Underwater Scents That Attract (AND REPEL) Fish!!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ค. 2020
- Have you ever fished a spot for a few minutes without catching anything, then, all of a sudden, the bite just suddenly turned on?
Or have you ever wondered why someone on the boat seems to have the hot hand, while others aren’t catching anything?
It could be random, or luck, or…
It could be because of underwater smell tracks.
What’s a smell track, you ask?
Scientist and author Paul Johnson spent countless hours underwater studying which scents played a role in attracting (and repelling) fish.
He called these scents “Smell Tracks” and has separated them into three different categories:
- Negative (repel fish)
- Neutral (have no affect on fish)
- Positive (attract fish)
See, a fish’s sense of smell is thousands of times greater than that of a human and even the tiniest bit of scent can attract or repel fish.
So in the first scenario above, it might not have been that a school of fish just decided to turn up, but that it just took a while for a negative smell track to get washed off your lure.
And in the second scenario, it might be because one of the anglers has positive smell tracks on his line or lure, and the others have negative smell tracks.
In this episode, we’re talking all about smell tracks and how they can help, or hurt, your fish-catching abilities.
We’ll also identify what items fall under negative, neutral, and positive smell tracks.
There are some shocking (yet very common) things on all three of lists, so this episode is a must-listen.
Have any questions about smell tracks?
Let us know in the comments below!
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Regarding scent tracks. Going to my neighborhood dock one morning and saw a neighbor pulling up his crab trap with more crabs(27) than anyone else. His bait in addition to chicken was a sardine can barely open.
@@joeporter1020 Wow! I'll be sure to try that for my crab traps.
Fish sauce is frequently used in Asian cooking for umami flavoring. I use it myself, and it is some funky smelling stuff. It can be bought in just about any grocery store and is made with only anchovy extract,sea salt and cane sugar. I've thought about using sardines in a chum bag made of cheese cloth. These may be an inexpensive alternative. Stay Salt Strong!
As far as dairy goes, it could be the diverse enzymes and amino acids in the product that's attractive. Maybe certain dough baits could be effective for saltwater.
The 6 dislikes are from big cigarette companies 😂
Haha!
I've used milk to wash my hands before fishing, and taken baths with it to nutralize my scent before going hunting. My grandfather taught us this practice back in the late 60's.
How cool that your grandfather taught you the helpful scent lessons so many years ago!
I met Berkley Bedell in the 80’s through one of his staffers when I worked on Capitol Hill. He was from Iowa and started Berkley Fly Co as a kid. He found out that his staffer Steve and I loved to fish on the weekends, so he hooked us up with TONS of his then experimental scent pastes, balls and sprays that he was trying to develop. I actually used some of the stuff sealed up in a jar the other day on rainbow trout! He was an incredible man. Died last winter at 98 down near you guys.
I guess I’m lucky I can remember my father warning me about the negative effects of all these unnatural scents on fishing when I was a kid 45 years ago.... thanks dad👍👍
I watched the whole thing and you know me, I know a lot about scent, this was great content on things I did not know! God Bless.
Thanks for making time to watch the video and leave the nice comment!
Mr Gum, get some scents for the south Pacific. Nothing on the market right now really works here.
Great content as usual ♥️🎣 I always like long videos like this one when I am driving... so I don’t get distracted. I always start checking you guy first in TH-cam. 😂😂😂
Gracias
Thanks so much for making time to listen and leave the nice comment!
This is GREAT information to add on and increase my skills in Saltwater Fishing. Especially when I'm a wader. Thank you!!!
Hey guys love the info on the scent tracks keeps up the awesome work catch y'all later.
Great stuff. I always knew scent was important. Stopped wearing cologne back in the 80’s because of it. But this definitely reminds me of the importance of scent in fishing. I have a bar of soap given to me years ago in my boat bag. It was advertised as fishing soap, so I’m going to have to pull that out again and try it out. 👍🏼
Best 42 minute video I watch!! Thank you
Just out of curiosity. How would wearing latex gloves affect the scent? Does it have its own negative smell track? Does it hold our natural human oils? Can you wash it in positive smell tracks to mask it and will it work?
watching more, this might be one of the best YT videos on fishing I've encountered. you genuinely added to my understanding of fishing these past 54-mumble years! gotta find that book. maybe there is an ebook version to be had, or audible?
