Everything you need to know about attractants
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“ 3 hours of testing from the boat today. Two identical jigs, one with and one without Gobble. 8 fish on the jig with and 1 on the jig without ”
When and why should you use attractants when fishing?
Smell and taste are the most important senses to many fish species. Fish often live in murky or dark water where they have limited ability to use their vision. Visibility in water is rarely more than a few meters and often only a few centimeters.
Especially when the fish are not really hungry, we see that using attractants can be crucial to catching fish. We have countless reports from fishermen who tell of trips where those who used Gobble Sticky had far better catches than those who fished without.
What types of attractants are there?
Attractants can be based on raw materials from natural prey or they can be chemically produced. Many different substances can provide a signal that causes fish to react. These can be extracts from fish or shellfish, pure amino acids, various minerals, but also plant-based products such as anise and garlic.
In Gobble's products we use a wide range of substances from many different sources. We believe this results in a product that attracts fish under many different conditions and also ensures that the fish will not let go of the bait once they have tasted it.
What should you look for when choosing an attractant?
Try a product that you know works on the species you want to fish. Different species have different preferences and an attractant that is developed for one species may not necessarily work very well on another. Also find an attractant that contains a high proportion of active ingredients. Many products consist of almost only binder added with a small amount of substances that the fish actually like. Gobble contains over 90% substances that are proven to be attractive to different species. They also contain a complex mixture of different active ingredients that means that most species can be caught on most varieties.
For fish, smell and taste are often far more important than sight.
A complex mixture produces an odorant that works under different conditions
The use of attractants can be crucial if fishing is slow.
Fish species that you would otherwise only catch on natural bait will often take a lure or jig with the right attractants.
