal with it well at all. I have lost some batches in the past due to that so I learned. On average, I'd say a single batch can easily last a year or more kept cool and happy in a decent container with scheduled dirt replacements. I use an organic mixture from home depot that contains a fair amount of earthworm casings.
fishwizzard reply :
On 2/18/2018 at 1:17 PM, FishDewd said:Kind of... I know some die but I assume they reproduce cause I often find some in there that are a lot smaller than the others. I also do restock after I've gone fishing using them enough times to use up about a batch of worms, about 18 is average for what can be bought at a time from a store. So it's like mixed families in there at this point. I imagine some are older than others. I do re-dirt them when they show signs of being unhappy, such as a lot of them being on the surface at once for a while. I feed them newspaper and/or used coffee grounds. Newspaper I wait until they've shredded through what was in there, or when I re-dirt them I line the container with it to get started. Coffee grounds I do maybe once every few weeks, just a few sprinkles of it on the surface after I've dried it on some paper towel for a while. The thing that seems to kill them is excessive moisture that causes dirt molding. It'll get this white, webby stuff on it and the worms don't deal with it well at all. I have lost some batches in the past due to that so I learned. On average, I'd say a single batch can easily last a year or more kept cool and happy in a decent container with scheduled dirt replacements. I use an organic mixture from home depot that contains a fair amount of earthworm casings.
Hah, ok, that makes sense. I was like man, after keeping the same worm alive for three years I would feel too attached to the little guy to use them as bait.
FishDewd reply :
On 2/18/2018 at 9:32 PM, fishwizzard said:Hah, ok, that makes sense. I was like man, after keeping the same worm alive for three years I would feel too attached to the little guy to use them as bait.
Lol, they are a bit like pets! I do feel a little bad stabbing them onto a hook... some of them are so big they are hard to rig up cause I find I have to run the hook down them, push them up to the shank tightly, repeat, then maybe even need to loop them a few times around the bend before finishing by letting a bit of them hang off the tip to cover the barb. To be fair they put up a fight the whole way and don't make it easy! Squirmy wormies!
One of these days I want to start a bed of Egyptian worms because they can handle my warm texas temperatures without cooling. These canadians I have are a bit of trouble to fish with because I have to load them in a small cooler with ice packs so they don't get too hot and die on me.
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