Maybe it is the difference in the smell/oil/taste that the fish are accustomed to. A wiggling worm or a bug is pretty natural, and bred into their genes. .......................................................... I would question whether a truly wild fish, never having had pellets, nor having had pellets for quite some time, would be interested in something like a Stubby Steve's lure. .............................................................
I�m not to sure about all this genetic �imprinting� for LMB � maybe other species but LMB are funny critters. Avid bass fishermen use scented plastics for years with garlic, anise etc. and even heard of WD-40.
I recall as if yesterday, the first bass I caught some 80 years ago � about 8 years old at the time � fishing worms on a cane pole. Ran out of worms on a nice spring day and picked a berry blossom and put it on my hook and caught a fat little bass! George
N.E. Texas 2 acre and 1/4 acre ponds Original george #173 (22 June 2002)
