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Stink baits

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I have used them a few times with NO results, are these things a gimik? Do they work for anyone else? I have theory that they are for the southerners i would have to imagine that the water is warmer for longer periods, thus the water is already stinky, so you need a stinky bait. What is your take on em?

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Scott M Grand Master

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They work. That's why manufactured baits tournaments are popping up all over (admittedly more so in the south). EC30_06 is one of the better dip bait fisherman I've fished with. It's usually his numbers bait, or first fish bait. I think he would admit that the channels that usually hit dip/stink baits often leave something to be desired for size, but when we've fished those baits we often catch a mess of fish, even in broad daylight.

I wouldn't give up on them. My question to you is, are you catching fish on other baits in the same spots where the dip baits didn't work? Are you at least getting bites? EC30_06 uses the bait as a structure litmus test...If he's getting tap-tapped, he knows there are channels around, at least some little ones. If there is nothing, the fish are either not there or not interested in biting.

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I have never had much luck with it, but then again I never really tried that hard.

I get the feeling that there is a time, place, and technique proper for using stink bait. I have the PowerBait catfish stuff that I keep around just in case I run out of all live baits.

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Dennis Steele Mentor

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I've used them with some success. Small fish when I do get fish.

When I do fish it I like Sonny's

Wiskers, Rick, and I were fishing Lockport one year and a boat pulled up next to us. THey were shooting a show. (I won't name the show to protect the "innocent" whistle )

They were promoting a new stinkbait made by a popular tackle company. We tagged half a dozen fish in the upper teens on cut goldeye before they pulled in one little 5 lber. cool

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I think it can partially be a timing thing. Mid day I will use stink bait but before sun down I always switch to cut or live bait. I have caught channels up to 36" on stink bait before. Most of the big ones I get on stink I get pre-spawn. Sonnys and docs work well for me. I gave the team catfish stuff a try last year and it worked ok too.

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Ed Carlson Grand Master

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I've used them with some success. Small fish when I do get fish.

When I do fish it I like Sonny's

Wiskers, Rick, and I were fishing Lockport one year and a boat pulled up next to us. THey were shooting a show. (I won't name the show to protect the "innocent" whistle )

They were promoting a new stinkbait made by a popular tackle company. We tagged half a dozen fish in the upper teens on cut goldeye before they pulled in one little 5 lber. cool

I tested a lot of "[PoorWordUsage] Baits" over the years, and they all stink and most do catch some cats...like they should I guess.....yet I can confidently say I can out fish them with live fresh baits and fresh cut baits in our region on most any given day.

There are times when the Eater Sizes kittys are all over the [PoorWordUsage] Baits and they do the job well.

I do not find them all that user friendly....and they stink...and anything you touch also stinks....for weeks...sometimes forever.

I had a guiding client spontaneously explode and hurl over the boats edge the second I opened a jar of [PoorWordUsage] Bait once...hence...the not so User Friendly comment. sick

So I tend to skip them, and stick with less obnoxious bait choices.

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We used to use it for smaller eater cats mainly used cheese bait and the warmer the day the more action we got, used tube worms and filled em best we could. But as my signature suggests my dog had a strong liking more that once for the stink bait too.

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Hmm interesting stuff to know guys I've had a bag of PowerStink for about a year now I still havn't opened up, probly sat in the sun just long....maybe I shouldn't open it......

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Hmm interesting stuff to know guys I've had a bag of PowerStink for about a year now I still havn't opened up, probly sat in the sun just long....maybe I shouldn't open it......

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Hmm interesting stuff to know guys I've had a bag of PowerStink for about a year now I still havn't opened up, probly sat in the sun just long....maybe I shouldn't open it......

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Hmm interesting stuff to know guys I've had a bag of PowerStink for about a year now I still havn't opened up, probly sat in the sun just long....maybe I shouldn't open it......

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