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Re: To scent or not to scent?
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11/27/17 06:30 AM
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mitchell_usmc
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I have used Donald Harper's natural extracts for a couple of months now. I have noticed a difference in the bite ratio with and without. Also the use of 1 person using and the other not. The fish seem to hold on to the bait longer and I keep my soft plastics sprayed down. I have tried multiple brands and found that his are the real deal. It smells lake a school of bait fish, crowded or worm depending on what you use.
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Re: To scent or not to scent?
[Re: stringwise]
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11/27/17 07:20 PM
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ezbassin
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I think it helps to have scent on them, but with that being said, I also still catch fish on unscented soft plastics. One thing that I have noticed is with some craw tubes I throw. They are manufactured by the same company but repackaged under various brands. Some have garlic scent on them and some are unscented. I always do better with the scented ones.
Last edited by ezbassin; 11/27/17 07:26 PM.
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Re: To scent or not to scent?
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11/27/17 07:23 PM
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reeltexan
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I think they are good products.........to sell.
"..The pleasantist angling is to see the fish Cut with her golden oars the silver stream, And greedily devour the treacherous bait. Bill Shakespeare
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Re: To scent or not to scent?
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11/27/17 07:27 PM
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Smurfs
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I use Donald Harper's natural extracts, if your not your missing out! 
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Re: To scent or not to scent?
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11/27/17 08:02 PM
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SteezMacQueen
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I'd rather have two packages of baits vs one package of baits and a smell to spray on em.
Simple economics.
Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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Re: To scent or not to scent?
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11/27/17 09:20 PM
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LearnedHat
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Not sure if they work but I use them. Mostly use Smelly Jelly in shad, earthworm, or crawfish. I like it because it stays on okay although, much like the wax below the waterline of your boat, it is still gone pretty quickly. I did buy worm oil with the shad and earthworm extract in it to add to some of my worm baits but that was because I really needed the oil and thought shad or earthworm had a chance of helping.
I am just looking for an extra 1/2 second or so before the spit or cover any sunscreen I possibly could transfer from my hands.
Last edited by LearnedHat; 11/27/17 09:20 PM.
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Re: To scent or not to scent?
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11/27/17 11:28 PM
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tejasbass
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No question scents help. No way to know how many extra bites it gets you in a day/year. The biggest problem I have with them is being lazy.
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Re: To scent or not to scent?
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11/28/17 03:15 PM
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Joe Todd
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When I open my front storage compartments it smells like a "Olive Garden". I use the Kicking Bass Garlic. It makes me hungry so I know what it does to the fish 
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Re: To scent or not to scent?
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11/28/17 03:27 PM
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buda13
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YES! I use a scent/feeding stimulant called Bass Appeal. Can only be found on one companies soft plastics and they don't sell it individually to the public. I've seen folks cramming every bait possible into the bags that had Bass Appeal in it trying to get a little on other baits. LOL. I've also been interested in checking out some of Mr. Harpers Extracts.
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