EDIT: According to Google Books there are no ebook or audio book editions. what a shame as I have probs holding books due to RA...
can you use the luring scent Pro-cure bait scents on your hands and equipment to counter the negative or neutral scents?
As a soap maker, this makes me want to make a bar with fine ground Anise. That would work well with neutralizing your odor and give some additional abrasiveness for a deeper clean. I could also add milk like many artisanal soaps included but that probably wouldn't work the same as pouring milk on your hands because or the chemical changing process of soap making but who knows. It'll definitely help make your hands softer at least.
Maybe add fish guts and chopped shrimp. 😊
Or beer! Lol!
Wow. Put your soap on a hook and catch a fish
This is soooooo helpful. Ive been keeping my pole in my car lately and i smoke. Ive been coming up blank for weeks. NOTHING!! Ill go buy a new lure and always catch one. Then it goes back to nothing. Explains everything. I was just about to stop fishing out of frustration
So can i pour beer on my hands after i smoke?
Awesome video. Never new any of this stuff. God bless you guys. Keep it up.
Excellent info - thanks so much. Any info on the distance that petroleum vapors need to be from your fishing gear? Thinking of garage storage issues.
The anis oil yall discused about is a liquorice smelling oil. I still use it on my soft plastics (especially worms). I've also rubbed it on my hands, to hide my scent.
This anise oil is used in a lot of softbaits used for ice fishing in the north and great lakes region.
Great info. Thank you for sharing this knowledge with us.
Thanks guys! Salt strong member here. Great content.
I've always suspected that showering before a fishing trip, smoking, handling your tackle too much, and bug repellant all repel fish. I could usually tell a difference even at the same place, same time, same tide, same everything. Looks like I got a new book to read too. Great video.
I have fished for over 40 years and this is the first time I’ve ever heard of this. This could be the best podcast you have put out. Awesome information
This video is so informative that I saved it to listen to again.
Thanks for the support!
Great video! I tried to find that book, $900 on Amazon! Maybe you guys can record chapters like bedtime stories...
Dear sir We have to use some lubricant and wd 40 to maintain pur reels, so what we can do if these lubricants will repel fish.? Thx
What great information. Didn't have a clue. I have been making my own pompano rigs for surf fishing. I made a little soapy solution and put it in a spray bottle to spray the knots so they don't kink or curl. Works great but haven't been catching the fish we were before I started doing that now that i think about it. Spit it is from now on. Also after going to the dermatologist last week I got the suntan lotion and smeared it on my face and arms when fishing later that week. Didn't catch anything all day and my wife was. She uses spray on. I wonder if it will help if I break open a fish oil capsule and put a drop or two in the little zip lock bags I store my pompano rigs in?
Awesome info
Back in the day my Grandmother use to say it was lucky to split on the bate before casting, and on some occasions she would even spit chewing tabacco on he bate. I'm curious on your intake on this stragity. Does spit or chewing tabacco affect your chances on catching fish?
Lots of very interesting stuff here!!! Awesome content! Interesting show trick we'd do growing up in naples we used to throw gum into water or sometimes just spit in the water around the fuel dock and monster jacks would slam the water.
So whats the. Best scent overall then for ocean an fresh water lets say flr trout??
Found this very interesting, and believe the info will be very helpful in fishing!!
This video has me cringing at myself for touching EVERY part of the line when I've been spooling up a new reel for the past few years. Didn't know it mattered that much. Thanks guys
Or keeping my rods right next to 3 jugs of gasoline in a garage...
I wish they tested dog/cat smells so i could know if im safe to keep my rods in the closet
I have recently been using WD40 to wipe down reels after fishing. Any suggestions for a non-petroleoum spray oil that might be good to use wiping down gear afterwards?
I’ve noticed negative effects of tobacco around fish but believe it or not I think they like weed. I blow it all over my lure and line and seem to catch more fish when I do. I’m being serious about all this, it is now a firm superstition of mine.
This is Salt Strong ! Very good info
Hope insiders will have a cheat sheet to sum it up
Liked very informative
Sorry for the late comment/question, but does the plastic dyes for worm tails ETC do harm? Great video!!!
Thanks for the info and laughs. 🐟
What about cleanse oil while cleaning your rod and reel Will that affect your chances?
