Scent for Ice fishing

[AFDan52]

[crazy] I know it 's a little early for this , but I was wondering. Does anyone use any kind of scent for ice fishing? [crazy]
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[Hooter_Patrol]

I use pro cure good stuff []
I have had real good luck with it, it is all we use,[fishin]
For trout / kokanee / macks / rainbows /Browns
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[BEARCLAW]

Anchovy smelly jelly my good man.
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[AFDan52]

[fishin] Ha Ha Ha , I should have known. So I don't really have to change the way I do things , thats cool.
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[Old_Coot]

Good question Dan,

I think that both Hooter and Bearclaw are both right on.

I prefer to combine both of their preferecnes into one:

[url "http://www.pro-cure.com/gel.html"]Pro-Cure Anchovy Super Gel [/url]

That is my "go-to" scent. However, I will frequently make my own mix for the species I am targeting:

For macks at Bear Lake: 75% Anchovy ... 25% Trophy Trout

For wipers at Willard: 75% Gizzard Shad ... 25% Anchovy

For cuts at the Berry: 50% Trophy Trout ... 50% Anchovy

For musky at Pineview: 50% Trophy Musky-Pike ... 50% Anchovy

All of the above are [url "http://www.pro-cure.com/gel.html"]Pro-Cure Super Gels[/url] and you will notice that Anchovy is always in there somewhere. When I am lazy and don't want to make a mix, I frequently use straight Anchovy.

My Gizzard Shad Super Gel is the only thing that helped me compete against the likes of you in the Wiper tournament![:p]
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[135guy]

For perch I like to use a garlic scent. It really drives them nuts on pinview in the winter. I used smelly jelly but, I have since switched to pro cure. C'mon ice!
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[Hooter_Patrol]

Right on Old Coot, []
I think that is a great combo also []
I have mixed them together no idea what % +% =? [crazy]
But it dose work [fishin]
I think it is that dam Anchovy they can smell it a mile away!!![sly]
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[lunkerhunter2]

You pretty much got the answers i was going to give you but i also use Craw/Anise Smelly Jelly ALOT and in conjunction with other pro-cure scents. I also have a secret sauce with 5 ingredients for BL macks. I will pm it to you if you would like.[cool]
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[AFDan52]

Please PM Brody
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[fsh4fun05]

Thank you for not posting your secret sauce on the open forum []....Pro Cure all the way....Pro Cure in the morning....smells like victory....in fact I think my fingers still smell like Pro Cure Trophy Trout [blush]. A day at the Berry.
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[lunkerhunter2]

PM "SCENT"[sly]
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[Urfishesdaddy]

I have never used scent before fishing. Do you dip your jig and worm in it before fishing or just the jig?

How often do you dip after the first one? Does it last all day or do you dip often? Thanks for the help.
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[lunkerhunter2]

I think John takes a bath in it before leaving the ramp.[sly]
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[Urfishesdaddy]

So how does the dipping work? Sorry to be such an amateur. I wouldn't mind a PM on the secret sauce also if you are willing.
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[Weekend_Warrior]

I use the scents listed above. As far as applying it, they are not liquids they are gels. Imagine the consistency of runny peanut butter. I just dab a little on my fingers and smear it on the jigs or plugs. The procure scents are easy cus they have a little nozzle that you can just squeeze it on with.
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[Urfishesdaddy]

Thanks for the help. I am going to try it next time out. Which flavor do you use?

Where do you like to go for Brookies? I would love to get into them.
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[richyy31]

[quote AFDan52][crazy] I know it 's a little early for this , but I was wondering. Does anyone use any kind of scent for ice fishing? [crazy][/quote]

WD40 all the way. I had never tried it, but gave it a shot and worked everytime. Just a short little squirt on the jig.
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[fsh4fun05]

WD40 is not good for the environment, it is good for getting rusty bolts out but that's about it. If it was truly good for fishing than it would be advertised for fishing. The wd40 thing has been around for years. There is a popular [url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_legend"]urban legend[/url] that the main ingredient in WD-40 is [url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_oil"]fish oil[/url].[url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WD-40#cite_note-1"][2][/url] Although it is unknown whether the formula contains fish oil, material safety data sheets for the product show that the main ingredient is [url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoddard_solvent"]Stoddard solvent[/url], not fish oil. (Quote from Wikipedia)


Brody, I don't bath in Pro Cure...I cleanse my soul [crazy] lol![url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WD-40#cite_note-2"][/url]
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[wiperhunter2]

On my last trip to the Berry we used Crawfish scent and at East canyon we used Garlic scent.
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[Kent]

[quote fsh4fun05] WD40 is not good for the environment, it is good for getting rusty bolts out but that's about it. If it was truly good for fishing than it would be advertised for fishing. [/quote]

I agree with everything you typed, and I have been disappointed to see large racks of WD-40 right next to the fish scents in some of the Sportsman's stores. I have a hunch that it is more than a coincidence.
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