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I guess I'm looking for a little Smelly Jelly 101. I've read some of your reports and I have a few questions about this stuff--and all attractants, really.
I read some strings about this from 2002 ([url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?post=13872;search_string=smelly%20jelly;#13872"]found here[/url], another [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?post=143004;search_string=smelly%20jelly;#143004"]found here[/url]) that seemed to express, among other things, that they can be used to grease up a lure, cover human scent, help keep fish "hanging on" longer, or attract them to your lure.
For only [url "http://www.cabelas.com/products/Cpod0000261.jsp"]$4.99[/url] I figure I may give it a go, so I wanted to ask your specific advice.
I will be fishing this Saturday morning at Strawberry, targeting the trout from shore. I'll probably use a variety of tube jigs to see what color they're after (input here is welcome, too!) and wanted to give the old Jelly or other attractant a try. I may try lures as well if they won't go after the jigs.
What:
a) brand do you recommend?
b) flavor do you recommend?
c) application method do you recommend?
Any other tips for a guy unfamiliar with the stinky juices would be appreciated. I'm not really sure it does anything (opinion on that varies wildly) and wanted to see for myself.
Realizing this may be like asking, "what's your favorite TV show?" I await your many responses.
lurechucker
(PS- Mine is M*A*S*H)
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Get some mike's lunker lotion in the craw fish flavor.
What you want to do with your tube is to open the small lip on the lid, stick the lip into the inside of the tube from the rear and squirt the entire tube full of the stuff.
The reason I suggest mikes is simply beacuse of its consistency.
If you get the smelly jelly brand, its too runny and will run out of the back of the tube.
The mikes brand will stay inside until the fish squeezes it out when it closes its mouth on your tube.
The smeely jelly pastes would be great in there but its hard to get the paste out of the jar and into the tube.
Mikes also makes a gel scent that has a good consistency to it. This would work well.
I suggest the crawfish flavor only because the fish in strawberry know exactly what that flavor is and will eat it readily.
If you just want to coat the outside of your lures, any of the smelly jelly brands will do. In any form.
I personally dont have a favorite anymore.
I have so many different types and styles and flavors, but they all have different applications.
Dr juice makes a killer natural molting crawfish goo. I also like thier tournament bass flavor.
Berkley powerbaits bass attractant goo is good.
Yum makes the most potent of all the scents I own. Thier LPT crawfish and shad/gaspareau will knock your socks clean off you if you get to big a wiff.
Mikes makes a bunch of good stuff in a variety of flavors. I like the lunker lotions and the gel scents, but they make others that are nice as well.
Good old smelly jelly in either the jars, or the bottles, have the widest variety of flavors to choose from. Thier sheer selection is amazing.
My favorites in thier line are the 1000, the crawfish, craw daddy, anchovy salt, 2000, and leech.
Some of the most popular and big sellers, are special mix, corn, and nightcrawler.
basically if you look at my scents tray sitting in the bottom of my boat, you will find a large variety of choices in consistency, flavors, and brand.
I totally believe in the power of the stuff.
I am very well pleased with my results so I see no need to alter my usage.
I will tell you this, I have never caught a real giant fish without it.
My rule of thumb on pressured water is if you get bit but miss the fish, before you throw back in, drench the living heck out of the lure in scent, then toss it in. It almost never lets me down.
When you know theres a fish there, and hes somewhat willing to bite, but just not totally commited to your lure, just fill his surroundings with that flavor and he will smash your lure even though he may be a bit hesitant otherwise.
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Crawdad salt and Herring salt are good choices in Smelly Jelly. I prefer the small jars because the jelly seems to stay on longer than the liquids. I just use my fingers (rub on the lure where you want them to bite it and rub any extra on the leader) and then wash my hands off in the water and dry with a towel. I know some anglers put some in a plastic sandwich bag and put their jigs in the bag. Probably a better approach than mine.
Last Saturday we caught them on every color of jig that we tried (rainbow, white, crawdad, chartreuse, and black). The go-to color lately seems to be white.
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Hey Mike, as I recall, you personally taste tested some of these one day on Bear Lake, so your advice on scents should definitely be right on (LOL).
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]He did! I was there! I forgot all about it! LOL! That was the funniest thing I'd ever seen! It was not scent so to speak but a rawhide trailer in a purple color. Mike had just see a show of how these trailers were made and how flavoring had been added and all the other stuff they do them. I told him to taste it and he did! His eyes got big and he started spitting while frantically looking for something to rinse his mouth out! My gut hurt from laughing so hard! I'd forgot all about that! LOL![/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]On a more serious note, I am a firm believer in scents. If nothing else, it removes the human or man made odors from your lures and jigs. I know guys that have syringes bought at vet supply stores and actually inject the scents into the tubes. I have my favorites but it's the same stuff everybody else uses like anchovie or shad. Shrimp, craw and anise also work.[/size][/font]
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[size 2][font "Comic Sans MS"] I, for one, have used the jell type smelly jelly in syringes to fill tube jiggs up with. Originaly I used to just try my best to "push" a glob into the tube. But then I got thinking ... why not just heat up the smelly jelly jar in the microwave until it becomes liquid then pour it into (or suck it up into) the syringe. The whole end of the syringe has to be cut off for this to work. I tried it and it worked fantastic. Even Mamma Coot liked the idea untill she realized it wasn't really crab leggs I was heating up in the microwave!