What kind of oil or grease is best to use to clean reels with?
Thanks, great video
I am wondering if petroleum based (mono lines etc.) have scent trail & if the makers are aware & employing counter measures.
Something I want to share with you guys on fish scents as well. I've been experimenting with frozen baits like shrimp and greenbacks...i found that if you get a 5 gallon bucket and add the frozen bait with fresh saltwater plus getting a 2lb garlic salt mix but adding only 1/4 of it to the water...have them defrost and let them absorb that water till they start getting hard...makes wonders to the frozen bait. I tested it out down at the keys with my friend that doubted me leaving his frozen bait out. I heard from this Captain that swears by this...and let me tell...it works amazing...it revives the baits like you won't believe...they get hard as like you just almost caught it...and that garlicy smell makes the fish go nuts. My friend was amazed how well it worked. We started getting slammed left and right with that. It was like you cast land and they come after the bait like piranhas...we nailed like 30+ fish from Snapper, bonnnet head, catfish, grunts and 2 Goliath Groupers which we had to throw back...It'll be great if you guys try it and see if it works out for you as well, especially knowing frozen baits tend to be soft and mooshie when they're frozen...you'll notice the difference.
Thanks so much for sharing the cool trick! I'll be sure to give this a try.
@@Saltstrong oh and btw I joined the Saltstrong family today...wow you're right guys! We better content and awesome stuff I see now...it's so worth it...im very happy to keep learning.
@@frankiev-tech4630 Thanks for joining the Insider Club Family!
Diet Pepsi does the same thing! 24 hours. Hardens the bait. Stays on the hook.
Hmm this is quite informative, have you tested this technique several times btw ?worth giving it a shot
What hand soap do you recommend to neutralize human scent and use before handling baits, tying leaders, etc...?
Ivory bar soap. 90 something percent natural.
Great video. I totally agree about keeping all your gear and lures away from negative scents. What about garlic and salt as an attractant? It is listed as an attractant at many other places.
I know it is used in bass fishing a lot. it could possibly work inshore. never know till ya try! lol
Good job thanks for all the smelly fishing scents. By the way, do you want to sell that book? It's a crazy expensive book. I searched saw it at 2 sites amazon 900+ and abe books 2000. Anybody know of a recorded or digital version out there?
So aside from the musky not liking the pike scent can other fish distinguish the difference in a predator fish and a bait fish?
Good Job!
so....what if your fishing rainbow trout, and you roll the powerbait in your hands. Will that produce a negative scent for the fish?
What about reel cleaning products? What is the best for less scent trace?
Well screw it then!
Glocker: Damn Good question. I also wish S.S. would have responded.
100% believe that something gets on a lure from a fish that makes it the hot lure. I've witnessed it too many times. Fishing literally side by side with friends and strangers, nothing going on...then one person will finally get one, and you'll see that same person catch fish one after another in very close succession. dozens of people using exactly the same lure, same color, size, casting it literally side by side. There is NO bottom structure in some of these spots. I've seen it happen all too often, and i've even been that guy on many occasions. One time i showed up late got 4 fish in 5 casts while others caught nothing for hours and they were right beside me doing pretty much the same thing. For this reason, i started tying fly material to some of my lure hooks just to see if it would hang onto whatever it was that wipes off a fish.. blood, slime, mouth goo, whatever it was.
This was very helpful 🙂
Great to hear!
Ladyfish or trout slime on a lure is always good for the snook bite.
I'm 61. Before powerbait we would use cheese and garlic flavored marshmallows' for trout. Some guys used old velveeta.
Wow! I did not know all that about scents. My poles have been stored in the carport. My daughter-in-law smokes out there every day. There is also gas stored there too. Have not been getting many bites lately. I will change out all my lines and store them in the bedroom. No more bug repellent and I will watch when I use sunscreen.
How about dead shrimp ? Can I use that on my hands and gear for the scent ?
Very interesting
Cheese has lots of sodium which freshwater fish are attracted to. Yamamoto baits have high sodium formulations for that reason. I get less spit outs with hi-sodium plastics
Wow. This makes perfect sense. No wonder my Grandpa rubbed his hands with mud, before tying his fishing knots.
Best fishing info that I have ever watched.
Thanks for making time to post the nice comment!
