Using scent when ice fishing?

  • Jim Block
    Posts: 60
    #1474181

    Last week I asked if people used scent when fishing. This week, I’m hoping to get a bit more specific. Does anyone use scent when ice fishing? I often hear about using scent for open water fishing, but it is a topic that really isn’t discussed much around the ice fishing community. I’ve experienced success using a garlic scent jigging waxies for perch and pan fish. I first starting using it because I noticed an oil film on the hole from the gas auger, and no matter how much I tried to clean the hole, you could still see the oil slick. I’m a huge believer that something like oil from an engine is repulsive to fish. So I put on some scent and haven’t turned back. I also believe the scent lasts a super long time because the water is cold and the scent won’t come off in the cold water nearly as fast as it does in warm water.
    What do others think?

    ec1
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    Posts: 73
    #1474198

    Have tried megastrike and gulp, but do not notice a huge difference in amount of bites. Maybe I will experiment more with it this winter. The thing to also keep in mind is that there is a chance the scent doesn’t travel nearly as far as softwater with the water being so cold.

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