Something else I have heard of, but never tried, is to put a small piece of cotton up in the tube jig and then soak it good with your choice of smelly stuff.
However, I think I will make a run to Sportsmans right now and check out some of that "Mike's" stuff that Predator was talking about.[/font][/size]
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Smelly Jelly, Crawfish salt, and Anchovy. Those two will catch anything, anywhere Period!
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I cant believe I have to re-live that crap.
Boy I thought that was long gone.
If its good enough for the fish, well, its good enough for me.
My favortie thing to do with scents though is not to taste them, its to open the bottles in sportsmans and find the ultra stinkiest one.
The more potent the better chances I will by it.
Its kinda funny when you get a huge stink cloud going on the isle and people are walking by commenting on how bad the area smells.
Ah the smell of fishing success.
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I used scents almost every time out this year.Did it make a difference ? I dont know,but I do know that i caught more koke's and bigger koke's this year then in the past.I like the small jars of scents also,I use the anise,crawfish,and have started using the herring .I use them mainly to keep the human scent off of my lures.
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Almost always use it. Only tried smelly jelly brand in crawfish scent and Berkley brand in trout scent. I keep going back to the trout scent. Fill the tubes clear up. Wish the stuff was thicker though. Last winter caught 2:1 with friends not using it 8 feet away. As far as tubes go use pearl white in the 2.5 inch size. Good luck!
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i am not convinced it makes a difference. I have used it at strawberry, and caught just as many without it. I caught 30 last year on a float tube in a 5 hr. period without smelly jelly. But maybe it works, if it really does then maybe i would have caught 40 or 50.
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Do they work? YES. But, throw that Smelly Jelly and all the other crappy brands out the window and buy some Pro Cure Scents. They are made of REAL fish oils, guts and other smelly stuff and then super concentrated. They are very popular among Pros nationwide and especially along the East and West coast. I've fished side by side with someone using Smelly Jelly and always seen the difference. They come in oils, sauces (thicker) and baits (thick paste). They cost about the same as Smelly Jelly.
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[cool]I just noticed that your occupation is marketing. You don't happen to "market" for Procure, do you??? Inquiring minds want to know. If your answer is no, then perhaps I'll try it out soon to see if it's true.
Also, which do you like best the oil, sauce, or bait?
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[font "Impact"][#ff4040][size 3]I don't think a little smelly jelly here and there will hurt. I use it more for crappie than anything else. Those papermouths are sure finicky eaters.[/size][/#ff4040][/font]
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No, I have no affiliation with ProCure other than I love their stuff. A good friend turned me onto it, and then only a few days later I was talking to a Washington fishing charter operator and out of the blue he happened to mention how well it worked. That convinced me to try it and I'd never go back. I have a couple full bottles of Smelly Jelly that will probably just decompose in my tackle box.
You can learn about them at their website: [url "http://www.pro-cure.com"]www.pro-cure.com[/url]
But I buy all mine from here: [url "http://www.stevesfishingsupplies.com/brands/ProCure/ProCure.html"]http://www.stevesfishingsupplies.com/brands/ProCure/ProCure.html[/url]
This guy is a small distributor with great customer service and he charges about 10% less than the do on their website.
I use mostly sauces, they stay on better than the oils, but I also use the baits if I have a lure with a crevice or hole of somekind where I can put the "gluey" stuff. The bait will stay on a lure almost all day.
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[cool]Thanks for the tips. Which scent is your favorite for each type of fish? Obviously, I guess Trophy Trout is the best for trout. Do you also like anchovie for trout? That's what i use in the smelly jelly, but what flavors do you prefer??
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[font "Impact"][#ff4040][size 3]Maybe I will give them a try. I'm gonna try the predator one for walleye.[/size][/#ff4040][/font]
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Pro Cure makes it easy on you. "Trophy Walleye" for Walleye, "Trophy Rainbow" for Rainbow, "Trophy Trout" for other trout, "Trophy Bass" . . . you get the picture. Also, you can pick one that matches the prey in the water you are fishing. They have "Minnow", "Gizzard Shad," "Threadfin Shad," "Crawfish," etc. Those shad oils are killer for any species at Lake Powell. "Corn Oil" is great for Kokanee, but in my opinion, the best overall is the "Predator." I've used it on all species I go after and it seems to work well. It is red in color and the fish thinks its going after something bleeding, then it approaches and gets a wiff of that ground up bait fish and other smelly concoctions and WAMMO! I truly believe that it not only attracts them, but leads to harder, more commited bites.
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OK THE PRO CURE STUFF IS NOW ON MY LIST TO BUY..... THANKS FOR THE INFO
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[cool]Bet the shad flavor would be VERY helful out at your favorite lake (Willard). For right now, I think I'm gonna get some of the trophy trout flavor to try out at the 'berry this ice season.
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