Touching bait after smoking???

[ilovehardwater]

Ok, kind of a weird post but here it is. I started smoking cigarettes after a two years of quitting and wanted others opinions on handling bait after I smoke a cig. Do others think the chemicals in the cig. transfer to the bait(I think so) and turn the fish off or does it not affect them. I believe if you spill gas on your hands from the auger and handle bait it would turn the fish off. Others opinions/ideas would be appreciated.....BT

[7outof10]

then just stop smoking brian then we wont have to have the vents open all the time !!!! lol jk

[ilovehardwater]

The only reason I smoke when you are around is because you make me nervous, someday your big butt will make us fall through the ice or I'll get a #3 chubby darter in the eye...LOL

[TiNK3R]

Interesting. I know smelling someone after smoking is quite powerful if I haven't had one recently.

Might be the same down under.

[croixflats]

It has been said and written the carcinogens from cigarettes can be transferred to bait or jigs while tying or putting bait on. I believe it does. This may explain why the guy 6ft away catches fish in the house and I don't while I enjoy some chewy tobacky.

[TiNK3R]

I'd really like to hear some more opinions on this. Great subject! brb smoke

;P

[Maverick]

If that was the case, I would never, ever catch fish since I always have a big old stinky cigar going in the fishhouse, the cabin and the boat. I seem to catch as many fish as anyone else, and sometimes more. So maybe the fish like the smoke. I don't think it is possible to know one way or the other, so smoke 'em if you got 'em.

[blackdog1101]

If that was the case, I would never, ever catch fish since I always have a big old stinky cigar going in the fishhouse, the cabin and the boat. I seem to catch as many fish as anyone else, and sometimes more. So maybe the fish like the smoke. I don't think it is possible to know one way or the other, so smoke 'em if you got 'em.

I think fish are intelligent enough to know the difference between a quality, hand made cigar and nasty, chemical laden cigarettes.

[7outof10]

Originally Posted By: Maverick1951

If that was the case, I would never, ever catch fish since I always have a big old stinky cigar going in the fishhouse, the cabin and the boat. I seem to catch as many fish as anyone else, and sometimes more. So maybe the fish like the smoke. I don't think it is possible to know one way or the other, so smoke 'em if you got 'em.

I think fish are intelligent enough to know the difference between a quality, hand made cigar and nasty, chemical laden cigarettes.

lol that is a good one

[Maverick]

Hey Dog,

I like the way you think. Besides if I couldn't smoke my Torano's while I was fishing I would just sit at home and whimper.

Mav

[ripstick]

I have been fishing on the north shore for to many years now. Thing is to many times I have seen a lot of fish being caught in an area. But the guy in the middle would never even feel one. The guy smoke a lot. One day tried some wash towels on his hands and he started getting fish. Who knows.

[blackdog1101]

Torano's are a fine cigar. You have good taste. I don't smoke too much in the winter time, but I love my cigars.

[Maverick]

After three days in a sleeper with 4 guys the least smelliest thing in the fishouse is the cigar.

[backlash 1]

I am starting to believe that scent does make a difference. I don't think women excrete nearly as much scent as some men. How many of your wives usually out fish you or come close just by having the rod leaning up against something and reading a book?

This year I hope to try some experiments with scent cover up.

Cigarette smell???? could be something too.

[harvey lee]

I do believe that some scents can effect how a fish reacts to the smell of the bait.

When it comes to cig smoke, I smoked for over 35 years and I have never had any issue catching fish. Many times I have fished with non smokers and I outfished them so, for me, it makes no difference at all in my years of fishing.

Yes, the cigs are bad for you, but it never effected my fishing success.

[fishgutz77]

Some will argue that masking your human smell with the cig's is the way to go. I smoked for 26 years and quit 5 yrs ago and never noticed anything different.

[pdk511]

yes, i think scent is very spreadable and would turn the fish off, especially smoke because it has so many different chemicals

[Fisherman24]

Congrats on quiting!!!

-Fisherman24

[Rebeleye]

Interesting topic. After applying sun-block I always feel like I need to rinse my hands off in the water real good before I touch any lures or bait.

[Jim Almquist]

If you feel it might be a problem then you should have some soap a long and wash your hands. The one thing that I have seen was a person eating Frito's corn chips and did not wash after eating and the rest of us did. We were catching jumbo perch on Mille lacs one after another and he could not buy a bite and he had on the exact same lure and line weight. I asked him if he had washed his hands and he said no. He ended up catching up to us by the end of the day but there was a hour of prime fishing lost because of the oils on the chips. No matter what I eat I will wash or at least wipe snow on my hands and if I have a fish in the bucket I will hold him so I get the slime on my hands. I don't know if it helps but confidence is a big thing.

I quit 10 years ago on July 5 after 25+ years so it can be done

[ilovehardwater]

Looks like a lot of different opinions, Im just parinoid that I'm not doing everything I can to have the best success on the hard water, Thanks everyone....BT

[jiggin pig]

This is way off the topic, but Rebeleye that is a funny avitar. I was reading the post and just began to laugh. My wife thought I was drunk. Thanks for the good laugh.

[Bigslugger]

The scent of cigs on a bait. I guess it would be a personal opinion of some type. Kind of like glow vs no glow.

Back in the day our grandparents never had any of the fancy scent items, or in a matter of worrying about it.

I really think it doesn't make a difference

Like jimalm said it could or maybe it was just unluckiness of his buddy

[Ed Carlson]

Ok, kind of a weird post but here it is. I started smoking cigarettes after a two years of quitting and wanted others opinions on handling bait after I smoke a cig. Do others think the chemicals in the cig. transfer to the bait(I think so) and turn the fish off or does it not affect them. I believe if you spill gas on your hands from the auger and handle bait it would turn the fish off. Others opinions/ideas would be appreciated.....BT

I suspect anything on your bait that is not bait is not all that good...cigs, stogies, booze, coffee, deodorant, after shave, fuel, Cheetoes...ect.

A no scent wipe and/or a clean cloth is always a good plan before and after bait handling.

I often use a cover scent, like Dr. Juice "Walleye" on my hands before I start fishing. Then wipe dry and clean as needed on clean fishing towels. One for bait, the other just a dry off towel for basic use, snotty nose.....chin slobber ect..

One should consider fish as sharp as a deer for scent detection, I suspect they are even more critical of unusual misplaced scent then most mammals.

[Jim Almquist]

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I often use a cover scent, like Dr. Juice "Walleye" on my hands before I start fishing.

Now that a good idea. Now I have to find were my bottle is. Thanks for the tip Ed