You are so hysterical.... Simon's like diamonds💯💢👌😁
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Although I have only been fishing for a year I knew that the lotion, cologne, insect spray, gas fill-up or-and especially sweat ( Yeah, I sweat all over the line, lure...) whatever might be affecting my fishing. Now I know for sure! Best report ever!
Thanks for making time to leave the nice comment David!
Thought's on the Pro-Cure Bad Azz Hand and Lure soap?
I truly believe scent has lots to do with fish but I am not sure about smoke or gas being a negative! Good buddy of mine out fishes lots of people and he smokes like a chimney and stores his gear in his shop with oils/fumes all over! I often joke with him to rub my lures I swear he has some scent that fish just love!
Cheese is a popular bait for freshwater catfish (other fish, too??), used by both anglers and commercials fishermen. Garlic powder/salt is also used in some homemade baits.
Yep was thinking same thing. Nothing new
I just had one interesting thought regarding the idea that Northern Pike scent is a deterrent for Muskie. In light of this, how then would you explain the fact that Northern Pike and Muskie are known to interbreed (creating "tiger muskie")??? Anyone have any thoughts on this? I'm just curious how this is supposed to work? I used to live near a lake that was full of Tiger Muskie, and they are a very common species here in Ontario.
I made some goat milk bar soap one time with charcoal and anise oil. Nobody wanted it lol. Most people I knew were clueless about fishing lol.
but how should I clean my line if I have negative smell on it?
You can tell who the more scientific mind is among the two! LOL Enjoy these guys, especially Luke's tests. He seems to understand minimizing variables in any experimental setting. I wish there was more info directly applicable to the Louisiana/Texas coast. Sure, some is directly applicable, but Salt Strong is definitely focused on Florida.
Tons of people use Ivory soap as bait for catfish. No science to back this up, but after I found out about that, I started taking a bar of ivory soap fishing with me to wash my hands while fishing. Seems to work well even after applying bug spray and/or sunscreen. If you’ve ever gotten either of those on your lips, common sense would tell you fish won’t want to put either of them in their mouths.
Interesting!
I leave a Negative Smell track for the wife in the ceramic bowl everyday....
I use a snail trail
this is fascinating. I'll try these here in Philippines got to observe how fish reacts on those positives
Thanks and let us know how they work!
this is true science
L Serine is a molecule produced by the body
the L stands for left.
R Serine would be its mirror image with different properties
Ok SaltStrong, heard it here first: SPF/Positive scent track hand sanitizer gel.... would sell like wild.
Just get unscented hand sanitizer and then spit on your hands after
Thanks. Never knew all that. When beach fishing I grab wet sand & rub it in my hands mostly to clean suntan lotion off. Now I need to change everything. Thanks for all the info.
When I used to live in Montana, we used to put cubes of velvita cheese on our hooks and would catch rainbow trout.
I learn something every time I watch your channel.
Thank you for the support!
would be curious about wd40 heard fish like it's scent. I'm not sure that they like it but it hasn't hurt my success, I spray it in my tackle trays to keep hooks and hardware from rusting.
I was thinking the same thing about penn reel cleaner.
I have heard and read that WD40 is made from fish oils. It may be good as an attractant, but it ‘stinks’ for anything else.
I've been trolling lake Michigan salmon and trout for 20+ years. For the last 10 or more I've told my buddies that I've noticed that spoons or flies that have caught fish will out fish the exact same lure taken out of the package new. To this day they think I'm crazy. Anise scent? Think black licorice. I kept waiting for a mention of Menhaden oil? I know a few guides and others in SW florida that mix it into there chum.
Yes I have tried a gallon of Menhaden oil mixed with crushed anchovies as chums and it really worked.
Menhadden fresh is killer cut bait on reds. Better than mullet imo
As far as Gulp scents, it doesn't work better than putting some chicken on the hook here in Panamá. Gulp is made for very specific spieces, mostly found in North America.
When scuba diving, I observed that the contents of a cheez whiz can sprayed in the water would attract a school of yellowtail snapper. I thought it was the color and worm-like shapes. It may have been the scent.
