corn color and scents

[lilbuddy]

Wondered what worked the best concerning corn dyes and scents for kokanee last year? I fish Merwin alot and read about a lot of different combos that work for other people. My own observation was for 3 years running that red corn outfished white corn by a large margin. Tried all kinds of differenty scents and colors but always came back to red corn with craw anise added to it. What worked best for you guys? Seems like everybody has a special mix of their own.

[adobe wall]

kinda boring, just used plain white corn. Only fished Merwin/Yale and really only murdered them after July 4 or thereabouts.

regards, aw

[ElkTalker]

I did a little experimenting this year with scents. I used pro-cure kok special, carp spit, and pink anis that I also added real garlic to. I also fished with plane white Shoepeg corn.
I did the best with kok special it was buy far the best producer of constant fish. Carp spit also worked as a reliable backup. Most of the time I started out the day with kok special on one rod and carp spit on the other. kok special always out fished carp spit in the morning. as the bite slowed, I would switch it up to see what would happen. On one afternoon I fished carp spit on both rods and the bit was awesome.
I did try plane corn on different occasions, with little success, but after I caught a few more fish with scented corn I switched to what was working. Also the anis and garlic never caught a fish even when every lure I tried was working great. I think maybe I added to much garlic.
My rooting for switching up sent or gear is if I go 15 min with out a bite and I see fish on my fish finder I switch lures or color or size. If I catch two fish in a row with one type of scented corn I switch to both lures fishing the same scent. If that lure still does not pickup I switch to the exact same lure and scent on both rods until the bit slows then I switch one rod to another lure again.
I will add more scents this year and see if I can improve my catch. ET

[moknots]

Smelly Jelly Crawfish, and ProCure shrimp/prawn, krill, squid, garlic, predator and carp spit all make the rotation on my boat. I've had good results from all of them. In my experience it's more important to not let my brother in law touch any bait or lures than it is to have the "right scent". The poor guy absolutely has the "wrong scent". If you are consistantly outfished by another boat, or worse, someone in the same boat, it may be body chemistry. Try some nitrile gloves if you suspect the fish don't like you.

[wsuweston]

I tried vanilla white corn this year. I did not notice a differance. For the week that I was there worm was the ticket. Small piece of worm and they could not resist

[moknots]

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Forgot the color part of your post. All of these colors have produced fish, along with white. And I caught one of my largest with three kernals of white corn on a treble hook, with no lure and no scent. I've had some great results switching colors or scent to get a bite going, but no clear "top producer". In my feeble mind, the greater contrast, the more likely a color change would make a difference, so I've carried white and pink for a couple of years, but after last season, I am more likely to try to increase contrast by switching from chartreuse to blue or vice versa. Color is huge, in that even change in shade or tone of the same color can trigger bites, but you have to draw the line somewhere! Same with scents.

[FallRiverGuy]

The one that I use the most and have the most confidence in is a mix of Pro Cure's Anise Plus and Garlic.

[wanafish]

Old standby is craw/anise but krill and vanilla extract has produced as well.

[jzell]

How do they get the carp to spit? Man they must have a buncha carps.

As for scents I work with many of the above stated flavors.

But I'm gonna try that spit this year!

jz

[moknots]

How do they get the carp to spit? Man they must have a buncha carps.jz

Regular fish wizards I guess. Main ingredients, corn, and WORM. They have a couple of other scents that incorporate worm too. I fished kokanee with worms for years, but they seem to have gotten crowded out of the lineup. Nice to have some in a bottle!

[FallRiverGuy]

I plan to use carp spit early in the year. I have found worms effective at times in the spring.

[joemomma]

White corn soaked in pro-cure anise krill for a tleast 24hrs before hitting the hook

[Thecrease]

I did really good with my corn soaked in Pautski egg nectar and it dies the corn pink.

[Salmonslayer2]

My best scents were vanilla and pro-cure kok special.

[Coastalfisherman]

I used Berkley corn with good success. It also stays on the hook better than regular corn.

[gone2hunt]

A question on corn tipping...and I would not be referring to sneaking up on the stalk at night and knocking it over...:D...When using a double hook rig, do you tip the forward hook, trailing hook, or maybe both? (Just trying to get a head start on my own testing come spring break)

G2H

[jzell]

Both

[moknots]

[quote= A question on corn tipping....When using a double hook rig, do you tip the forward hook, trailing hook, or maybe both? /quote]

I've done all three. Just the front when I think they are hitting short, just the rear when I am going high contrast or trying for real subtle, both (or two kernals on both) when I want more scent. It's embarassing to contemplate how little the kokanee probably care about all our theories and "knowledge", but keeping your head in the game keeps the uncooperative stretches from becoming boring. And it's so cool when you stumble onto something that works when all the rods have gone dead!

[FallRiverGuy]

I've done all three. Just the front when I think they are hitting short, just the rear when I am going high contrast or trying for real subtle, both (or two kernals on both) when I want more scent. It's embarassing to contemplate how little the kokanee probably care about all our theories and "knowledge", but keeping your head in the game keeps the uncooperative stretches from becoming boring. And it's so cool when you stumble onto something that works when all the rods have gone dead!

:yeahthat:

[Davy]

I always "marinate" white corn in Pauatzke's and garlic. But then again, all the above catch way more fish than I so maybee I should re-think that