Fish Attractants. Which ones work? 2024

jacker reply :

I have never really used fish attractants, but after smelling Bangs crawfish formula at dicks sporting goods, it made me wonder. It smells excactly like nasty dead crayfish. Im not very interested in the scent making them bite, more just to cover up smells that may turn fish off from my hands.

Ive been doing alot of cold water jig fishing lately and wonder if anyone has had particularly good luck with a certain brand.

tight lines!

roadwarrior reply :

Two of our sponsors offer outstanding products:

MegaStrike for a "dead shad" scent and VERY convenient

application.

JJ's Magic for strong garlic and color.

I use JJ's for jig trailers and MegaStrike for everything else.

MegaStike is also recommended as a lubricant for swimbaits.

8-)

soccplayer07 reply :

x2 for megastrike

BriBass reply :

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Im not very interested in the scent making them bite, more just to cover up smells that may turn fish off from my hands.

^^ Exactly!

X3 with megastrike.... Since i started using it i will never touch a another scent.

-Only need to apply about 2 times an hour (Instead of every other cast) ;D

-Very good price for how long a tube lasts!

-Not oily and messy like other sprays and scents

My vote is megastrike.

Good luck!

KYntucky Warmouth reply :

Either megastrike or JJ's would be a good choice.

adclem reply :

X4 for Mega Strike

Later,

basser89 reply :

X5 on the Mega Strike!

Big Tom reply :

I have only used the JJs a little bit and there is no way that stuff doesn't cover up your scent.

Every time I use it, it makes me want Italian real bad.

jacker reply :

cool, megastrike is now on the way

along with some finess jigs and standups

yeah i never thought about the importance of lubing swimbaits and jigs, makes sense.

thanks guys

roadwarrior reply :

Tips:

MegaStrike can be applied when you are ready to fish,

it's easy to use.

JJ's Magic can be dipped at home (outside). After dipping baits,

let them dry before putting them back into well sealed bags.

The scent will last indefinitely, no spill and much easier to fish.

8-)

KYntucky Warmouth reply :

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Tips:
MegaStrike can be applied when you are ready to fish,

it's easy to use.

JJ's Magic can be dipped at home (outside). After dipping baits,

let them dry before putting them back into well sealed bags.

The scent will last indefinitely, no spill and much easier to fish.

8-)

These points should be stressed heavily ;D

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The scent will last indefinitely

that's for sure

Peacockbass1993 reply :

Ive never really used scents for fresh water, but salt water if Im throwing a plastic its definatly getting carolina lunker sauce on it, crawfish flavor. Snook, redfish, jewfish, snapper, etc. LOVE it.

iceintheveins reply :

Mega Strike is good, but Smelly Jelly is by far my favorite. It does turn a few lookers into biters, and cover up your own scent. It's not magic, but it does help some. They make it in both a jelly and sticky liquid formula. Tons of different flavors.

bassace reply :

I like CB's Hawg Sauce.

Crestliner2008 reply :

MegaStrike.

eyedabassman reply :

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Tips:
MegaStrike can be applied when you are ready to fish,

it's easy to use.

JJ's Magic can be dipped at home (outside). After dipping baits,

let them dry before putting them back into well sealed bags.

The scent will last indefinitely, no spill and much easier to fish.

8-)

I too agree on these two scents, they are the only two that get in my boat. I need to ask you something RW! I know that this will happen to me this year= I will open a bottle of JJ's to dip my bait and I will somehow spill it on my carpet :'(! So WHEN I do this is there anything that will remove the stain? :-/ And the smell? :-?

DINK WHISPERER reply :

B.A.N.G.

Furbit reply :

Megastrike and Edge Hot Sauce Gel both work great for me.

cart7t reply :

Here's a shot of JJ of JJ's Magic with a bag of samples he brought for the roadtrip crew.

That is some powerful strong fish attractant.

I'm designing a similar suit for applying JJ's on the water in the boat.

burleytog reply :

The only problem with that suit is that the hands aren't covered.

The_Natural reply :

I don't even use Megastrike, but Ike used it in the classic and claimed it gave him a lot of confidence.....and he isn't sponsored by Bobby. I bet Bobby did a somersault when he read that. Seriously, that exposure alone was worth no less than $30k.

WCCT reply :

I like to use Upper Hand Scents in their Hawg Sauce and Coffee/Shad flavors. Great scents to marinate your baits in!

Hammer 4 reply :

I been using Bang in the shad scent...to be honest, I can't tell if it works, or not.. :-[

Catt reply :

I use Fish Formula II or Baitmate (clear) with a ½ oz of pure anise oil added.

roadwarrior reply :

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Tips:
MegaStrike can be applied when you are ready to fish,

it's easy to use.

JJ's Magic can be dipped at home (outside). After dipping baits,

let them dry before putting them back into well sealed bags.

The scent will last indefinitely, no spill and much easier to fish.

8-)

I too agree on these two scents, they are the only two that get in my boat. I need to ask you something RW! I know that this will happen to me this year= I will open a bottle of JJ's to dip my bait and I will somehow spill it on my carpet :'(! So WHEN I do this is there anything that will remove the stain? :-/ And the smell? :-?

This was brought up on the Roadtrip, but I don't recall the answer.

However, my advice is avoid the potential problem and apply JJ's

Magic at home, then carry baits in well sealed bags.

8-)

Dock Master reply :

x2 on the Smelly Jelly. Though recently I have had trouble with the applicator tip becoming open and spilling over the place. I am going to try Megastrike some this year and see if this problem gets better with Megastrike.

Mark J reply :

Megastrike classic-!!!!----not the new garlic version....

BassnMan Mike reply :

I use Smelly Jelly Crawfish Anise, Edge Products Hot Sauce and Pro Cure depending on how I'm fishing.

Are scents the magic ticket? I personally dont think so. I believe alot of it has to do with confidence. If you believe something is going to work you take the time to present the bait correctly

bassnman mike

Blue Streak reply :

Good grief!! Not again!!

Don't we do this about every other week?

Does any one read the previous pages or search for this topic?

Bassin_Fin@tic reply :

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Megastrike classic-!!!!----not the new garlic version....

This has already been discussed Mark.It smells like dead shad! Yesterday I made an order for some "dead shad toast" with my pizza take out and the kid looked at me like I was crazy.I told him that thats what dead shad smelled like and it is the new age name for garlic. :

Mark J reply :

I had "dead shad" flavored chicken wings for lunch today...

HydrillaKilla reply :

Fish Formula ( original scent ) ha! ;D

fishbully 2.0 reply :

cope straight. spit it on a power worm, it's like magic

mlpauley reply :

just bought some megastrike today and i hope its as good as everyone says

umahunter reply :

another megastrike Ive recently started using it over the last couple months i was skeptical with all the hype but i bought a tube and tried it one day. i fished a clear water spot where i could watch the fish and there reaction. while i cant really say it attracts them more they do hold onto it much longer. i would watch the fish take the bait and let em swim around without setting the hook to see if they would hold it longer. man i saw em suck it in and just swim about like normal the stuff works another one i like is yum shad flavor

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