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Do any of you use a commercial fish attractant while jigging for macks? If so, what brands/flavors/scents do you like? I have heard that some of the Lake Granby ice fishermen down here like a Lake Trout scent by Dr. Juice, but I can't find it anywhere. Supposedly it is different from the regular Salmon/Trout (or Trout/Salmon) scent by Dr. Juice. I used to use Berkley Strike "Trout" formula years ago, but that was probably 10 mor 12 years ago and it is no longer made. I would appreciate your collective insight on this whole attractant-for-macks issue. Thanks.
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]I use scents. If nothing else, they will cover your scent. I use the Smelly Jellies Fish flavors and Kickin' Bass Craw.
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When you say Smelly Jelly fish flavors, I see Smelly Jelly makes Ancovy, Shad, Sardine, and Shrimp. Is any one of those better than the others, in your experience? Thanks.
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]I use Smelly Jelly ... Anchovy. I pack it in the tube in front and behind the lead head.[/size][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]I use them all, Don. Like I said, I use them to mask my scent more than anything. Depending on the day, I'll switch them around. I use the Anchovy, Herring, Shad, etc. They are all on the boat.[/size][/font]
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I also use Smelly Jelly, Anchory and Shad mainly. When the bite is hot it doesn't seem to make a difference if I'm using it or not. I've seen Dr. Juice advertised in Bass Pro. WH2
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I have never tried it. I do have a bottle of the stuff but I always forget it. It has been in the closet for years now. Maybe I should put it in my tackle box.
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I have used scents in the past and found that it makes absoulutly no difference at all. It may give you something extra to try to kill some time, when the fishing is slow but still presentation is everything. I will always try to figure out what the fish are keying on, sometimes it is experimenting all day to find out what these fish are whacking but I still have never found that scent makes any matter of difference. I have even taken a day that we were catching fish and scented one jig on one rod and not the other just to see and found catch rates the exact same. Maybe I did not get an accurate study on this, if anyone else has tried this head to head let me know- Macman
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]I've seen scents make the difference but you're right. You have to have the right presentation in the water first. It can't hurt putting out a scent trail and anything you can to cover your scent helps. As was stated earlier there will be days when it doesn't matter what you do but those are the days anyone who has a line in the water will catch fish.[/size][/font]
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], BLM used the liquid stuff that you could squirt inside the tube, in my excursions, I have tried just dipping the lead head in the jelly, the sliding it into the tube, but I think that the squirtable jelly puts more of a trail and cloud in the water since it is more of a liquid.