apolloguy
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scenting eggs
has anyone ever tried using scents on egg patterns for steel'd. i know a guy that used to do this trout fishing with success.
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RE: scenting eggs
2009/10/23 10:15:56
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you really don't need it, but im sure it would help out.
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RE: scenting eggs
2009/10/23 10:33:48
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My thoughts: It wont replace a good drift and an appropriate fly, but if you've got those two, it might entice one that's deciding whether or not to bite. Also, it might persuade a fish to hold a fly a little longer before spitting it out, making strikes easier to detect.
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RE: scenting eggs
2009/10/23 13:47:02
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I wouldnt waste my time doing it. As stated already, make good drifts.
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RE: scenting eggs
2009/10/23 14:49:42
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I wouldnt waste my time doing it. As stated already, make good drifts.
Exactly. I dont do it because its stinky, slimy, and generally a pain in the butt. I dont mind the first two (i DO try to catch fish), but one of the nice parts about fly fishing is that you dont have to deal with that. If I WERE going to scent my flies though, it'd probably be just sucker spawn and glo bugs, and I'd just get a tube of single eggs, and remove the eggs but leave the juice, and throw a dozen flies in and leave them there all season. What to do with the eggs? Chum the hell outta those steelbows.
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RE: scenting eggs
2009/10/23 16:03:53
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I've tried it and it seemed to help
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RE: scenting eggs
2009/10/23 19:20:05
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i would never waste the time to do it or the mess. how ur drift is the bigest imo.. there is enought scent in the water with the horned up fish anyways.... 
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mikevn1500
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RE: scenting eggs
2009/10/23 23:43:30
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For what its worth, I tried it last Saturday. It was the only time I had any action. 3 quick hookups and one broken hook. About the same time my son's waders developed a leak and we were done for the day. I want to revisit "dipping" my eggs on my next trip. I have no problems with my drift, just trying to up my count to the required 35 a day so I dont suck at fishing. 
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RE: scenting eggs
2009/10/24 00:49:42
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clearwater
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RE: scenting eggs
2009/10/24 07:59:20
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what are you scenting them with?? i have tied flies the nite befor i fish use head cement on top my whip finish and had no prob geting hook ups.. and that crap stinks. imo size and and color have the bigges thing to do with it. as for the 35 hook ups that alot of right place right time and geting lucky..
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RE: scenting eggs
2009/10/24 23:02:41
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I really don't think its wasting time or anything, its really your choice. You never really know whats gonna work. Somedays the fish could couldn't care less about the scent, other days it might be different...Also, mike, if your actually catching 35 a day on trips, id love to know what the hell ur using.
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RE: scenting eggs
2009/10/24 23:22:12
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if you're going to scent then you might as well just use the real deal
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RE: scenting eggs
2009/10/25 00:24:39
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RE: scenting eggs
2009/10/25 07:29:16
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I havent ever caught 35 in a day. I was just refering to another thread that said if you arent catching 35 a day you suck at fishing. I still suck.
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RE: scenting eggs
2009/10/25 16:52:04
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o haha ok nevermind then.
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RE: scenting eggs
2009/10/25 20:16:13
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Someone must have smeared blu powrbate over those eggs....
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RE: scenting eggs
2009/10/25 20:39:36
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it has to be sparkle powerbait or it will not work
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RE: scenting eggs
2009/10/25 22:02:54
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I went to high school with a kid, he would melt a jar of power bait in the microwave, cut little bits of kitchen spounge into egg size patterns and dip the spounge into the melted powerbait. He always said he did good but I never fished with him to see for myself.
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RE: scenting eggs
2009/10/26 19:21:58
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wow, that doesnt seem like a horrible idea but i really dont know if i wanna put that crap in my microwave. I think if im gonna go through all that trouble, id rather use skein.
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RE: scenting eggs
2009/11/02 15:01:47
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fly fishing with anything scented, is not fly fishing.....you're supposed to be mimicking the look, not the scent....
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RE: scenting eggs
2009/11/02 17:43:40
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fly fishing with anything scented, is not fly fishing.....you're supposed to be mimicking the look, not the scent....
Ya but whatever works works right, it doesnt really matter if its not true fly fishing.
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RE: scenting eggs
2009/11/02 17:46:06
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Ya but whatever works works right, it doesnt really matter if its not true fly fishing.
yeah... and i really didn't really mean to kill the hooker scent and bait = not fly fishing
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RE: scenting eggs
2009/11/02 20:57:19
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try tying with the power bait than go out and use it lol
i agree with klh
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RE: scenting eggs
2009/11/02 23:37:02
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yeah... and i really didn't really mean to kill the hooker
scent and bait = not fly fishing
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RE: scenting eggs
2009/11/05 04:53:02
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No need to. Tried it years ago with yarn balls and crushed egg juice, no significant improvement in results when fishing moving water.
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RE: scenting eggs
2009/11/05 12:04:31
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if you aint catchin any, just throw a rock in the water,,,gets em all horned up
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