Herring Oil for Crappies

[dfeste]

I thought I remember reading somewhere that herring oil is a good scent to use for crappies. Any opinions? What other scents would anyone recommend?

Thanks Dave

[Far-I]

I used to put that Walleye juice on lures but it made my line slimy, andf everything stink to high hell

More what I do now is to try not to get other scents on me like gasoline, etc...

if i do need to wash my hands i carry some anise soap on the ice and in the boat. fish seem to be attracted to anise and i feel confident that this does the trick to disguise my human smell.

lemme know how the herring oil works though, as a last ditch resort option its always good to have a trick up your sleeve

[slipperybob]

Probably will work better for taste flavor rather than scent.

[Fever]

Try Gulp Alive. You can either use the Gulp itself on your hook or jig as bait but you could also from time to time dip your gulp or live bait into the gulp alive. I do that on dark or stained water to help the fish to zero in on my bait and I have noticed a difference. I also use something that makes noice (rattles) in conditions like that ie; buckshot jigging spoon, lindy darter.... etc. I've tried other scents and yeah they do stick up your line eventually. Those products are better used when casting on open water. Good luck with the Gulp Alive. It is what your looking for.

[FishLocker]

I like Gulp Alive as well. I use an old Visine bottle as a dropper so I do not contaminate my Gulp container and add it to both hackels and fur. I even add a small piece of red rabbit fur to my rattle spoons treble hook to add color, movement and Gulp Alive.