The other day I randomly decided to toss around a large flappin hog and they were eating it! Couldn't get them to bite anything else quite as good. What other brands make a creature/craw bait that is really salt heavy like the flappin hog?
Thanks!
The other day I randomly decided to toss around a large flappin hog and they were eating it! Couldn't get them to bite anything else quite as good. What other brands make a creature/craw bait that is really salt heavy like the flappin hog?
Thanks!
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Can't remember the brand, there is one called Salty Sinker.
Bass can't detect salt in/on lures. Same with most "fish attractants" being sold. Read the book: Knowing Bass: The Scientific Approach to Catching More Fish by Keith Jones Ph.D. The scientific testing done by Dr. Jones, and published in this book, defeats the most common myths associated with fishing. Invaluable reading.
Good lord, I just googled the book, because you got my interest in it. Going for $240-$300! YIKES, think I'll passOriginally Posted by mikesxpress
Look up the book titleKnowing Bass: The Scientific Approach to Catching More Fish
Go to Good Reads and search under “Libraries”. Enter your whole postal address, and find a source library near you. I found a copy in the Washington County (Ark) library system.
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I always though salt was mixed in to add weight to the plastic to make it have an erratic action on the fall.
Well there has to be something about having salt impregnated baits because Gene Larew has made millions off their patent on it
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This is exactly it. Whether salt makes bass bite/hold on longer can remain up for debate but salt impregnated baits cast a lot farther!
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These are my favorites.
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Additionally, salt and silica cost less than plastisol. HC
I think Al should close this thread, SHUSH !
Fascinating book. Puts lots of BS to rest. I was able to get it through interlibrary loan
Gee, only a little less than a $1 per page !!!! Think I'll pass on this one, LOL !1!
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Chompers are very salty. Work great too on a jig.
That book by Dr. Jones contains independent scientific studies of largemouth bass behavior and details there reactions to colors, sound, and taste. Myth busters for bass fisherman. Read it and you'll reduce your tackle inventory by 75%.
Why isn't it in print any more? It's devastating to the tackle industry.
Bass don't read books, seem to me scent has always helped,why do "mousies" work so well when using them for panfish, as they don't move but smell. Why does Gulp work so well over plain plastics? Only a $300 book lol.
Bless your heart....
A portion of that same book details the development of Gulp and why it is one of the few attractants that can aide fisherman.
Isn't it written by someone that works for a tackle manufacturer?
Dr. Jones was conducting the research in a lab funded by Berkeley at the time. The results of the scent/attractant portion of his research lead to the development of what is now Gulp. Scent/attractants are a very small portion of the information in the book, and very little information on Gulp development. I found the studies on sound & color to be of the most important.
Salt also has an impact on texture. Dissolving salt creates little craters in the bait making the texture rougher similar to the scales of a baitfish.
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