when I really need a bite I put in a fat dip of Copenhagen

The human order is the most offensive scent to all species of fish. Salt water fisherman that deep sea fish have been using gloves for a long time to bait up the hooks and do the tying.

My biotech that makes my 3 scents has run many test with the human scent and when it is present in the line up of chum bags the Bass will move away. Bass can smell and will follow the scent trail as he disperses the scent into a 100 ft. tank. As he snakes the tube putting out the scent from one end of the tank to the other, zig-zagging the trail from one side to the other all the way to the other end; as the Bass enters they will follow that same path to the other end.

He says, he is surprised we catch anything after handling our baits; so you should be using some kind of scent to mask the human order.

Horrible advice. If you don't think human scents bother wild animals, you must not be much of a hunter.

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The best fisherman on this planet are the Elite Pros. Unless they keep it a secret and tell them not to film them I have never seen KVD or Denny or Clunn or anyone else on the Elites wash their hands with any scent killing soap. Its a freaking fish with a brain the size of a pea, it will bite baits that look nothing like anything that swims or lives in the water. ITS NOT A DEER.

But if you want to wash your hands with scent killing soap, then by all means, get after it.

You do everything you can to keep the human scent off your baits and I know for a fact you will catch twice as many fish. I have stated all the test we have done on here before. You don't have to believe the results if you wish. I fish where we catch 100 bass per day and for 30 years have seen our catches double by taking these precautions. Actually all we have to do is use packages dosed in Pure Extract.

I find it a little time consuming to just wash your hands several times a day. This is what scent is for and it has to be some strong stuff to get the job done. This is why I use Pure Extracts and not just scent then you can handle the baits to put them on.

Thanks for taking the time to address all those points.

I'm not a full time cigarette smoker. But every time I have smoked while fishing I have caught most of my bigger fish. I don't think any scent deters a fish from biting.

No problem. And just disregard the people saying don't overthink it. I deal in facts and science, and science has shown time and time again that bass HATE human scent. Virtually all animals do. If they want to be willingly ignorant I'm not going to stop them, but I wouldn't suggest joining them. Thinking about these exact things have made me a much better fisherman.

For the record, a trophy bass is very much like a trophy buck. They don't get to be giants by luck alone. They travel away from the pack, they live isolated, they avoid commonly traveled routes, they typically feed and move at night, and they typically have stronger smell senses than the others. I could go on and on, but hey, what do I know.

I've wondered the same thing after putting sunscreen on

I think most reaction baits it doesn't matter but where I do think it matters is maybe worm fishing where you want the fish to hang on to it long enough to set the hook