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Old 06-17-2021, 04:05 AM   #1
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Default How well can fish smell anyways and why your not catching fish??

A bloodhound has a sense of smell that is 400 to 600 times better than a human's. That is pretty good right? Well a fish has a sense of smell more than 1,000 times better than a human's.

We've all heard that a shark can smell one drop of blood in an Olympic sized swimming pool. Well most of the other fish species have a very evolved olfactory system too. That is why it is so important to get the smell of your baits and lures just right if you want to have a successful day on the water.

For most fish, their primary sense for finding prey is their sense of smell
. Sure many use their eyes, and their lateral lines to find prey but it is the sense of smell that often leads them to food in the first place.

https://fishyourassoff.com/scents-th...epel-fish.html

Ever wonder why your buddy in the boat is catching fish and your not? Your smoking he is not. Tobacco on your fingers you change lures? Whoops. Fish smell 500 times better than a bloodhound and detest tobacco smell among others like bug repellent say.
Wash your hands or handle a fish and then put the lure on.

ADD: The old fishing line 'Spit on your lure.' Guess what fish are attracted to human saliva.
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So...

I wonder what a woman smells

like, to a fish?
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Fish don't like my tobacco? Some guy once told me to spray WD-40 on the hooks.
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Fish don't like my tobacco? Some guy once told me to spray WD-40 on the hooks.
I have heard that to Fred but according to the article it says any petroleum distillates repel them?
I was more amazed that fish can smell 300 or 400 times better than a bloodhound. Article kind of changed my whole thought on handling artificial lures when fishing.
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This guy used to do fishing tournaments in Okeechobee Lake, his wife was my secretary for a while and he used to do it. Maybe it takes other smells away? I don't know.
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That explains a fishing trip I made with my buddy to the Sea of Cortez when we were teenagers. In a little 14' boat we were bottom fishing for rock bass with the same diamond jig lures. There was about 4-5 ft between us, one on each side of the boat. I was pulling up fish one after another. He couldn't catch anything. He chewed Copenhagen and I did not use any tobacco at all.

We also had 2 more guys in the bow, and another boat with 3 guys in it. We wound up with over 300 fish that day between us. But my buddy only caught 4 or 5 of them. Everyone had the exact same lure.
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That explains a fishing trip I made with my buddy to the Sea of Cortez when we were teenagers. In a little 14' boat we were bottom fishing for rock bass with the same diamond jig lures. There was about 4-5 ft between us, one on each side of the boat. I was pulling up fish one after another. He couldn't catch anything. He chewed Copenhagen and I did not use any tobacco at all.

We also had 2 more guys in the bow, and another boat with 3 guys in it. We wound up with over 300 fish that day between us. But my buddy only caught 4 or 5 of them. Everyone had the exact same lure.
Yup. My buddy up the corner here does tournament fishing and offshore. Went in few minutes ago small talk kidding said you know what scent scares fish from a lure? Yup Tim tobacco is #1. WTF hell over.
He said lot of the pros keep a rag smelling of fish in their boats and rub their hands on it before touching their lures. Be damned never to old to learn.
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