Definitely
Enjoyed the great information. ANISE OIL IS THE LIQUORICE SMELL YOU SMELL ON SOME BAITS. IT IS A COOKING SENT
Hi mark. Correct and it's mixed with molasses a powerful attractant👍
I would have to question the petroleum comment made at the 14:50 mark. I use smelly jelly that's made with petroleum jelly and catch fish all the time.
know I'm late to the party but excellent info on what scents repel fish, in general. In truth it's not new, read about it when I was young in the late 60s...however the depth of detail in this video is priceless to us fisher folk.
Very appreciated to have... the smoking detail will help backup a big complaint I have with a couple family members (ugh, right? hahaha). So when I end up divorced which one of you has the couch in the garage for a broke down geezer?
Use the ProCure or related juice as hand cleaner.????
I always felt like buying a new combo was bad luck, like you spend all this money on a new rod and reel but catch em on the old rod. Probably from me spooling line on using my fingers for tension, im gonna start using a rag to pinch the line when spooling.
Growing up in West Virginia we used to catch fresh water trout with nothing but cheese. Tight Lines
😮Awesome! 💪😂
In south Louisiana we have used Ivory Soap to catch Catfish, look into that!
Great stuff. This is why I won't use sunscreen then touch my rigs. I've noticed that it will keep me from getting bites. I'll spray everything with gulp scent. Once I had a good pompano bite. I reapplied sunscreen and touched my rigs and baits. And the bite shut down.
Not to be contrary but my grandfather a WW2 vet smoked non filtered Pall Malls for 50 years, owned a Ranger Boat Dealership in Oklahoma and routinely caught limits of crappie & catfish. 🤷🏼♂️. He also chewed tobacco and always spit on his hook....
Follow Richard Gene fishing here on TH-cam. He’s a smoking & fishing machine 🤷🏼♂️. I’m a non smoker myself but Richard and my grandfather would both be examples that the nicotine data is flawed...(Killed Deer too)
Also, don’t bait caster fishermen’s thumbs touch the line every cast?
Catfish love Garlic and Cheese on the plus side.
Yep, good point
Was this book strictly based on freshwater fish? I have noticed that Gulp is extremely popular for saltwater fish and that watching pro bass fisherman virtually never use Gulp baits. Red fish pros use it alot.
the other day i was fishing with a old man and he was smoking weed and caught 2 keeper sheepshead and a slot red. fish like weed more than we do
my little ice hut was hotboxed regularly and I always caught pile of perch... thanks for helping me confirm my theory that weed is ok.
collect a bucket of fine sand to wash your hands with 😄 works way better than soaps and you got non oily hands to tie knots and handle your gear it also works pretty good for boat fishing when you reached a spot and dont need to touch the engine for a while 😄 you can also use it to get you cork rod grips nice and clean 😄 to get oil of lures you can give them really quick dip in some isopropyl alcohol and put them in water straight away to not damage coatings or rubber 😁
my grandpa caught a limit of trout in southern oregon once a week for decades with velveta cheese on treble hooks.
Jesus Christ that’s hilarious 🤣
Hambone: That is Not hilarious - that is Catching Fish! There were those who made fun of my glow beads. That was until I outfished every one else.
Velveeta cheese works for trout. Have tried it done that and it works
How would you clean reels that have always been sprayed with real magic? Any help would be much appreciated!
Change your line
@@txdocprich_8404Was really hoping that wasn't the answer I have 28 combo all braid and sprayed! From 8#-130#, Gonna be expensive! Thanks for your time
Cut up a lemon chop some garlic put into a plastic bag with your reels for a day or two👍
@@toddrawlings3563 I would wash them with ivory bar soap before you scrap it all
How about putting some garlic bulbs in your tackle box
I'll definitely buy that anchovies soap salt strong!
" keep spittin on your stuff"...lol
Have an idea. Can you just cover up the smell with some fish attractant? i would spray my line.
Hey guys, my father is a biologist. Living in South Louisiana, we eat tons of boiled seafood. Dad discovered that wetting his hands then washing the with baking soda, neutralized the odor quite well. Of course, everyone knows it works in the fridge for the same reason. It may be worth keeping some in the tackle bag or on the boat. Being a smoker, I have to give it a shot. I'll report back with the findings. Maybe someone else has some experience with this.
Thanks for sharing!
I wonder if Dr Squatch soap is a good idea or not?
Rub milk on our hands and don't wipe after catching fish I guess?
Is that only tobacco smoke ?
Asking for a friend