I don’t. I feel like I have enough to deal with in life besides adding a chicken fishbite to my grub.
GazelleEcstatic4952 on
Yeah, no. I do not do this, Im not against it but I’m not going to do it.
TreeTwoOne-Go on
Seems like it would be easier to just add a piece to the hook bend where the fish will get a taste if it bites cautiously. People do that with worms already.
zyrkseas97 on
Eh. Grubs are meant to catch the eye of predators with its movement and colors. Scented baits are more designed to sit and catch fish that are not using their eyes to hunt like catfish, or are not hunting at all like carp.
Maybe it helps, I don’t know for sure, but I don’t really know the mechanism by which it would help if it did.
mikethomas4th on
Any slight benefit that would add to the presentation certainly would not be worth the effort it takes to set it up.
WiseDrink2324 on
I would if I was fishing a bucktail. But not on a grub. I’d just use a Gulp Grub
SimplyCiel on
I have never tried it this way so I could be wrong, but you’re probably better off tipping the hook with a fish bite, as I’d imagine a lot of fish are just going to be biting the head with it sitting where it’s at in the picture. I tip my lures with crappie nibbles by Berkley when I’m not getting action and it works great
WebSurfinBadger on
Is the idea for scent or to keep the fish on longer to set the hook? Either way they make attractants that are a bit easier to just dip the rigged lure into, and some even have a bit of added UV flash.
barbedyllo on
I’ve got some of those jig heads with a hole in em for the mushy pellet things. Don’t notice if it works better or not tbh
FishnWithDave on
It would be better adding scent to the lure than something like that. The bait isn’t on the hook for a start.
randomnumber_1-999 on
What are you fishing for with this setup? Most panfish in Michigan where I usually fish will usually bite a bare hook if you fish it right, if I am having trouble getting them to bite I’ll switch to a gulp 1in minnow. This seems like a ton of work for little payoff. For bigger fish like bass/pike are very opportunistic and usually don’t hunt by scent.
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I don’t. I feel like I have enough to deal with in life besides adding a chicken fishbite to my grub.
Yeah, no. I do not do this, Im not against it but I’m not going to do it.
Seems like it would be easier to just add a piece to the hook bend where the fish will get a taste if it bites cautiously. People do that with worms already.
Eh. Grubs are meant to catch the eye of predators with its movement and colors. Scented baits are more designed to sit and catch fish that are not using their eyes to hunt like catfish, or are not hunting at all like carp.
Maybe it helps, I don’t know for sure, but I don’t really know the mechanism by which it would help if it did.
Any slight benefit that would add to the presentation certainly would not be worth the effort it takes to set it up.
I would if I was fishing a bucktail. But not on a grub. I’d just use a Gulp Grub
I have never tried it this way so I could be wrong, but you’re probably better off tipping the hook with a fish bite, as I’d imagine a lot of fish are just going to be biting the head with it sitting where it’s at in the picture. I tip my lures with crappie nibbles by Berkley when I’m not getting action and it works great
Is the idea for scent or to keep the fish on longer to set the hook? Either way they make attractants that are a bit easier to just dip the rigged lure into, and some even have a bit of added UV flash.
I’ve got some of those jig heads with a hole in em for the mushy pellet things. Don’t notice if it works better or not tbh
It would be better adding scent to the lure than something like that. The bait isn’t on the hook for a start.
What are you fishing for with this setup? Most panfish in Michigan where I usually fish will usually bite a bare hook if you fish it right, if I am having trouble getting them to bite I’ll switch to a gulp 1in minnow. This seems like a ton of work for little payoff. For bigger fish like bass/pike are very opportunistic and usually don’t hunt by scent.