As far as bass are concerned, I don't think scent matters much. I tend to prefer lures with a fast retrieve speed like spinnerbaits and plastic worms skittered over the surface, and these tend to provoke reaction strikes, they don't have time to smell them. Perhaps if one were fishing a slow bait like a Senko, or if one were jigging, they might take time to smell it, I don't know.
Over the years I have sort of evolved a theory about bass feeding. I don't think they get hungry, or strike out of hunger. I think they strike out of pure meanness and orneriness, and mother nature has arranged things so that keeps them fed.
If one wanted to worry about scent for fish, I would apply the principle to the catfish family, and perhaps walleyes.
Over the years I have sort of evolved a theory about bass feeding. I don't think they get hungry, or strike out of hunger. I think they strike out of pure meanness and orneriness, and mother nature has arranged things so that keeps them fed.
If one wanted to worry about scent for fish, I would apply the principle to the catfish family, and perhaps walleyes.
